Christmas telly and film quiz

Christmas TV and film quiz questions and answers

22 questions. Tap a question’s answer line to see it.

1. Monty, the star of John Lewis's 2014 Christmas advert, was which kind of animal?

   1. A reindeer
   2. A puppy
   3. A penguin
   4. A polar bear
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   C. A penguin The soundtrack was Tom Odell singing Real Love, a cover of a John Lennon song.

2. Sainsbury's 2014 Christmas advert, made with the Royal British Legion, recreated which moment from history?

   1. The 1918 Armistice
   2. The 1914 Christmas truce
   3. The 1940 Dunkirk evacuation
   4. The 1944 D-Day landings
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   B. The 1914 Christmas truce In the advert, British soldier Jim leaves a chocolate bar in German soldier Otto's pocket; Sainsbury's sold the bar with profits going to the Legion.

3. What is the name of the villainous penguin in Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers?

   1. Preston
   2. Piella Bakewell
   3. Feathers McGraw
   4. Wendolene Ramsbottom
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   C. Feathers McGraw Feathers McGraw plots to put Wallace's inventions to criminal use.

4. The 2019 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger when Nessa did what?

   1. Left Barry for good
   2. Announced she was expecting
   3. Proposed to Smithy
   4. Moved in with Dave Coaches
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   C. Proposed to Smithy Nessa produces a ring and asks: 'I loves you. With all my heart. So, will you marry me?'

5. In the 1996 Only Fools and Horses special 'Time on Our Hands', what finally makes the Trotters millionaires?

   1. An unexpected inheritance
   2. A winning lottery ticket
   3. An antique watch sold at auction
   4. A rare painting found in the garage
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   C. An antique watch sold at auction Raquel's antiques-dealer father spots the long-lost 18th-century Harrison marine watch while the Trotters are clearing out their garage.

6. Nativity! (2009), with Martin Freeman as teacher Paul Maddens, is set in which English city?

   1. Coventry
   2. Birmingham
   3. Nottingham
   4. Leicester
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   A. Coventry In the film, the school stages its nativity play in the historical ruins of Coventry Cathedral.

7. Which actor played Ebenezer Scrooge opposite the Muppets in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)?

   1. Michael Gambon
   2. Michael Caine
   3. Patrick Stewart
   4. Anthony Hopkins
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   B. Michael Caine Brian Henson directed the film, which was shot at Shepperton Studios near London.

8. Which 1993 film was the first starring Wallace and Gromit to win an Oscar?

   1. A Grand Day Out
   2. A Close Shave
   3. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
   4. The Wrong Trousers
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   D. The Wrong Trousers Creator Nick Park called it 'a special film for all of us at Aardman'.

9. Who made his first full appearance as the Doctor in the 2005 special 'The Christmas Invasion'?

   1. Peter Capaldi
   2. Christopher Eccleston
   3. Matt Smith
   4. David Tennant
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   D. David Tennant It was the first specially produced Christmas special in Doctor Who's history, broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2005.

10. The Snowman was first broadcast in December 1982 on which British channel?

    1. BBC One
    2. Channel 4
    3. BBC Two
    4. ITV
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    B. Channel 4 The film is based on Raymond Briggs's picture book, published in 1978, and was nominated for an Oscar.

11. In The Muppet Christmas Carol, which Muppet narrates the story as author Charles Dickens?

    1. The Great Gonzo
    2. Fozzie Bear
    3. Rizzo the Rat
    4. Kermit the Frog
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    A. The Great Gonzo Gonzo is helped by a hungry rat named Rizzo, while Kermit the Frog plays Bob Cratchit and Miss Piggy plays his wife.

12. In Gavin & Stacey, Stacey and her mum Gwen live in which Welsh seaside town?

    1. Llandudno
    2. Tenby
    3. Barry
    4. Porthcawl
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    C. Barry Nessa's 'Slots' arcade scenes used the Island Leisure amusement arcade on Barry Island, where she worked in the first series.

13. Which pop star played the waitress Astrid Peth in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas special 'Voyage of the Damned'?

    1. Kylie Minogue
    2. Charlotte Church
    3. Billie Piper
    4. Dannii Minogue
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    A. Kylie Minogue Writer Russell T Davies created Astrid specifically for Minogue; the story unfolds on a spaceship modelled after the Titanic.

14. Raymond Briggs's wordless picture book The Snowman was first published in which year?

    1. 1978
    2. 1968
    3. 1973
    4. 1985
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    A. 1978 In 2022, Channel 4 marked 40 years of the film with the documentary The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas.

15. Shere, the village whose cottages feature in the 2006 film The Holiday, is in which English county?

    1. Dorset
    2. Surrey
    3. Kent
    4. Hampshire
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    B. Surrey Visit Surrey says Shere's cottages gained international fame through the film, which starred Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet.

16. In the 2003 film Love Actually, Hugh Grant plays which character?

    1. The American President
    2. The Mayor of London
    3. The Prime Minister
    4. The Foreign Secretary
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    C. The Prime Minister Grant found his character's solo dance scene 'excruciating' and 'absolute hell' to film.

17. In which year did Coca-Cola's 'Holidays Are Coming' Christmas truck advert first appear on screens?

    1. 1985
    2. 1990
    3. 2000
    4. 1995
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    D. 1995 The original advert, made by agency W.B. Doner, used three 40-foot trucks strung with more than 30,000 bulbs each.

18. On Christmas Day 1986, what did Den Watts hand his wife Angie in EastEnders?

    1. Adoption papers
    2. Divorce papers
    3. A one-way ticket to Spain
    4. The deeds to the Queen Vic
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    B. Divorce papers In the back room of the Queen Vic, Den handed Angie a letter from his solicitor saying that her husband had filed a petition for divorce.

19. Who directed the 2003 ensemble film Love Actually?

    1. Danny Boyle
    2. Stephen Daldry
    3. Mike Newell
    4. Richard Curtis
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    D. Richard Curtis Universal's synopsis follows eight London couples as their lives and loves collide, mingle and finally come together.

20. In which year did John Lewis run its first Christmas TV advert?

    1. 2004
    2. 2011
    3. 2007
    4. 2009
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    C. 2007 The first advert, 'Shadows', showed presents stacked so their shadows formed a woman and her dog.

21. John Lewis's animated 2013 Christmas advert told the story of which two woodland animals?

    1. A bear and a hare
    2. An owl and a squirrel
    3. A fox and a badger
    4. A stag and a rabbit
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    A. A bear and a hare Lily Allen sang the advert's soundtrack, a cover of Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know'.

22. Who composed 'Walking in the Air', the theme of The Snowman?

    1. George Fenton
    2. Howard Blake
    3. John Rutter
    4. Rachel Portman
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    B. Howard Blake The hand-drawn film was produced by John Coates, runs 26 minutes and won a BAFTA TV award.