Welcome to our Christmas Decorations Quiz
Questions
- Which ancient Celts regarded holly as a symbol of fertility and eternal life?
- Created in Germany in the 1880s, the first nongreen Christmas trees commercially successful on a large scale were made out of which material?
- Which scientist invented the rubber balloon in 1824?
- LED Christmas lights are popular - what does LED stand for?
- A miniature version of which Jeff Koons sculpture (which sold for a record 58 million dollars in 2013), can be bought as a Christmas tree bauble?
- What was invented by accident when an Austrian Erwin Perzy tried to improve the light bulb?
- Euphorbia pulcherrima is used in Christmas floral displays, how do we better know this plant?
- According to the Oxford Dictionary, which Christmas decoration gets its name from an Old French word meaning "sparkle"?
- A Christmas angel as a tree-topper is said to represent which angel from the Nativity of Jesus?
- Glass baubles were first invented in which country?
- A Christmas tree featuring the world’s very first what, was displayed in 1882 at the home of Edward Hibberd Johnson in New York City?
- According to folklore what was created in 1670 by the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral when wishing to keep children quieter in his church?
- In 2017 what did retailler Argos say was "the most cutting-edge trend we've seen this year"?
- Which American store was the first to sell manufactured Christmas tree ornaments?
Answers:
- Druids
- Aluminium
- Michael Faraday
- Light-emitting diode
- Balloon Dog
- Snow globe
- Poinsettia
- Tinsel (the Old French word is estincele)
- Angel Gabriel
- Germany
- Electric lights
- Candy Canes
- The upside down Christmas tree
- Woolworths
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