Here are a few fun Christmas-related quiz questions (and answers!)
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Questions: 1. When were Christmas holidays first introduced in Britain? 2. Where does boxing day - December 26 - take its name? 3. What was the traditional fare for Christmas Dinner before stuffed turkeys and geese made their appearance on British tables?     4. Who introduced the Christmas Tree to the British tradition?   5. What do the British wear for Christmas Lunch and where does this tradition come from? 6. What is the "Penny Post"? 7. Where does the custom of bedecking houses and churches with evergreen plants like mistletoe, holly and ivy come from? 8. Do you know who Father Christmas is? 9. Do you know where Santa Claus's name comes from?

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1. When were Christmas holidays first introduced in Britain? ~ During the Victorian reign 2. Where does boxing day - December 26 - take its name? ~ It is associated with the day servants and working people opened the boxes in which they had collected gifts of money from the "rich folk". 3. What was the traditional fare for Christmas Dinner before stuffed turkeys and geese made their appearance on British tables? ~ Roast Beef

4. Who introduced the Christmas Tree to the British tradition? ~ Queen Victoria's German husband Prince Albert when he brought one to Windsor Castle in the 1840's from his native Germany.

5. What do the British wear for Christmas Lunch and where does this tradition come from? ~ Paper hats and the tradition stems from Christmas Crackers – log shaped gift wrapped cardboard paper tube twisted at both ends which makes a bang when pulled apart at the ends and containing a crown made from tissue paper, a motto or joke on a slip of paper and a little gift or candy.

6. What is the "Penny Post"? ~ It is the tradition introduced in 1840 to allow people to send a letter or card anywhere in Britain at the cost of 1 penny each. This initiative paved the way to traditional Christmas Cards.

7. Where does the custom of bedecking houses and churches with evergreen plants like mistletoe, holly and ivy come from? ~ Pagan rituals dating prior to Christianity . These plants encourage a prompt return of Spring.

8. Do you know who Father Christmas is? ~ Father Christmas was originally part of an old English midwinter festival, normally dressed in green, a sign of the returning spring.

9. Do you know where Santa Claus's name comes from? ~ Santa Claus is a name developed from Sinter Klaas which in dutch represented St. Nicholas. It made its appearance in Britain around 1870 for the first time.

Note: This little quiz was estrapolated from Historic UK.com