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Christmas Trivia: Which Came First

A Christmas trivia game with a twist: 40 Which Came First questions about carols, films and holiday traditions, each with a fun fact and a talk prompt for any holiday table.

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Players: on your own or in teams of two to four
Time: about 25 minutes for two rounds, about 50 for all four
You need: pencils, or only the A/B paddles in Easy Mode
Print: US Letter and A4, at 100% (Actual size)
Print size: display cards 60 pt and up, body text 18 pt

At the table

You hold up a card and ask which came first: “First commercial Christmas card” or “First live nativity scene”. The table circles A or B, you read both years, and the Host Pack adds a question for the table: “What kind of greeting card or handwritten note do you most enjoy receiving?”

“First Christmas Seals” or “First U.S. Christmas stamp”?

What you get5 PDF files

Game file, US Letter and A4 (52 pages each)40 full-page display cards, a 2-page answer sheet, a score board, A/B paddles and a certificate
Host Pack, US Letter and A4 (33 pages each)the script with every answer, fun fact and talk question, 3 tie-breakers and the answer key
TV slides, 16:9 (98 slides)each question, then its answer

Why it works

In every pair the two events lie at least 12 years apart, so a right answer never turns on a close call. Every year was checked against at least two published sources, and the host reads both years aloud.

Made for: Family Christmas tables, office parties, church socials and senior centers. US-themed.