Reindeer 1
When Santa is travelling very quickly, which downwards force stops him from flying off into space?
Gravity
In the Christmas story, Mary is described as being a virgin. Virgin births are possible due to the modern science of IVF, what do the initials IVF stand for?
In Vitro fertilisation
It has been worked out that on Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver all the presents. In what direction does he fly for this to be possible?
Santa travels from East to West with the sun (to maximise darkness), rotation of the Earth
One of the gifts the 3 Wise Men brought to the baby Jesus was gold. What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
Au
Mary travelled to Bethlehem on which animal, a species that is closely related to a horse?
Donkey
Which gas is most likely to make up the majority of the Star of Bethlehem?
Hydrogen
There is only one plant mentioned in the song ‘The 12 days of Christmas’, what fruit grows on it?
Pear
Currants, raisins and sultanas are dried fruits often found in Christmas cakes. What fruit were they before they were dried?
Grapes
In which town was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
In which part of the plant does a Christmas tree (fir tree) store its seeds?
Pinecone
The 3 kings (Magi) used camels for transport. What is a camel’s hump filled with?
Stored fat
Assuming five sugar cookies (113 kcal per cookie) and one cup of hot chocolate per household (194 kcal). How many calories would Santa consume if he had this at every house in Nonthaburi?
(there are 701,932 households in Nonthaburi according to the last census)
532,766,388 k cal
Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?
Donner, Dasher, Dancer
Which Christmas plant is this? : It has the Latin name Phoradendron and is poisonous
Mistletoe
Who wrote, "Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?"
Dr. Seuss in The Grinch
In the song ‘The 12 days of Christmas’, how many different species of birds are mentioned?
6 (Partridge, Colly Bird, Dove, French Hen, Swan, Geese)
Reindeer are ruminants (just like cows). How many chambers do their stomach’s have?
4
Which country is the largest cocoa supplier in the world?
Netherlands
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Ebenezer
Brussel sprouts contain a chemical called Sulforaphane which has the formula C6H11NOS2. How many different elements are there in Sulforaphane?
5
In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat every day like Christmas
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Maids a milking
A Christmas candle releases energy as both heat and light but what form was the energy in originally, before the candle was lit?
Chemical Potential Energy
Santa Claus, as well as all real-bearded people, have natural beards that are chemically of what material or substance?
Keratin
Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel and Gretel