Countryside quiz

Each month we publish a quiz in our Countryside newsletter. This month's questions were...

1. When making mince pies which way should you stir your mincemeat for good luck?
2. How many ghosts appear in A Christmas Carol?
3. Which UK monarch delivered the first Christmas Broadcast to the BBC in 1932?
4. In the 12 days of Christmas, what does my true love give me on the 9th day?
5. Which famous singer was the star of the 1954 film White Christmas?
6. Which dish was served in the song We Wish You A Merry Christmas?
7. Which Christmas decoration is made from a parasitic plant?
8. Which country created eggnog?
9. How many candles are on an advent wreath?
10. What is a Smoking Bishop?
11. Who banned Christmas in England in 1647?
12. Bethlehem is a tiny farming village in which UK country?

Here are the answers!

1. Clockwise

2. Four - Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future)

3. George V

4. Nine ladies dancing

5. Bing Crosby

6. Figgy pudding

7. Mistletoe

8. England

9. Four

10. A type of mulled wine

11. Oliver Cromwell

12. Wales

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