WITH Christmas just around the corner, the Harwich Society has decided to share its festive quiz and answers with readers of the Standard.

We published the questions online last week, and here are the answers for everyone who has taken part to check and see their scores.

Questions and answers:

1. When the Wombles performed Wombling Merry Christmas on Top of the Pops in 1974, which womble sang lead vocals – Orinoco or Tomsk? Orinoco

2. In which county does the Queen traditionally spend Christmas? Norfolk

3. Which character from Frozen creates little snowmen called Snowgies when she sneezes? Elsa

4. The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the 3 Emperors, was fought on December 2nd 1805. Which Emperor won? Napoleon

5. Which classic Christmas TV programme begins with David Bowie saying, “This attic’s full of memories for me”? The Snowman

6. Which is the only nationality mentioned in the 12 Days of Christmas? French

7. Is the British Christmas Tree Growers Association’s ‘Tree of the Year’ displayed outside Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street or the Palace of Westminster? 10 Downing Street

8. The 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street centres around which New York department store? Macy’s

9. Coventry verses Wrexham in the old Division 3 was the last English league fixture played on Christmas Day. In which decade? 1950s (1953)

10. ‘Forced meat’ is an ancient term for which accompaniment to roast turkey? Stuffing

11. Which country was invaded by the USSR on Christmas Day 1979? Afghanistan

12. In the Bible, which angel advised Mary that she was to give birth to Jesus? Gabriel

13. Last year, which supermarket chain used the advertising slogan, ‘Delivering Christmas for 100 years’? Tesco

14. How strong must the wind be for a snow storm to officially be classed as a blizzard? Is it 25mph, 30mph or 35mph? 35MPH

15. According to Benny Hill’s Christmas classic, who pulled the fastest milk cart in the west? Trigger

16. Which drink has a brandy based variety named ‘Winter Cup’? Pimms

17. Who was shot dead outside New York’s Dakota Building on 8th December 1980? John Lennon

18. Is ‘A New Deal for Christmas’ a song from the stage musical Annie or Bugsy Malone? Annie

19. Meadowlark Lemon died at the age of 83 on 28th December 2015. In which sporting team did he star? The Harlem Globetrotters

20. Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066? William I/William the Conqueror

21. In Fairy Tale of New York, what is the title of the song that the old man sings in the drunk tank? The Rare Old Mountain Dew

22. Which of the three wise men shares his name with a size of champagne bottle? Balthazar (contains the equivalent of 16 ordinary bottles)

23. Was this year’s Chase Christmas Special filmed on September 11, October 11 or November 11? September 11 

24. Who married Margaret Hilda Roberts on Boxing Day 1951? Denis Thatcher

25. Thomas A Becket was murdered on December 29 1170. In which city’s cathedral? Canterbury

26. Which iconic single was re released on December 9, 1991, all of the proceeds going to the Terrance Higgins Trust? Bohemian Rhapsody

27. In which decade was the final Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special broadcast? 1980s (1983)

28. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, was the first item purchased by the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas morning a turkey, a chicken or a goose? A turkey

29. Since 1948 the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree has been a gift to London from which Scandinavian capital city? Oslo

30. What nut is used to make the Christmas sweets Marron Glace? Chestnut

31. In the animated film, Arthur Christmas, which actor voices the title character? James McAvoy

32. Dylan Thomas famously wrote about a child’s Christmas in which country? Wales

33. The character Matthew Crawley was famously killed off in the Christmas Day special of which TV drama series? Downton Abbey

34. In the song, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, how many times is Rudolph named? 4

35. The first music played in space was produced by a harmonica and bells from Gemini VI on December 16, 1965. Did the astronauts play Jingle Bells or Silent Night? Jingle Bells

36. The fruit cake, Stollen, traditionally eaten at Christmas, originated in which European country? Germany

37. Who arrived in Godrick’s Hollow on Christmas Eve to visit the grave of his parents for the first time? Harry Potter

38. Christmas Disease is an alternative name for which condition? Haemophilia

39. Bart Simpson’s dog, Santa’s Little Helper, is what breed? Greyhound

40. Whose ship the Santa Maria sank on Christmas day 1492? Christopher Columbus

41. Which character famously served divorce papers on his wife in the 1986 Christmas Day edition of Eastenders? Den Watts (Dirty Den)

42. The first ever text message was ‘Merry Christmas’. In which decade was it sent? 1990s (1992)

43. Who opened his first fish and chip shop in Guisley, Yorkshire on December 20, 1928? Harry Ramsden

44. Which Christmas Carol revolves around a 10th century Duke of Bohemia who was murdered by his brother Boleslav the Cruel? Good King Wenceslas

45. During the 20th century, did London experience 4, 14 or 24 white Christmases? 4

46. In whose novels is Christmas referred to as Hog Watch and Father Christmas known as the Hog Father? Terry Pratchett

47. For which film was Wet, Wet, Wet’s hit single ‘Love is All Around’ altered to ‘Christmas is all Around? Love Actually

48. This year’s Christmas postage stamps show stained glass windows from churches in England. Does the 1st class stamp show a church window from Essex, Suffolk or Norfolk? Norfolk

49. According to Wizzard’s Christmas hit I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day who brings the snow? The Snowman

50. Who married Sarah Twitt in St Nicholas church, Harwich, on December 23 1593? Christopher Jones