1. In what year was the first-ever BBC TV broadcast of the Christmas Eve service, from King’s College Chapel named Carols from King’s? (1 point)

A)  1918

B)  1928

C) 1938

D) 1954

2. The architecture of King’s College Chapel plays a unique role in its acoustics for the Christmas service. What is the architectural style of the chapel? (1 point)

A)    Romanesque

B)    Perpendicular Gothic

C)    Baroque

D)    Renaissance

3. Which Cambridge alumnus wrote the hymn Once in Royal David's City? (1 point)

A)    John Mason Neale

B)    Cecil Frances Alexander

C)    Charles Wesley

D)    Henry John Gauntlett 

4. Which renowned 20th-century Cambridge poet wrote the poem The Soldier whilst on leave at Christmas in 1914 and was previously a student at King’s College, Cambridge? (1 point)

A)    Ted Hughes

B)    T.S. Eliot

C)    Rupert Brooke

D)    Kingsley Amis

5. The Christmas Adventure is part of a series of four books set in Cambridge about Fitz and Will, The Cambridge Cats. Name the famous building where these fictional felines live. (1 point)

The Fitzwilliam Museum

6. The Corpus Clock often attracts attention during the festive shopping season. What is the symbolic meaning of the “Chronophage” on the clock? (1 point)

It marks the passing of time ‘Chronos’ (time) ‘phage’ (eater)

7. What historical event led to the establishment of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College in 1918? (1 point)

The end of World War 1

8. What is 'Bridgemas’?

A)    The festival marking the beg. of the University Christmas holidays.

B)    An early celebration of Christmas by Cambridge university students

C)    A unique winter solstice festival with roots in medieval Cambridge

D)    City-wide event for the opening of the Cambridge Christmas Market

9. Which Cambridge Street with its Christmas decorations in the 1970s is pictured here? (1 point)

Fitzroy Street