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Quiz: How much do you know about Christmas threes?

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10.01pm, 22 Dec 2024
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AH, CHRISTMAS MIME!

We wait patiently to hear that little bark of Santa Paws, soak up all the jingle smells, and — of course — pay homage to The Silent Knight.

But that’s only once we’ve dealt with the Christmas threes. How much do you know about them?

On the third day of Christmas, what did my true love send to me?
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Three plump partridges
Three French presses

Three French hens
Three cans of Fosters
Three wise men are said to have visited one Jesus of Nazareth after this birth. When did they turn up, according to the Bible?
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Technically two days beforehand. The star they spotted, known as the Sounden Star, rises around December 3, and it would have taken them 20 days to reach Bethlehem.
12 days later.

Before sunrise the day after Jesus was born.
It doesn't really make that clear and is open to interpretation.
The Bible doesn't say what the Three Wise Men were called, but names have been attributed to them in later years: Balthazar, Caspar/Gaspar, and...
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Ciarán
Melchior

Alexander
Meti
In addition to the Three Wise Men, the number of shepherds who turned up was also three.
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True
False
When Santa says 'ho ho ho', what is he doing?
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Weeping
Screaming

Snarling
Laughing (on the outside, at least)
Somehow, inexplicably, there are now three A Christmas Prince films. What's the third?
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The Royal Wedding
The Royal Family

The Royal Baby
The Royal Dinner
Based off the most commonly cited original line-up of eight reindeer, who was the third?
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Dasher
Dancer

Vixen
Dunder/Donder

Comet
Cupid

Prancer
Blixem/Blitzen
Who are the three time-warping ghosts in A Christmas Carol? We're not counting Marley.
Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come
Christmas Yesteryear, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come

Christmas Before, Christmas Present, Christmas Future
Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Future
Who did Lock, Shock, and Barrel kidnap in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Rudolph
Santa

Jesus
Enda Kenny
Which Christmas carol mentions three ships?
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I Saw No Ships (Where Are They Gone)
I Saw Too Many Ships To Count

I Saw Just One Ship (And I Am Sure Of It)
I Saw Three Ships
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
You are Santa (do you not have better things to be doing at this time of the year?)
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You are this festive maths teacher
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You scored out of !
You are getting a little stressed over these holiday numbers
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're more of a Christmas two than a Christmas three
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You scored out of !
You are the Easter Bunny
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