Festive Fun from the Ferrous Fairy
It’s Chriiiiiissstttmmaaaaaassss! Well nearly. But office party and Christmas jumper time is definitely upon us. So if you’re looking for a bit of team building fun, then rally the troops for some riddles, a festive quiz and a really bad but topical joke. Alternatively, if you’re nursing a hangover on your own, then pop the kettle on, grab a mince pie and take 30 minutes to see how many brain cells you’ve got left.
Riddles
- Santa Claus’ mum had three children. The first child was named Fred. The second was named Annette. What was the name of the third?
- What has lots of needles but doesn’t sew?
- I can travel around the world just like Santa without ever leaving my corner. What am I?
Christmas Quiz
1 – What happens every time a bell rings in the film “It’s a Wonderful Life”?
2 – Name all of Santa’s reindeer’s that start with the letter “D”?
3 – Which British monarch delivered the first ever Christmas message?
4 – In Friends, when Ross can’t find a Santa outfit in time for Christmas, what does he dress up as instead?
5 – The Father Christmas Letters is written and illustrated by which famous novelist?
6- What is the bestselling Christmas song of all time?
7 – Stollen is a traditional fruit cake from which country?
8 – In Love Actually, name the British boy band Billy Mack is competing against for Christmas Number One?
9 – Which character declares, “Merry Christmas, one and all!” in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
10 – Die Hard takes place on Christmas Eve in which city?
A terrible but topical festive joke
What do you call an old snowman?
Scroll down a bit for the answers…
Answers
Riddles
- Santa
- A Christmas Tree
- A stamp
Christmas Quiz
- An angel gets its wings
- Dasher, Dancer and Donner
- George V in 1932
- A Holiday Armadillo
- J RR Tolkien
- White Christmas by Bing Crosby
- Germany
- Blue
- Tiny Tim
- Los Angeles
The terrible topical joke
- Water
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a splendid 2026!
