Christmas Quiz

Q1) How many weeks is Advent?

4

3

2

6

Q2) The Monday after the Twelve Days of Christmas was known as ....

Christingle

Candlemas

Plough Monday

Childermas

Q3) How many ingredients would a Tudor "minced pye" traditionally contain?

10

11

12

13

Q4) What did the "minced pye"'s ingredients symbolise?

The shepherds who were visited by the Angel Gabriel

Jesus Christ and the Apostles

The tribes of Israel

The promises of God

Q5) Although the Tudors did celebrate the Roman festival of New Year on 1st January, when did the calendar year start?

25 March

25 April

25 February

12 May

Q6) Which feast day is commemorated/celebrated on 28th December?

Epiphany

Candlemas

Immaculate Conception

Childermas

Q7) Which event is commemorated by Childermas?

The visit of the Kings to the infant Christ

The massacre of the baby boys in Bethlehem

Christ's escape to Egypt

Christ meeting the teachers in the temple

Q8) Over the Christmas period, Henry VII had a Lord of Misrule and an Abbot of ......

Tomfoolery

Mischief

Unreason

Apery

Q9) What does "wassail" mean?

Enjoy!

Your good health

Be merry and bright

God's blessing

Q10) Although the Twelve Days of Christmas came to an end with Epiphany and Plough Monday, which feast day brought the Christmas season officially to a close?

St Stephen's Day

Candlemas

New Year

Childermas

Q11) According to the poem by Robert Herrick, what would you see if you didn't take your Christmas decorations down on Candlemas Eve (1st February)?

The Devil

Pixies

Goblins

A witch