{ "version": 3, "note": "Hosted live events for quiz-miner. Raise version every time you change this file. Edit with Gaffernacle Site\\EVENTS.md.", "events": [ { "id": "evt_xmas2026", "name": "Christmas Treasures", "icon": "🎄", "color": "#c1121f", "starts": "2026-11-27", "ends": "2026-12-31", "questions": [ { "id": "xqm_001", "d": 1, "q": "According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, in which town was Jesus born?", "a": "Bethlehem", "wrong": [ "Jerusalem", "Nazareth", "Babylon" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_002", "d": 2, "q": "Which country's Lapland region is promoted as the home of Santa Claus?", "a": "Finland", "wrong": [ "Italy", "Switzerland", "Ireland" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_003", "d": 5, "q": "Hong Kong surrendered to Japanese forces on Christmas Day 1941. What did locals call that day?", "a": "Black Christmas", "wrong": [ "Bloody Christmas", "Silent Christmas", "Grey Christmas" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_004", "d": 1, "q": "J. D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye' is set in the days just before which holiday?", "a": "Christmas", "wrong": [ "Thanksgiving", "Easter", "Halloween" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_005", "d": 1, "q": "The word 'scrooge', meaning a miser, comes from which Charles Dickens story?", "a": "A Christmas Carol", "wrong": [ "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations", "The Pickwick Papers" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_006", "d": 5, "q": "O. Henry, author of 'The Gift of the Magi', was the pen name of which writer?", "a": "William Sydney Porter", "wrong": [ "Samuel Clemens", "Hector Hugh Munro", "Stephen Crane" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_007", "d": 3, "q": "The girl's name Natalie comes from Latin words meaning what?", "a": "Born at Christmas", "wrong": [ "Born at Easter", "Firstborn", "Chosen one" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_008", "d": 4, "q": "The Milk Grotto, where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered, is in which town?", "a": "Bethlehem", "wrong": [ "Jerusalem", "Nazareth", "Jericho" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_009", "d": 4, "q": "The historical Saint Nicholas was born in which region of the ancient world?", "a": "Asia Minor", "wrong": [ "Gaul", "North Africa", "Iberia" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_010", "d": 3, "q": "Saint Nicholas, who inspired Santa Claus, was bishop of Myra. In which present-day country is Myra?", "a": "Turkey", "wrong": [ "Greece", "Italy", "Germany" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_011", "d": 4, "q": "Saint Nicholas is said to have been freed from prison after which emperor's Edict of Milan in 313?", "a": "Constantine the Great", "wrong": [ "Diocletian", "Marcus Aurelius", "Nero" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_012", "d": 3, "q": "Which of Santa's reindeer has a name meaning 'lightning' in German?", "a": "Blitzen", "wrong": [ "Dasher", "Prancer", "Donner" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_013", "d": 3, "q": "Blood-clotting factor IX is nicknamed 'Christmas factor'. Lacking it causes which disease?", "a": "Hemophilia", "wrong": [ "Anemia", "Leukemia", "Diabetes" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_014", "d": 5, "q": "Which lake in London's Hyde Park hosts a swimming race every Christmas morning?", "a": "The Serpentine", "wrong": [ "The Round Pond", "Hampstead Ponds", "Regent's Canal" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_015", "d": 1, "q": "In the United Kingdom, which holiday falls on December 26?", "a": "Boxing Day", "wrong": [ "Candlemas", "Twelfth Night", "Hogmanay" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_016", "d": 2, "q": "In which country did the custom of decorating Christmas trees begin, around the 16th century?", "a": "Germany", "wrong": [ "United States", "France", "Russia" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_017", "d": 4, "q": "Burning a Yule log comes from old midwinter festivals. What does it traditionally symbolize?", "a": "The returning light", "wrong": [ "Human mortality", "The Holy Spirit", "The harvest" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_018", "d": 2, "q": "Which Christmas carol was first performed in 1818 in a small village church in Austria?", "a": "Silent Night", "wrong": [ "Jingle Bells", "O Christmas Tree", "Joy to the World" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_019", "d": 2, "q": "Which of these is NOT one of Santa's reindeer in 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?", "a": "Clement", "wrong": [ "Comet", "Cupid", "Donder" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_020", "d": 2, "q": "The name 'Santa Claus' comes from Sinterklaas, a figure from which country?", "a": "Netherlands", "wrong": [ "Germany", "Denmark", "Portugal" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_021", "d": 1, "q": "Which reindeer's glowing red nose guides Santa's sleigh through the fog?", "a": "Rudolph", "wrong": [ "Comet", "Blitzen", "Dasher" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_022", "d": 2, "q": "The Twelve Days of Christmas end with which feast on January 6?", "a": "Epiphany", "wrong": [ "Advent", "Candlemas", "Ascension Day" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_023", "d": 