QUIZ: Christmas time in Ōtautahi Christchurch

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This month the quiz focuses on Christmas time in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Here are some resources to help you with our questions:

November quiz: Christchurch Show Day celebrates Canterbury’s official anniversary as a settlement. Unfortunately Covid has meant cancellation of the A&P Show for the second year in a row. Test your knowledge on the annual show.
What a Christmas present! The Margaret Mahy Playground was opened for the first time on 22 December in which year?
Holly Road in Ōtautahi/Christchurch can be found in which of these suburbs?
Using our Papers Index answer the following: Who was the author of the Press article “Santa in town for big parade” in 1995? https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/papers-index/
On Christmas Eve 1971 (exactly 50 years ago), “Christchurch Star” page 20, advertised a 3 bedroom house in Riccarton for sale. How much was the house advertised for?
Which of the first four ships arrived in Lyttelton port just after Christmas?
Who is the author of children's Christmas book “Te Kirihimete I whakakorea”?
It is time to make those gifts for Christmas. At what dewey number would you find our books on Christmas craft?
The Christchurch City Mission is particularly busy at Christmas providing a Christmas tree for Ōtautahi/Christchurch, food parcels and support. In 2021 they are unable to provide their Christmas day lunch for 1000 guests. What year did the Christchurch City Mission start work in Ōtautahi/Christchurch?
As seen in The Press Family Christmas Shopping Guide, 19 December 1961, the shop Du Feu and Co Ltd, on Colombo Street, specialised in selling?
The YMCA Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve in Ōtautahi/Christchurch first began in which year?
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