Christmas Quiz 2015
Posted: 24 Dec 2015, 16:48This goes 'live' at 5pm tonight, two answers each per day, midnight being the cut off for each day 
Good luck everyone
1. The kind and generous 4th century bishop St: Nicholas lived in a part of the world which is now what country? Turkey - WM
2. The name of which of The Three Wise Men or Three Kings starts with the letter 'C'? Caspar - buster
3. What is the English equivalent of a Norwegian 'Julekaka'? Spiced fruitcake/Christmas cake - Workingman
4. In the Pogues Christmas song 'Fairy Tale of New York', which choir "are singing Galway Bay"? NYPD - buster
5. True or False. You can go ice skating on the Eiffel Tower during the Christmas holidays. True- no point as it was a yes/no answer
6. Frankincense and Myrrh are both obtained from what? (first letter 'R') Resins - WM
7. In which film with a festive theme does Billy Bob Thornton play the US President? Love Actually - buster
8. Which Renaissance painters were the Christmas hit amongst children in 1990? Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - WM
9. The 'Christmas Eve Flower', or poinsettia, is native to which country? a. Brazil b. India c. China d. Mexico Mexico - Aggers
10. Which event on Christmas Eve 1968 was, at the time, the most watched broadcast ever in the history of television? Apollo 8 orbiting the moon - Workingman
11. The name for which traditional festive season accessory is derived from the Anglo Saxon words for "dung on a twig"? Mistletoe - Aggers
12. Which mind boggling and very frustrating device, named after it's inventor, was one of the best-selling Christmas gifts of 1980? Rubik's Cube - TheOstrich
13. US President and staunch conservationist Theodore Roosevelt banned what in the White House? Christmas trees - Aggers
14. Which Hollywood film icon, ranked by the American Film Institute as 'the greatest male star' in history, was born on Christmas day 1899? Humphrey Bogart - Nanna
15. Which electronic device in an egg shaped container was the best-selling Christmas toy for children and adults alike in the year 1997? Tamagotchi - Miasmum
16. Christmas Island in the Indian ocean is a territory of which country? Australia - Aggers
17. Which Christmas song did Bing Crosby and David Bowie sing together? The Little Drummer Boy - Nanna
18. Although she was secretly expecting a necklace, what does the disappointed wife played by Emma Thompson in the film 'Love Actually' get from her husband for Christmas? Joni Mitchell CD - Diflower
19. Which Christmas carol was sung by soldiers on both sides of the trenches during the Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914? Silent Night - WM
20. Which popular Christmas song, originally recorded by Judy Garland, was first heard in the 1944 musical 'Meet Me In St. Louis' Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Diflower
21. What was the movie title of Tim Burton's ghoulish 1993 Christmas tale? The Nightmare Before Christmas - Miasmum
22. "Do the fairies keep him sober for a day" is a cheeky reference about Santa in the first verse of which popular Christmas song? Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade) - miasmum
23. In which language does "Kala Christouyenna" mean Merry Christmas? Greek - Aggers
24. In which European capital city is eel a traditional meal on Christmas Eve? Rome - WM
25. Which film takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve? Die Hard - Jenniren
26. Which famous English writer once said, "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Charles Dickens - Aggers
27. What kind of animal distributes Christmas presents in Syria? Camel - miasmum
28. What do Dutch children use instead of a Christmas stocking? A clog or shoe - buster
29. In which fictional land was it always winter but never Christmas? Narnia - Jenniren
30. Which Christmas accessory did the London confectioner Tom Smith invent in 1846? Crackers - miasmum
Good luck everyone
1. The kind and generous 4th century bishop St: Nicholas lived in a part of the world which is now what country? Turkey - WM
2. The name of which of The Three Wise Men or Three Kings starts with the letter 'C'? Caspar - buster
3. What is the English equivalent of a Norwegian 'Julekaka'? Spiced fruitcake/Christmas cake - Workingman
4. In the Pogues Christmas song 'Fairy Tale of New York', which choir "are singing Galway Bay"? NYPD - buster
5. True or False. You can go ice skating on the Eiffel Tower during the Christmas holidays. True- no point as it was a yes/no answer
6. Frankincense and Myrrh are both obtained from what? (first letter 'R') Resins - WM
7. In which film with a festive theme does Billy Bob Thornton play the US President? Love Actually - buster
8. Which Renaissance painters were the Christmas hit amongst children in 1990? Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - WM
9. The 'Christmas Eve Flower', or poinsettia, is native to which country? a. Brazil b. India c. China d. Mexico Mexico - Aggers
10. Which event on Christmas Eve 1968 was, at the time, the most watched broadcast ever in the history of television? Apollo 8 orbiting the moon - Workingman
11. The name for which traditional festive season accessory is derived from the Anglo Saxon words for "dung on a twig"? Mistletoe - Aggers
12. Which mind boggling and very frustrating device, named after it's inventor, was one of the best-selling Christmas gifts of 1980? Rubik's Cube - TheOstrich
13. US President and staunch conservationist Theodore Roosevelt banned what in the White House? Christmas trees - Aggers
14. Which Hollywood film icon, ranked by the American Film Institute as 'the greatest male star' in history, was born on Christmas day 1899? Humphrey Bogart - Nanna
15. Which electronic device in an egg shaped container was the best-selling Christmas toy for children and adults alike in the year 1997? Tamagotchi - Miasmum
16. Christmas Island in the Indian ocean is a territory of which country? Australia - Aggers
17. Which Christmas song did Bing Crosby and David Bowie sing together? The Little Drummer Boy - Nanna
18. Although she was secretly expecting a necklace, what does the disappointed wife played by Emma Thompson in the film 'Love Actually' get from her husband for Christmas? Joni Mitchell CD - Diflower
19. Which Christmas carol was sung by soldiers on both sides of the trenches during the Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914? Silent Night - WM
20. Which popular Christmas song, originally recorded by Judy Garland, was first heard in the 1944 musical 'Meet Me In St. Louis' Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Diflower
21. What was the movie title of Tim Burton's ghoulish 1993 Christmas tale? The Nightmare Before Christmas - Miasmum
22. "Do the fairies keep him sober for a day" is a cheeky reference about Santa in the first verse of which popular Christmas song? Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade) - miasmum
23. In which language does "Kala Christouyenna" mean Merry Christmas? Greek - Aggers
24. In which European capital city is eel a traditional meal on Christmas Eve? Rome - WM
25. Which film takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve? Die Hard - Jenniren
26. Which famous English writer once said, "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Charles Dickens - Aggers
27. What kind of animal distributes Christmas presents in Syria? Camel - miasmum
28. What do Dutch children use instead of a Christmas stocking? A clog or shoe - buster
29. In which fictional land was it always winter but never Christmas? Narnia - Jenniren
30. Which Christmas accessory did the London confectioner Tom Smith invent in 1846? Crackers - miasmum