2, "q": "Which composer wrote the music for the Christmas ballet 'The Nutcracker'?", "a": "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky", "wrong": [ "Igor Stravinsky", "Sergei Prokofiev", "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_024", "d": 1, "q": "Which of these was NOT one of the gifts the Magi brought to the infant Jesus?", "a": "Silver", "wrong": [ "Gold", "Frankincense", "Myrrh" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_025", "d": 2, "q": "A life-size Nativity scene is set up each Christmas in St. Peter's Square, in which country?", "a": "Vatican City", "wrong": [ "Monaco", "San Marino", "Malta" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_026", "d": 2, "q": "What is Father Christmas called in France?", "a": "Père Noël", "wrong": [ "Sinterklaas", "Joulupukki", "Olentzero" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_027", "d": 2, "q": "Which Soviet leader resigned as president on Christmas Day 1991?", "a": "Mikhail Gorbachev", "wrong": [ "Boris Yeltsin", "Leonid Brezhnev", "Nikita Khrushchev" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_028", "d": 5, "q": "On Christmas Day 1868, which US president pardoned all former Confederate soldiers?", "a": "Andrew Johnson", "wrong": [ "Ulysses S. Grant", "Abraham Lincoln", "Rutherford B. Hayes" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_029", "d": 2, "q": "In the 1914 Christmas Truce, British soldiers met and swapped gifts with troops from which country?", "a": "Germany", "wrong": [ "Russia", "Ottoman Empire", "Italy" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_030", "d": 3, "q": "Which of Columbus's ships ran aground off Hispaniola on Christmas Day 1492?", "a": "Santa María", "wrong": [ "Pinta", "Niña", "San Salvador" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_031", "d": 1, "q": "The word 'Christmas' comes from Old English words meaning what?", "a": "Christ's Mass", "wrong": [ "Birth of Christ", "Holy Night", "Feast of Light" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_032", "d": 3, "q": "In the 1640s, Puritans in Parliament banned Christmas celebrations in which country?", "a": "England", "wrong": [ "France", "Spain", "Italy" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_033", "d": 4, "q": "In what year did Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appear in print?", "a": "1939", "wrong": [ "1919", "1949", "1959" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_034", "d": 3, "q": "Each year, which country gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree as thanks for WWII help?", "a": "Norway", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "Denmark", "Netherlands" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_035", "d": 3, "q": "Santa Claus's official post office is in which Finnish city?", "a": "Rovaniemi", "wrong": [ "Helsinki", "Turku", "Tampere" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_036", "d": 4, "q": "Which was the first US state to make Christmas a legal holiday, in 1836?", "a": "Alabama", "wrong": [ "Louisiana", "Virginia", "Pennsylvania" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_037", "d": 4, "q": "In which country is it traditional to hang an artificial spider web on the Christmas tree?", "a": "Ukraine", "wrong": [ "Bulgaria", "Portugal", "Ireland" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_038", "d": 2, "q": "In which city was the first commercial Christmas card sold, in 1843?", "a": "London", "wrong": [ "Paris", "Berlin", "New York" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_039", "d": 3, "q": "Which great scientist was born on Christmas Day 1642, by the old Julian calendar?", "a": "Isaac Newton", "wrong": [ "Galileo Galilei", "Robert Hooke", "Edmond Halley" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_040", "d": 4, "q": "In which country do some Christians decorate banana or mango trees for Christmas?", "a": "India", "wrong": [ "Chile", "Japan", "Iceland" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_041", "d": 3, "q": "In which country does La Befana, a kindly witch, bring children presents on the eve of Epiphany?", "a": "Italy", "wrong": [ "Spain", "Greece", "Poland" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_042", "d": 3, "q": "In the Netherlands, Christmas is known by what name?", "a": "Kerstmis", "wrong": [ "Weihnachten", "Noël", "Jul" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_043", "d": 1, "q": "The legend of Santa Claus was inspired by which real saint?", "a": "Saint Nicholas", "wrong": [ "Saint Louis", "Saint Joseph", "Saint Paul" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_044", "d": 3, "q": "December 26 is Boxing Day in Britain, but in many countries it honors which saint?", "a": "Saint Stephen", "wrong": [ "Saint Patrick", "Saint Nicholas", "Saint Lucy" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_045", "d": 1, "q": "Which day traditionally kicks off the Christmas shopping season in the US?", "a": "Black Friday", "wrong": [ "Blue Monday", "Red Sunday", "Green Saturday" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_046", "d": 5, "q": "How many times does the name 'Santa Claus' appear in the poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?", "a": "Zero", "wrong": [ "One", "Two", "Three" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_047", "d": 5, "q": "The General Grant Tree, named 