Boxing Day MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. According to the Christmas carol, who looked out on the Feast of Stephen?

1. The Three Kings
2. The Shepherds
3. Angel Gabriel
4. Good King Wenceslas

2. According to the song The 12 Days Of Christmas, what gifts are given on December 26th (the second day of Christmas)?

1. Three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree
2. Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree
3. Two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree
4. A partridge in a pear tree

3. Although not generally observed in the United States, the governor of which New England state declared December 26th as Boxing Day in 1996 as a response to a local coalition of British citizens to transport the tradition to America?

1. Connecticut
2. Rhode Island
3. Massachusetts
4. Vermont

4. At which cricket ground is the Boxing Day test match traditionally played?

1. The Gabba, Queensland
2. MCG, Melbourne
3. Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

5. Boxing Day falls on the Feast of Saint Stephens and which other holiday?

1. Kwanzaa
2. Shrove Tuesday
3. Passover
4. Diwali

6. Boxing Day is also St Stephens Day, but what other celebration does it coincide with?

1. Its Bodhi Day in Buddhism
2. The first day of Kwanzaa
3. The first day of Hannukah

7. Boxing Day originated in what country?

1. Scotland
2. England
3. Ireland
4. New Zealand

8. December 26 is also known as National .............. Day in the USA

1. Dr Seuss
2. Flatulence
3. Candy cane

9. How did the life of St Stephen, a champion of the poor and for widows end in AD34?

1. He died of old age
2. Burned by Roman soldiers
3. Stoned to death by an angry mob

10. In English tradition, of what material is a Christmas box made?

1. pewter
2. porcelain
3. wood
4. clay

11. In Sydney, Australia, what major race starts every year on Boxing Day?

1. Sydney triathlon
2. The Great Escapade
3. Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
4. Sydney marathon

12. In the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man, December 26th is also known by which name (due to the tradition of hunting a bird then parading through the town with it)?

1. Wren Day
2. Starling Day
3. Thrush Day
4. Robin Day

13. In what former British colony is Boxing Day known as Day of Goodwill?

1. United States
2. South Africa
3. Zimbabwe
4. India

14. In which Scandinavian country is Boxing Day also known as Annandagsbandy, which marks the start of the bandy season?

1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Denmark
4. Norway

15. Its a bank holiday in the UK but which country does not regard it as a public holiday?

1. Nigeria
2. USA
3. New Zealand

16. On Boxing Day 1898, Pierre and Marie Curie announced to the French Academy of Sciences that they had discovered which radioactive chemical element?

1. Plutonium
2. Radium
3. Uranium
4. Thorium

17. On Boxing Day, costumed Gombey dancers perform through which mid-Atlantic island (which is a British Overseas Territory)?

1. British Virgin Islands
2. Bermuda
3. Turks and Caicos Islands
4. Montserrat

18. On Boxing Day, it is traditional to give presents to people who have rendered a service in the past year. People who work in which of the following professions would not be given a present on Boxing Day?

1. porter
2. Lawyer
3. mail carrier
4. doorman

19. Some historians think that Boxing Day was created to give servants a day off so they could go see their families. In the past, what did employers give their servants on Boxing Day?

1. ribbons
2. money
3. gift boxes
4. cakes

20. St Stephens Day is celebrated in Sweden with a game of bandy, but what is bandy?

1. A version of football but with four nets
2. A game played on ice with sticks and a ball
3. A tabletop game involving moving coins

21. The Junkanoo street parade takes place on Boxing Day on which island nation of the West Indies?

1. The Bahamas
2. Saint Lucia
3. Barbados
4. Dominican Republic

22. What major holiday does Boxing Day follow?

1. Bonfire night
2. Queens birthday
3. Easter
4. Christmas

23. What sport was traditionally played on Boxing Day before it was banned?

1. fox hunting
2. cricket
3. polo
4. horse racing

24. What was once a popular way to mark Boxing Day in Ireland?

1. Hunting mice
2. Hunting deer
3. Hunting wren

25. Which actor, best known for his role in Game Of Thrones, was born on Boxing Day 1986?

1. Kit Harington
2. Alfie Allen
3. Rory McCann
4. Richard Madden

26. Which American president passed away on Boxing Day 1972?

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Lyndon B. Johnson
3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. Harry S. Truman

27. Which American president passed away on Boxing Day 2006?

1. Richard Nixon
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Gerald Ford

28. Which Chinese revolutionary and founder of the Peoples Republic of China was born on Boxing Day 1893?

1. Chiang Kai-shek
2. Mao Zedong
3. Zhou Enlai
4. Deng Xiaoping

29. Which English mathematician and inventor of the Differential Machine (a precursor to the computer) was born on Boxing Day 1791?

1. Charles Babbage
2. Ernest Rutherford
3. Alan Turing
4. Ada Lovelace

30. Which former Yugoslavian country celebrates Independence and Unity Day on Boxing Day, to commemorate the result of the independence referendum held in the country in 1990?

1. Croatia
2. Montenegro
3. Macedonia
4. Slovenia

31. Which of the following countries does not celebrate Boxing Day?

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. Argentina
4. New Zealand

32. Which saints day is celebrated on December 26th?

1. St. Andrew
2. St. Stephen
3. St. George
4. St. David

33. Which team scored the most goals in Englands top division in a Boxing Day football game?

1. Fulham
2. Sheffield United
3. Blackburn

34. Why do we call it Boxing Day?

1. It is a reference to gifts left for tradespeople to thank them for their service
2. It is a reference to alms boxes left for the poor and needy in the Middle Ages
3. It is a reference to fights staged for Henry VIII in the Tudor era during Christmas festivities