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Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snowglobe made of? What's Boxing Day all about? All these questions and many, many more are answered in Christmas, A Very Peculiar History Quiz Book. Test your knowledge of Christmas traditions, yuletide customs and festive stories from around the world in this very peculiar quiz book. Featuring quotes, quirky stories and detailed answers, have fun with this wide selection of Christmas-themed brainteasers.
Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snowglobe made of? What's Boxing Day all about? 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at bizarre yuletide customs and stories from around the world, such as Santa's evil sidekick, the terrifying Krampus, and the Scandinavian celebration of Saint Lucy. So leave the mince pies on the mantlepiece if you've been good and block up your chimneys if you've been bad, because 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' is here.
Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snowglobe made of? What's Boxing Day all about? 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at bizarre yuletide customs and stories from around the world, such as Santa's evil sidekick, the terrifying Krampus, and the Scandinavian celebration of Saint Lucy. So leave the mince pies on the mantlepiece if you've been good and block up your chimneys if you've been bad, because 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' is here.
Taking a unique look at one of the most acclaimed and best-loved English writers of the nineteenth century, 'Charles Dickens, A Very Peculiar History' asks why, what, where, how and who the Dickens was Charles Dickens? Why did he keep a pet raven that pecked at his children's shins? Why did he have a tunnel built under the road in front of his country house? Was his dying corpse really carried from his mistress's house where he collapsed to his family home, so that he could die 'respectably'? Find out the answers to these questions and even more bizarre ones throughout the book, which features quirky stories and fascinating trivia about this singularly complex man and consummate artist.
WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023: PUZZLES AND HUMOUR The perfect quiz book to get you in the Christmassy mood, to play at the office Christmas lunch or to pop into a stocking. Q1: In Britain, it's estimated that 800 million of what traditional Christmas treat are eaten each year?* Q2: Which actor gives the voiceover at the beginning of Love Actually?* Q3: True or False: Queen Elizabeth II wore a Santa hat for her 1996 Christmas Day televised speech.* We Brits can't get enough of a quiz - and never has this been more true at Christmastime. So if you're stumped for office party small talk, trying to make it through Christmas dinner with the in-laws, or simply a quiz connoisseur after puzzles with some festive flair, you can't go wrong with the VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS CHRISTMAS QUIZ BOOK. Inside you'll find all sorts of tickly teasers, complex conundrums, worrisome word searches and much more on topics ranging from nostalgic Christmas adverts and beloved TV specials to toys through the ages and everyone's favourite holiday snacks. Best enjoyed with a cup of tea and a mince pie. *Answers: Buy the book and find out!
This Christmas, be merry and right! This book features 100 trivia questions and challenges in varying degrees of difficulty to test your knowledge about the Christmas holiday. Do you know: Which U.S. state has a town called Santa Claus? Which Christmas song is most disliked by Americans? Who broke their finger while filming "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"? What was the best-selling toy for Christmas in 1980? What Swedish children leave out for Santa Claus? This book offers a mix of questions about Christmas history, music, food, and pop culture, offered in a book format that is easy to pass around at Christmas Eve dinner or on Christmas morning after your gifts have been unwrapped. Trivia answers appear on the very next page so you don't have to search, and the collection of questions is short and sweet in order to offer only the most interesting Christmas holiday facts. This book is the perfect gift for those who love trivia, and is fun to play with family and friends alike! Pick up a copy today, and challenge yourself in between sips of eggnog!
A Merry, Very Victorian Christmas! is a bit like a holiday smorgasbord, filled with our most beloved American Christmas traditions! A clever and thoughtful Christmas gift for teachers, Christmas stockings, grab bags, business contacts and spur-of-the-moment presents, this collection of history, trivia, tales and traditions - illustrated with classic 19th Century prints from Thomas Nast, Winslow Homer and other iconic artists whose artwork appeared in such publications as "Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book" and "Harper's Weekly" - will quickly become indispensable reading for every trivia, history or holiday buff on your list! Like the first yearly appearance of snow - so familiar, and yet so magical - the Victorian-inspired Christmas many of us create each year is a world of holly and ivy, "Silent Night" and Tiny Tim, Christmas trees and candy canes, Santa Claus and sleigh bells. How did these things become such an integral part of our American Christmas? Within these pages one will find many of the histories, anecdotes, and legends of the traditional foods, stories and songs that became popular in America during the Victorian era (1837-1901) and are still celebrated, enjoyed and cherished today, such as: the lyrics and background to twenty-two of America's favorite traditional Christmas carols; instructions for twelve classic Victorian games to play; the stories of Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus; Christmas during the Civil War and in the era of the general store; the fascinating trivia and facts surrounding Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"; the complete "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells" ("I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"); the heartwarming "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"; and six original stories, ranging from "The Legend of the Poinsettia" to the beautiful story of the origin of the beloved carol "Silent Night," that beg to be read aloud to children, family and friends. Filled with amazing and obscure facts, the fascinating stories and histories of the things we do at Christmas every year - often without ever understanding why! - is certain to delight young and old alike. If you've ever wondered why we kiss under the mistletoe, or if a fruitcake really and truly can last forever, you will love this book! Illustrated.