'the Nation's Christmas Tree', grows in which national park?", "a": "Kings Canyon", "wrong": [ "Yosemite", "Redwood", "Olympic" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_048", "d": 1, "q": "In which country does Christmas fall during the summer holidays?", "a": "Australia", "wrong": [ "Austria", "Canada", "Norway" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_049", "d": 1, "q": "In South Africa, Christmas falls in which season?", "a": "Summer", "wrong": [ "Winter", "Spring", "Autumn" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_050", "d": 3, "q": "Which founder of the American Red Cross was born on Christmas Day 1821?", "a": "Clara Barton", "wrong": [ "Dorothea Dix", "Susan B. Anthony", "Harriet Tubman" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_051", "d": 1, "q": "Ebenezer Scrooge is best known for which trait?", "a": "Greed", "wrong": [ "Kindness", "Bravery", "Honesty" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_052", "d": 2, "q": "What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's underpaid clerk?", "a": "Bob Cratchit", "wrong": [ "Tiny Tim", "Jacob Marley", "Mr. Fezziwig" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_053", "d": 2, "q": "Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?", "a": "Australia", "wrong": [ "New Zealand", "United Kingdom", "Indonesia" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_054", "d": 2, "q": "Which biblical king of Israel was born in Bethlehem?", "a": "David", "wrong": [ "Solomon", "Saul", "Ahab" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_055", "d": 2, "q": "Bethlehem lies just a few miles south of which city?", "a": "Jerusalem", "wrong": [ "Nazareth", "Damascus", "Cairo" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_056", "d": 2, "q": "Which church, begun under Constantine the Great, marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus?", "a": "Church of the Nativity", "wrong": [ "Church of the Holy Sepulchre", "Hagia Sophia", "St. Peter's Basilica" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_057", "d": 5, "q": "Which Pennsylvania county calls itself the 'Christmas Tree Capital of the World'?", "a": "Indiana County", "wrong": [ "Lancaster County", "Tioga County", "Potter County" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_058", "d": 1, "q": "'Fröhliche Weihnachten' means Merry Christmas in which language?", "a": "German", "wrong": [ "French", "Italian", "Polish" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_059", "d": 1, "q": "How would you wish someone Merry Christmas in French?", "a": "Joyeux Noël", "wrong": [ "Buon Natale", "Feliz Navidad", "God Jul" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_060", "d": 5, "q": "'Nollaig Chridheil' is a Christmas greeting in which language?", "a": "Scottish Gaelic", "wrong": [ "Welsh", "Breton", "Cornish" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_061", "d": 2, "q": "'Mele Kalikimaka' means Merry Christmas in which language?", "a": "Hawaiian", "wrong": [ "Samoan", "Tahitian", "Maori" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_062", "d": 2, "q": "The julbock, a Scandinavian Christmas decoration made of straw, is shaped like which animal?", "a": "A goat", "wrong": [ "A reindeer", "A pig", "A horse" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_063", "d": 5, "q": "Which country issued the world's first Christmas stamp, in 1898?", "a": "Canada", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "United Kingdom", "United States" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_064", "d": 3, "q": "In which country is Christmas Eve celebrated mainly as a romantic day for couples?", "a": "Japan", "wrong": [ "Italy", "Mexico", "Poland" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_065", "d": 4, "q": "In many traditions, the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras begins on which feast day?", "a": "Epiphany", "wrong": [ "Ash Wednesday", "Easter Sunday", "All Saints' Day" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_066", "d": 3, "q": "The town of Santa Claus, famous for its Christmas mail, is in which US state?", "a": "Indiana", "wrong": [ "Colorado", "Tennessee", "Missouri" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_067", "d": 3, "q": "Which cartoonist's drawings in Harper's Weekly shaped the modern image of Santa Claus?", "a": "Thomas Nast", "wrong": [ "Norman Rockwell", "Charles Schulz", "Walt Disney" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_068", "d": 5, "q": "The American holly is the official state tree of which US state?", "a": "Delaware", "wrong": [ "Illinois", "Nevada", "Georgia" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_069", "d": 2, "q": "On Christmas Eve, children in which country leave their shoes by the fireplace for Père Noël?", "a": "France", "wrong": [ "Spain", "Italy", "Germany" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_070", "d": 2, "q": "In which of these countries is Christmas usually celebrated on January 7?", "a": "Russia", "wrong": [ "Poland", "Portugal", "Czech Republic" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_071", "d": 1, "q": "In which country is Christmas called 'Navidad'?", "a": "Spain", "wrong": [ "France", "Greece", "Belgium" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_072", "d": 4, "q": "The word 'carol' originally referred to what?", "a": "A circle dance", "wrong": [ "A holy song", "A winter hymn", "A night prayer" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_073", "d": 3, "q": "Who accompanies Ded Moroz, the Russian gift-bringer, on his rounds?", "a": "The Snow Maiden", "wrong": [ "The White Wolf", "The Snow Queen", "Jack Frost" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_074", "d": 1, "q": "In the Gospel of Luke, angels announce the birth of Jesus to which group?", "a": "Shepherds", "wrong": [ "Soldiers", "Fishermen", "Kings" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_075", "d": 2, "q": "Where did Mary and Joseph live before traveling to Bethlehem?", "a": 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"Raphael", "Uriel" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_081", "d": 4, "q": "According to the Gospel of Luke, who was the mother of John the Baptist?", "a": "Elizabeth", "wrong": [ "Martha", "Anna", "Mary Magdalene" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_082", "d": 4, "q": "Which English poet wrote 'In the Bleak Midwinter'?", "a": "Christina Rossetti", "wrong": [ "Elizabeth Barrett Browning", "Emily Brontë", "Alfred Tennyson" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_083", "d": 5, "q": "In what year did Hallmark introduce its first Christmas cards?", "a": "1915", "wrong": [ "1905", "1925", "1935" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_084", "d": 4, "q": "If you received every gift in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', how many gifts would you get in all?", "a": "364", "wrong": [ "78", "144", "300" ], "src": "opentriviaqa" }, { "id": "xqm_085", "d": 3, "q": "In what year was Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' first published?", "a": "1843", "wrong": [ "1823", "1859", "1871" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_086", "d": 5, "q": "Which Dickens Christmas book followed 'A Christmas Carol' in 1844?", "a": "The Chimes", "wrong": [ "Bleak House", "Hard Times", "Little Dorrit" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_087", "d": 3, "q": "Who wrote the 1845 Christmas book 'The Cricket on the Hearth'?", "a": "Charles Dickens", "wrong": [ "Thomas Hardy", "Anthony Trollope", "Wilkie Collins" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_088", "d": 5, "q": "Which was the last of Dickens's Christmas books, published in 1848?", "a": "The Haunted Man", "wrong": [ "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life", "The Cricket on the Hearth" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_089", "d": 5, "q": "How many 'Christmas Books' did Charles Dickens publish in the 1840s?", "a": "Five", "wrong": [ "Three", "Seven", "Ten" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_090", "d": 2, "q": "In 'A Christmas Carol', who is Scrooge's dead business partner?", "a": "Jacob Marley", "wrong": [ "Bob Cratchit", "Mr. Fezziwig", "Tiny Tim" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_091", "d": 5, "q": "Which artist illustrated the first edition of 'A Christmas Carol'?", "a": "John Leech", "wrong": [ "George Cruikshank", "John Tenniel", "Hablot K. Browne" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_092", "d": 1, "q": "Mr. Fezziwig, Scrooge's jolly old employer, appears in which Dickens story?", "a": "A Christmas Carol", "wrong": [ "David Copperfield", "Oliver Twist", "Nicholas Nickleby" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_093", "d": 1, "q": "After Jacob Marley's visit, how many more spirits visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?", "a": "Three", "wrong": [ "Two", "Four", "Five" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_094", "d": 4, "q": "In what year was 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' ('Twas the Night Before Christmas') first published?", "a": "1823", "wrong": [ "1803", "1843", "1863" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_095", "d": 3, "q": "Which writer is credited with the poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?", "a": "Clement Clarke Moore", "wrong": [ "Washington Irving", "Henry W. Longfellow", "Edgar Allan Poe" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_096", "d": 5, "q": "Clement Clarke Moore, credited with 'A Visit from St. Nicholas', was by profession a what?", "a": "Biblical scholar", "wrong": [ "Sea captain", "Newspaper editor", "Physician" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_097", "d": 2, "q": "How many reindeer are named in the original poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?", "a": "Eight", "wrong": [ "Six", "Nine", "Twelve" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_098", "d": 3, "q": "Who wrote the Christmas short story 'The Gift of the Magi'?", "a": "O. Henry", "wrong": [ "Mark Twain", "Jack London", "Edgar Allan Poe" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_099", "d": 5, "q": "'The Gift of the Magi' was collected in which O. Henry book?", "a": "The Four Million", "wrong": [ "Cabbages and Kings", "Heart of the West", "The Trimmed Lamp" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_100", "d": 4, "q": "Who wrote 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', the story behind the ballet?", "a": "E. T. A. Hoffmann", "wrong": [ "Hans Christian Andersen", "Brothers Grimm", "Johann W. von Goethe" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_101", "d": 5, "q": "In what year was