The British Institute of Rome

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

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1. In which century was Christmas first celebrated in the UK?

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2. In 1882, where were electric Christmas Tree lights first invented?

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3. When was the first ever Christmas Card sent?

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4. How many Christmas Trees are grown in Europe every year?

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5. How many Christmas cards are sent every year in the UK?

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6. As of the year 2022, how old is Santa Claus?

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7. Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in only six weeks.

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8. In December 1965, Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast in space from Gemini 6.

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9. During the Christmas holidays, the average person in the UK consumes up to 6000 calories a day!

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10. The Statue of Liberty was a Christmas gift from France to the USA in the year 1886.

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11. In the UK, 1 in 3 men wait until Christmas Eve to do their shopping!

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12. Credit cards are used about 6,000 times every minute during the Christmas season.

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13. King Henry VIII was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas Day. Today, 87% of British people believe that Christmas is not the same without a roast turkey.

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14. The largest Christmas Stocking ever measured was over 51 meters in length and 21 meters in width, and was produced in Tuscany, Italy, on 5th January 2011!

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15. White Christmas by Bing Crosby is the best-selling Christmas song ever. It has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.

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