Christmas Picture Quiz

1. A festive illustration shows a wooden soldier facing the Mouse King while a young girl watches. Which work does the scene evoke?

2. A florist’s festive display features large red bracts arranged like petals around tiny yellow-green flowers. Which plant should the picture be labelled?

3. Four candles sit among evergreen branches, with another candle traditionally lit on each Sunday leading up to Christmas. What is pictured?

4. Several oversized sock-shaped decorations hang from a mantelpiece, ready to hold small gifts. What are they?

5. A picture shows an orange wrapped with a red ribbon, topped by a candle, with sweets or dried fruit held on sticks. What is this symbolic object?

6. In an illustration of Frosty the Snowman, which pictured item is responsible for bringing him to life in the familiar story?

7. A botanical close-up shows glossy, sharply pointed green leaves beside clusters of bright red berries. Which festive plant is it?

8. A picture shows a red-and-white striped sweet shaped like a shepherd’s crook. What is it?

9. Evergreen branches have been woven into a circle and hung on a front door, often with a bow. What decoration is pictured?

10. A Victorian ghost is shown wrapped in heavy chains and cash boxes while visiting Ebenezer Scrooge. Which character is pictured?

11. A film image shows a startled boy with both hands pressed to his cheeks and his mouth open after applying aftershave. Which film should it be matched to?

12. A green, scowling figure in a makeshift Santa outfit looks down toward Whoville. Who is shown?

13. A Scandinavian festive display features a goat made from bundled straw and tied with red ribbon. Which traditional symbol is this?

14. A movie still contains a glowing lamp shaped like a woman’s leg, displayed proudly in a front window. Which Christmas film is it from?

15. Only a reindeer silhouette and one brightly glowing red nose are visible in a snowy picture. Which character is being represented?

16. In a Nativity image, three richly dressed visitors carry containers representing gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Who are they?