The second part of the quiz is based on the content of the second section of the Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide: At the Hall.

1. How did working people raise money for seasonal celebrations?
2. On what date / day did employers often allow servants to take their Christmas holiday?
3. What gifts, and when, did employers often give to servants; parents to their children; and adult friends and family to one another, when of similar status?
4. What decorations might have been put up in a country house; when were they put up and taken down; and where?
5. When did kissing under the mistletoe become a widespread tradition?
6. What was a Yule log called locally (and elsewhere)?
7. When was a special cake usually eaten over Christmas at this time, and where in the Hall might it have been baked?
8. Where in the Hall were parties for servants likely to have been held?
9. Name some party games played at this time.
10. What were Christmas puddings (as we now know them) then called; and how and where in the Hall might it have been made?
11. Where in the Hall might servants, the Mundy family, and their guests, have eaten Christmas dinner; and where would it have been cooked?
12. When were supernatural stories often told at this time of year; and where did superstitious people at the time believe supernatural spirits entered buildings?

The answers to each question are allocated points, so that groups of families and friends can in they like compete against one another, the highest number winning. The answers to part two are available here.

The first part part of the quiz – based on the content of the first Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide section: A Walk in the Park – is accessible here; and through the quiz introduction page, here.

Let Industrial Folkways know how you’ve done by 28 December through the Quiz Completion questionnaire, and you can download a participation certificate; or share your scores through project social media, to get a shout-out for taking part. Good luck!