E. T. A. Hoffmann's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' published?", "a": "1816", "wrong": [ "1776", "1856", "1892" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_102", "d": 1, "q": "Who wrote the book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'?", "a": "Dr. Seuss", "wrong": [ "Roald Dahl", "Maurice Sendak", "Shel Silverstein" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_103", "d": 4, "q": "In what year was Dr. Seuss's book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' published?", "a": "1957", "wrong": [ "1937", "1967", "1977" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_104", "d": 4, "q": "Who wrote and illustrated the 1985 picture book 'The Polar Express'?", "a": "Chris Van Allsburg", "wrong": [ "Maurice Sendak", "Eric Carle", "Tomie dePaola" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_105", "d": 5, "q": "The picture book 'The Polar Express' won which award for illustration?", "a": "Caldecott Medal", "wrong": [ "Newbery Medal", "Hugo Award", "Carnegie Medal" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_106", "d": 1, "q": "Which author wrote the 1938 mystery novel 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas'?", "a": "Agatha Christie", "wrong": [ "Dorothy L. Sayers", "Arthur Conan Doyle", "Ngaio Marsh" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_107", "d": 3, "q": "Which author wrote the Christmas-themed Discworld novel 'Hogfather'?", "a": "Terry Pratchett", "wrong": [ "Neil Gaiman", "Douglas Adams", "Philip Pullman" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_108", "d": 4, "q": "Which newspaper printed the 1897 editorial 'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'?", "a": "The Sun (New York)", "wrong": [ "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "Chicago Tribune" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_109", "d": 3, "q": "Which author wrote illustrated letters to his children as 'Father Christmas'?", "a": "J. R. R. Tolkien", "wrong": [ "C. S. Lewis", "Roald Dahl", "A. A. Milne" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_110", "d": 3, "q": "Who wrote 'A Child's Christmas in Wales'?", "a": "Dylan Thomas", "wrong": [ "R. S. Thomas", "Roald Dahl", "Richard Burton" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_111", "d": 4, "q": "Which American author wrote the story 'A Christmas Memory'?", "a": "Truman Capote", "wrong": [ "Harper Lee", "John Steinbeck", "William Faulkner" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_112", "d": 5, "q": "Philip Van Doren Stern's story 'The Greatest Gift' inspired which Christmas film?", "a": "It's a Wonderful Life", "wrong": [ "Miracle on 34th Street", "White Christmas", "Holiday Inn" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_113", "d": 3, "q": "Who created the 1978 picture book 'The Snowman'?", "a": "Raymond Briggs", "wrong": [ "Quentin Blake", "Eric Carle", "Maurice Sendak" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_114", "d": 4, "q": "Which author wrote 'The Fir-Tree', a fairy tale about a Christmas tree?", "a": "Hans Christian Andersen", "wrong": [ "Brothers Grimm", "Charles Perrault", "Oscar Wilde" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_115", "d": 5, "q": "What is the main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island?", "a": "Flying Fish Cove", "wrong": [ "West Island", "Kingston", "Avarua" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_116", "d": 3, "q": "Australia's Christmas Island lies in which ocean?", "a": "Indian Ocean", "wrong": [ "Pacific Ocean", "Atlantic Ocean", "Southern Ocean" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_117", "d": 5, "q": "In what year did Christmas Island become an Australian territory?", "a": "1958", "wrong": [ "1901", "1945", "1975" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_118", "d": 4, "q": "Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, belongs to which Pacific nation?", "a": "Kiribati", "wrong": [ "Fiji", "Tuvalu", "Samoa" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_119", "d": 1, "q": "The red crab species Gecarcoidea natalis is named after which island?", "a": "Christmas Island", "wrong": [ "Easter Island", "Ascension Island", "Norfolk Island" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_120", "d": 4, "q": "Which Brazilian city's name means 'Christmas' in Portuguese?", "a": "Natal", "wrong": [ "Belém", "Recife", "Fortaleza" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_121", "d": 5, "q": "Columbus's fort La Navidad, founded in 1492, stood on which island?", "a": "Hispaniola", "wrong": [ "Cuba", "Jamaica", "Puerto Rico" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_122", "d": 5, "q": "The Christmas Flood of 1717 devastated coastlines along which sea?", "a": "North Sea", "wrong": [ "Baltic Sea", "Mediterranean Sea", "Irish Sea" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_123", "d": 5, "q": "Who is credited with inventing the Advent wreath in the 1800s?", "a": "Johann Hinrich Wichern", "wrong": [ "Martin Luther", "Friedrich Fröbel", "Johann Sebastian Bach" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_124", "d": 1, "q": "Advent is the season of preparation before which holiday?", "a": "Christmas", "wrong": [ "Easter", "Pentecost", "Halloween" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_125", "d": 5, "q": "Christmas seals, charity stickers for holiday mail, were invented by a postal clerk