The Northern Christmas Quiz

QUESTIONS

 

1920’s

1.When was it usual to put your decorations up in this decade?

2.Would households have had artificial treesin the 1920s?

3.What was the most popular bird to eat at Christmas dinner? Turkey or Goose?

4.What was the name of the Little Match Girl in the 1928 French featurette film?

5.What was the name of the must-have stuffed toy dog with a sad face?

6.Who introduced the first clockwork trainset?

7.What board game with ladders would people play on Christmas eve?

8.Who was prime minister on Christmas Day 1920?

9.What was the 1920s also known as?

10.What kind of lighting was used to illuminate the tree?

 

1930s

11.What fruit pudding was popular as a dessert in the 1930s?

12.Which company released the first bristle-style artificial tree in the UK in the 1930s?

13.Which royal released the first Christmas message in 1932?

14.How many people listened to the first Christmas message?

15.What was the 1930s also known as?

16.The biggest Christmas pudding of all time was made in the 1930s, how many horses did it take to carry it? One, four or ten?

17.What kind of alcoholic butter was made available? 18.What kind of mixed drink did the wealthy use to celebrate?

19.Were electric fairy lights available yet?

20.How much was the most expensive toy in Woolworths?

 

1940s

21.What year was the film It’s a Wonderful Life released?

22.What did they use for Christmas lights in the early 1940s?

23.What was the most popular present?

24.Had turkey become a Christmas favourite?

25.Who was prime minister on Christmas day 1941?

26.Which underground space did many Brits spend their Christmas in in 1940?

27.What did the picture on the front of the King’s Christmas card show in1940?

28.What conical fruit was dipped in salt and used as a decoration?

29.What important Christmas supply was banned?

30.Did people work on Boxing Day in 1940?

 

1950s

31. What year was Queen Elizabeth’s first Christmas message?

32. What year was the message first televised?

33. What paper handmaid decoration became popular in the 1950s?

34. What year was the film White Christmas released?

35. What toy brick went on sale in 1955?

36. In 1950, what day was football usually played over Christmas?

37. What year did Granada Television first begin broadcasting in the North of Englandin time for Christmas television?

38. What puppet show was popular entertainment for children on Christmas in 1950s?

39. Which party was in power in the first half of 1950?

40. What time did programming start on Christmas Eve on television?

 

1960s

41. What doll became a popular toy in the UK in the 1960s?

42. What fruit was usually included in a 1960s Christmas stocking?

43. What new drawing toy was a favourite present for children in this decade?

44. What event occurred in 1964 that added more choices for Christmas TV?

45. Which television soap could homes in the North enjoy over Christmas on 1960?

46. The Beatles rose to fame in 1963 with which song?

47. What year did Concorde first take off from Britain, breaking the sound barrier to jet passengers off home for Christmas?

48. Who sang Rockin’Around the Christmas Tree?

49. What was the green Christmas-hating creature called in a film of the same name?

50. What year did Doctor Who premiere?

 

1970s

51. What year was Christmas in the Winter of Discontent?

52. What enormously popular film franchise set in space was released in 1977?

53. Lonely this Christmas, released in 1975, was by who?

54. Whichcomedy sketch Christmas specials was the nation tuning into in the 1970s?

55. Who was prime minister on Christmas Day 1979?

56. What type of show at theatres did children go to at Christmastime?

57. What multi-coloured cube was a popular present this decade?

58. What song was Christmas number one in 1970 by Dave Edmunds?

59. What was a popular sparkling perry brand in this decade?

60. What year was it a white Christmas?

 

1980s

61. What pony toy was popular for Christmas presents in the 1980s?

62. The family film E.T. was released in what year in the UK?

63. What year was the original Band Aid charity event?

64. What long shiny foil was used in addition to tinsel on Christmas trees?

65. Wham’s Last Christmas video ends with what?

66. What year could viewers first tune in to Channel 4 for Christmas?

67. What classic film about a snowman was released in 1982?

68. Which seaside town did the boys from Only Fools and Horses visit on the episode released on Christmas day 1989?

69. What chocolates that came in little black pockets were popular at Christmasin the 1980s?

70. Which teenage turtles became popular in the 1980s?

 

1990s

71. What was the most popular Christmas toy in 1998?

72. Without streaming services, which chain provided people with their favourite Christmas movies?

73. Which 1990 Christmas movie starred Macauley Culkin?

74. What fast food joint’sname, whichalso means cowardly,could you enjoy after your last minute shopping?

75. Celebrations were a selection box staple, but which two chocolates were in the box in the 1990s but aren’tanymore?

76. Tamagotchis were a must-have toy in the late 90s, but often died when children forgot to look after them –what did the screen show at the time of the death in the UK?

