Christmas Quiz 2018 - The Tudor Society

As this is our last quiz before Christmas, I thought I'd include some Christmas trivia questions and also some questions about Tudor events that happened around Christmas. So, grab your favourite Christmas tipple and a mince pie (or a slice of Christmas cake) and have a bit of fun with this quiz. Good luck!

Q1) On 22nd December 1534, an imprisoned Bishop John Fisher wrote to Thomas Cromwell. Which of the following did he ask for? (Tick all that apply)

A sheet

A shirt

Food

Books

A priest

Correct!

Wrong! He asked for all of them.

Q2) The Coventry Carol is associated with which of these days?

Epiphany

Christmas Eve

Childermas

St Stephen's Day

Correct! It is about the massacre of the infants by King Herod.

Wrong! The answer is Childermas or Holy Innocents' Day.

Q3) On Christmas Eve of which year did Henry VIII give his final speech to Parliament?

1545

1546

1544

1543

Correct!

Wrong! It was 24th December 1545.

Q4) What does Wassail mean?

Sing merrily

Shout out loud

Be happy

Be whole

Correct! It comes from Old English “was hál” which came from an Anglo-Saxon greeting meaning “be whole” or “be healthy”.

Wrong! It comes from Old English “was hál” which came from an Anglo-Saxon greeting meaning “be whole” or “be healthy”.

Q5) In whose reign was turkey introduced into England?

Elizabeth I

Henry VIII

Edward VI

Mary I

Correct! It was introduced in the 1520s.

Wrong! It was in Henry VIII's reign. It was introduced in the 1520s.

Q6) Lettice Blount (née Knollys, other married names: Devereux and Dudley) died on Christmas Day 1634, but how old was she?

Correct!

Wrong! She was 91.

Q7) The ".............. wassail" dates back to at least the 16th century. Fill in the blank.

Gloucestershire

Oxfordshire

Coventry

York

Correct!

Wrong! It's the Gloucestershire Wassail.

Q8) On which day in the Twelve Days of Christmas did Anne of Cleves land at Deal in Kent in 1539?

Christmas Eve

27th December

26th December

29th December

Correct!

Wrong! It was on 27th December.

Q9) Which of these days was the traditional day for starting back at work after the Twelve Days of Christmas

Plough Monday

Spinning Tuesday

Brewing Thursday

Weaving Wednesday

Correct!

Wrong! It was Plough Monday.

Q10) On which day were you meant to take down Christmas decorations?

Twelfth Night

New Year's Day

Childermas

Candlemas Eve

Correct!

Wrong! It's Candlemas Eve.