from which country?", "a": "Denmark", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "Norway", "Germany" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_126", "d": 2, "q": "The church season of Christmastide is also known by what name?", "a": "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "wrong": [ "Advent", "Lent", "Ordinary Time" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_127", "d": 2, "q": "What does the name of Russia's gift-bringer Ded Moroz mean?", "a": "Grandfather Frost", "wrong": [ "Father Christmas", "Old Man Winter", "Uncle Snow" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_128", "d": 3, "q": "Joulupukki is the local name for Santa Claus in which country?", "a": "Finland", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "Estonia", "Hungary" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_129", "d": 3, "q": "Which gift-bringer, whose name means 'Christ Child', brings presents in parts of Germany and Austria?", "a": "Christkind", "wrong": [ "Krampus", "Knecht Ruprecht", "Befana" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_130", "d": 5, "q": "Knecht Ruprecht, a companion of Saint Nicholas, comes from the folklore of which country?", "a": "Germany", "wrong": [ "Spain", "Italy", "Greece" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_131", "d": 2, "q": "Which horned creature is said to punish naughty children in Alpine Christmas folklore?", "a": "Krampus", "wrong": [ "Befana", "Olentzero", "Tomte" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_132", "d": 5, "q": "Olentzero, a Basque Christmas figure, is traditionally what kind of worker?", "a": "Charcoal burner", "wrong": [ "Shepherd", "Fisherman", "Blacksmith" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_133", "d": 4, "q": "Saint Lucy's Day, celebrated with candle crowns in Scandinavia, falls on which date?", "a": "December 13", "wrong": [ "December 6", "December 21", "January 6" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_134", "d": 3, "q": "On which date is Saint Nicholas Day celebrated in much of Europe?", "a": "December 6", "wrong": [ "December 13", "November 11", "January 6" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_135", "d": 5, "q": "Saint Nicholas was born in which ancient city of Lycia?", "a": "Patara", "wrong": [ "Myra", "Ephesus", "Tarsus" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_136", "d": 4, "q": "Which Italian city's basilica holds the relics of Saint Nicholas?", "a": "Bari", "wrong": [ "Florence", "Naples", "Milan" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_137", "d": 2, "q": "Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland, sits on which famous line?", "a": "The Arctic Circle", "wrong": [ "The Tropic of Cancer", "The Equator", "The Prime Meridian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_138", "d": 1, "q": "The ancient Roman December festival Saturnalia honored which god?", "a": "Saturn", "wrong": [ "Jupiter", "Mars", "Janus" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_139", "d": 5, "q": "The Roman festival of Saturnalia began on which day in December?", "a": "December 17", "wrong": [ "December 1", "December 25", "December 31" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_140", "d": 5, "q": "The Striezelmarkt, one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets, is held in which city?", "a": "Dresden", "wrong": [ "Nuremberg", "Cologne", "Munich" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_141", "d": 4, "q": "The Christkindlesmarkt, a famous Christmas market, takes place in which German city?", "a": "Nuremberg", "wrong": [ "Dresden", "Munich", "Frankfurt" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_142", "d": 5, "q": "The Tió de Nadal, a smiling log that 'delivers' treats, is a Christmas tradition of which region?", "a": "Catalonia", "wrong": [ "Basque Country", "Andalusia", "Galicia" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_143", "d": 2, "q": "In Nordic folklore, what kind of being is a tomte?", "a": "A household gnome", "wrong": [ "A snow giant", "A talking reindeer", "A sea serpent" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_144", "d": 3, "q": "The Christmas pyramid, a carousel turned by the heat of candles, is a traditional decoration from which country?", "a": "Germany", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "Italy", "Mexico" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_145", "d": 3, "q": "Besides the Netherlands, in which country is Sinterklaas widely celebrated?", "a": "Belgium", "wrong": [ "Sweden", "Austria", "Portugal" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_146", "d": 4, "q": "Viscum album is the scientific name of which Christmas plant?", "a": "Mistletoe", "wrong": [ "Holly", "Ivy", "Poinsettia" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_147", "d": 4, "q": "Ilex aquifolium is the scientific name of which Christmas plant?", "a": "Holly", "wrong": [ "Mistletoe", "Ivy", "Yew" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_148", "d": 3, "q": "Which tree, Picea abies, is the traditional Christmas tree across much of Europe?", "a": "Norway spruce", "wrong": [ "Scots pine", "Douglas fir", "Fraser fir" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_149", "d": 5, "q": "The Nordmann fir, a popular Christmas tree, is also called the fir of which region?", "a": "The Caucasus", "wrong": [ "The