77. Instead of looking online for Christmas gifts, how did nineties kidsconsider their purchases?

78. When was the PlayStation One released?

79. What toy was popular at Christmas following the 1996 release of Toy Story?

80. Who was the pink spotty man who won Christmas number one in 1993?

 

 

2000s

81. Who played Buddy the Elf in the 2003 Christmas classic?

82. What song did Rage Against the Machine win Christmas number one in 2009 with?

83. Harry Potter toys were popular Christmas treatsin the 2000sbut what was the name of Harry Potter’s smart curly-haired friend?

84. What brand of doll took on Barbie and became a must-have Christmas toy? 85. What gadget was on the Christmas lists of music lovers in 2001?

86. What was the Christmas song performed by the Plastics in the film Mean Girls?

87. What new console was the must-have present at Christmas 2006?

88. How does Mark declare his love in Love Actually?

89. In the 2006 movie the Holiday who plays Kate Winslet’s love interest?

90. Which famous actor voiced numerous roles in the 2004 film The Polar Express? 2010s

91. What new Apple gadget was on Christmas lists in 2010?

92. What shopping day took off in the UK during the 2010s?

93. What updated 90s toy became a must-have in 2013?

94. Frozen fever swept the nation in 2013, but whatwas the name of the main character?

95. What Star Wars film was released Christmastime 2015?

96. Who sang the 2011’s version of It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?

97. The 2015 movie The Night Before is set in which city?

98. Who was prime minister at Christmas 2010?

99. In the 2011 Christmas special of Downton Abbey who is Mr Bates accused of murdering?

100. The Royal Family television show aired for the last time at Christmas 2012. What was the title of the episode?

 

 

ANSWERS

 

1920s

1.Christmas Eve

2.No

3.Goose but Turkey was growing inpopularity.

4.Karen

5.Dismal Desmond

6.Frank Hornby

7.Snakes and Ladders

8.David Lloyd George.

9.The Roaring Twenties.

10.Candles

 

1930s

11.Plum Pudding

12.Addis Housewares Company

13.George V

14.20 million

15.The Great Depression

16.Four

17.Brandy butter

18.Cocktails

19.Yes! But only for the wealthy.

20.Sixpence!

 

1940s

21. 1946

22.Nothing, it was the blackout.

23.Soap due to rationing.

24.No, it was not available.

25.Winston Churchill

26. Air raid shelters

27. A bombed section of Buckingham Palace

28.A fir cone

29.Wrapping paper.

30.Yes, to help with the war effort.

 

1950s

31. 1952.

32. 1957

33. A paper chain

34. 1954

35. Lego

36. Christmas Day

37. 1956

38. Punch and Judy.

39. Labour

40. 5pm.

 

1960s

41. Barbie

42. Satsuma

43. Etch-A-Sketch

44. BBC 2 was added

45. Coronation Street

46. Please, please me.

47. 1969

48. Brenda Lee

49. The Grinch

50. 1963.

 

1970s

51. 1978

52. Star Wars

53. Mud

54. Morecambe and Wise

55. Margaret Thatcher

56. Panto

57. Rubik’s Cube

58. I Hear You Knocking

59. Babycham

60. 1970

 

1980s

61. My Little Pony

62. 1982

63. 1984

64. Lametta

65. A snowball fight

66. 1982

67. The Snowman

68. Margate

69. After Eights

70. Mutant Ninja Turtles

 

1990s

71. The Furby

72. Blockbuster

73. Home Alone

74. Wimpy

75. Galaxy Truffle and Topic

76. An angel.

77. Looking through the Argos catalogue.

78. December 1994

79. Buzz Lightyear

80. Mr Blobby

 

2000s

81. Will Ferrell

82. Killing in the Name.

83. Hermione Granger

84. Bratz

85. The iPod.

86. Jingle Bell Rock

87. Nintendo Wii

88. With signs

89. Jack Black

90. Tom Hanks

 

2010s

91.The iPad

92. Black Friday

93. The Furby Boom

94. Elsa

95. The Force Awakens

96. Michael Bublé

97. New York

98. David Cameron

99. His ex-wife Vera.

100. Barbara’s old ring