Alps", "The Rockies", "The Pyrenees" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_150", "d": 5, "q": "The Fraser fir, a favorite US Christmas tree, belongs to which genus?", "a": "Abies", "wrong": [ "Picea", "Pinus", "Ilex" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_151", "d": 3, "q": "The poinsettia is named after Joel Poinsett, who was US ambassador to which country?", "a": "Mexico", "wrong": [ "Spain", "Brazil", "Cuba" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_152", "d": 5, "q": "The poinsettia belongs to which plant genus?", "a": "Euphorbia", "wrong": [ "Ilex", "Viscum", "Abies" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_153", "d": 2, "q": "Rangifer tarandus is the scientific name of which animal?", "a": "Reindeer", "wrong": [ "Moose", "Elk", "Musk ox" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_154", "d": 4, "q": "In what year did the 'NORAD Tracks Santa' Christmas Eve tradition begin?", "a": "1955", "wrong": [ "1945", "1965", "1975" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_155", "d": 2, "q": "In which New York City complex does a giant Christmas tree stand above an ice rink each year?", "a": "Rockefeller Center", "wrong": [ "Times Square", "Lincoln Center", "Grand Central Terminal" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_156", "d": 2, "q": "On Christmas night 1776, George Washington led his army across which river?", "a": "Delaware River", "wrong": [ "Potomac River", "Hudson River", "Susquehanna River" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_157", "d": 3, "q": "Which Apollo mission was orbiting the Moon at Christmas 1968?", "a": "Apollo 8", "wrong": [ "Apollo 7", "Apollo 10", "Apollo 11" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_158", "d": 3, "q": "Which famous photo of Earth was taken by astronauts on Christmas Eve 1968?", "a": "Earthrise", "wrong": [ "The Blue Marble", "Pale Blue Dot", "Pillars of Creation" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_159", "d": 5, "q": "Which Apollo 8 astronaut took the famous 'Earthrise' photograph?", "a": "Bill Anders", "wrong": [ "Frank Borman", "Jim Lovell", "Buzz Aldrin" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_160", "d": 4, "q": "Japan's Shōwa era began on Christmas Day 1926 with the reign of which emperor?", "a": "Hirohito", "wrong": [ "Meiji", "Taishō", "Akihito" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_161", "d": 4, "q": "Which founder of Pakistan was born on Christmas Day 1876?", "a": "Muhammad Ali Jinnah", "wrong": [ "Liaquat Ali Khan", "Allama Iqbal", "Ayub Khan" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_162", "d": 5, "q": "Which Egyptian president was born on Christmas Day 1918?", "a": "Anwar Sadat", "wrong": [ "Gamal Abdel Nasser", "Hosni Mubarak", "Mohamed Naguib" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_163", "d": 3, "q": "Which silent-film legend died on Christmas Day 1977?", "a": "Charlie Chaplin", "wrong": [ "Buster Keaton", "Harold Lloyd", "Stan Laurel" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_164", "d": 4, "q": "In which language is Christmas called 'Joulu'?", "a": "Finnish", "wrong": [ "Estonian", "Hungarian", "Swedish" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_165", "d": 1, "q": "'Natale' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Italian", "wrong": [ "Spanish", "Portuguese", "Romanian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_166", "d": 4, "q": "'Nadolig' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Welsh", "wrong": [ "Irish", "Scottish Gaelic", "Breton" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_167", "d": 4, "q": "'Karácsony' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Hungarian", "wrong": [ "Polish", "Czech", "Romanian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_168", "d": 3, "q": "'Boże Narodzenie' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Polish", "wrong": [ "Czech", "Russian", "Croatian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_169", "d": 5, "q": "'Crăciun' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Romanian", "wrong": [ "Hungarian", "Bulgarian", "Albanian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_170", "d": 4, "q": "'Pasko' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Filipino", "wrong": [ "Malay", "Indonesian", "Hawaiian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_171", "d": 2, "q": "In Swedish, Christmas is called what?", "a": "Jul", "wrong": [ "Joulu", "Noël", "Natal" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_172", "d": 5, "q": "'Vánoce' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Czech", "wrong": [ "Slovak", "Polish", "Slovenian" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_173", "d": 5, "q": "'Kalėdos' is the word for Christmas in which language?", "a": "Lithuanian", "wrong": [ "Latvian", "Estonian", "Polish" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_174", "d": 4, "q": "In Spanish, Christmas Eve is called what?", "a": "Nochebuena", "wrong": [ "Nochevieja", "Día de Reyes", "Las Posadas" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_175", "d": 1, "q": "Christmas Eve falls on which date?", "a": "December 24", "wrong": [ "December 23", "December 25", "December 31" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_176", "d": 4, "q": "Wigilia is the traditional Christmas Eve supper in which country?", "a": "Poland", "wrong": [ "Hungary", "Portugal", "Greece" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_177", "d": 4, "q": "In Spain and Latin America, Epiphany on January 6 is known as what?", "a": "Día de Reyes", "wrong": [ "Nochebuena", "Día de los Muertos", "Las Posadas" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_178", "d": 3, "q": "Yule was originally a midwinter festival of which ancient peoples?", "a": "Germanic peoples", "wrong": [ "Romans", "Egyptians", "Greeks" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_179", "d": 3, "q": "The Yule Lads, a band of mischievous Christmas visitors, come from the folklore of which country?", "a": "Iceland", "wrong": [ "Norway", "Finland", "Greenland" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_180", "d": 4, "q": "Simbang Gabi, a series of nine dawn Masses before Christmas, is a tradition in which country?", "a": "Philippines", "wrong": [ "Mexico", "Spain", "Brazil" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_181", "d": 2, "q": "Las Posadas, re-enacting Mary and Joseph's search for lodging, is a Christmas tradition of which country?", "a": "Mexico", "wrong": [ "Spain", "Argentina", "Chile" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_182", "d": 3, "q": "Which Gospel tells the story of the Magi visiting the infant Jesus?", "a": "Matthew", "wrong": [ "Mark", "Luke", "John" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_183", "d": 1, "q": "In the Gospel of Matthew, what guided the Magi to Bethlehem?", "a": "A star", "wrong": [ "An angel", "A dove", "A rainbow" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_184", "d": 2, "q": "After the Magi's visit, Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to which country?", "a": "Egypt", "wrong": [ "Syria", "Persia", "Greece" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_185", "d": 4, "q": "Candlemas, the feast of Jesus's presentation at the Temple, falls on which date?", "a": "February 2", "wrong": [ "January 6", "March 25", "December 8" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_186", "d": 4, "q": "Which empress, mother of Constantine, is credited as a founder of the Church of the Nativity?", "a": "Helena", "wrong": [ "Theodora", "Irene", "Livia" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_187", "d": 4, "q": "Which Pennsylvania city, founded in 1741, is nicknamed 'Christmas City, USA'?", "a": "Bethlehem", "wrong": [ "Hershey", "Lancaster", "Allentown" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_188", "d": 1, "q": "North Pole, a town with year-round Christmas decorations, is in which US state?", "a": "Alaska", "wrong": [ "Minnesota", "Maine", "Montana" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_189", "d": 5, "q": "Handel's 'Messiah', often performed at Christmas, premiered in 1742 in which city?", "a": "Dublin", "wrong": [ "London", "Hamburg", "Vienna" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_190", "d": 2, "q": "Father Christmas is a traditional personification of Christmas from which country?", "a": "England", "wrong": [ "Germany", "Norway", "Netherlands" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_191", "d": 5, "q": "Thomas Nast, who drew the modern Santa Claus, was born in which country?", "a": "Germany", "wrong": [ "Ireland", "England", "Netherlands" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_192", "d": 1, "q": "According to legend, on which night does Santa Claus deliver his gifts?", "a": "Christmas Eve", "wrong": [ "New Year's Eve", "Halloween night", "Thanksgiving night" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_193", "d": 1, "q": "A Christmas stocking is shaped like which item of clothing?", "a": "A sock", "wrong": [ "A hat", "A glove", "A scarf" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_194", "d": 1, "q": "On which date is Christmas Day celebrated in most Western countries?", "a": "December 25", "wrong": [ "December 24", "December 26", "January 1" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_195", "d": 1, "q": "In the Nativity story, the newborn Jesus was laid in a what?", "a": "A manger", "wrong": [ "A cradle", "A basket", "A boat" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_196", "d": 1, "q": "Which animals pull Santa's sleigh in 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?", "a": "Reindeer", "wrong": [ "Horses", "Huskies", "Moose" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_197", "d": 1, "q": "Which Christmas table decoration makes a snapping sound when pulled apart?", "a": "Christmas cracker", "wrong": [ "Advent calendar", "Christmas stocking", "Snow globe" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_198", "d": 1, "q": "Which calendar counts down the days of Advent until Christmas?", "a": "Advent calendar", "wrong": [ "Julian calendar", "Lunar calendar", "Gregorian calendar" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_199", "d": 2, "q": "Which shiny Christmas decoration is meant to mimic the sparkle of ice?", "a": "Tinsel", "wrong": [ "Holly", "Wreath", "Bunting" ], "src": "wikidata" }, { "id": "xqm_200", "d": 4, "q": "Which London firm first published 'A Christmas Carol' in December 1843?", "a": "Chapman and Hall", "wrong": [ "Bradbury and Evans", "Macmillan", "John Murray" ], "src": "wikidata" } ] } ], "license": "Questions marked opentdb or opentriviaqa: CC BY-SA 4.0 (opentdb.com, github.com/uberspot/OpenTriviaQA); wikidata: CC0." }