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Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Kaz » 24 Dec 2015, 16:48

This goes 'live' at 5pm tonight, two answers each per day, midnight being the cut off for each day :)

Good luck everyone :D :D

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
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby jenniren » 24 Dec 2015, 17:02

Thanks Kaz x

25. Die Hard

29. Narnia
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby TheOstrich » 24 Dec 2015, 17:34

10. I'm going to take a punt and say it was a Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special! :D

12. Another punt at a Rubic's Cube?? :)
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Kaz » 24 Dec 2015, 17:39

Jen, well done - both correct :)
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Kaz » 24 Dec 2015, 17:42

Rubik's Cube is correct Ossie, but number 10 is incorrect, sorry :oops:
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby buster » 24 Dec 2015, 18:03

Ta Kaz

2- casper

4 the NYPD choir
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Kaz » 24 Dec 2015, 18:10

Well done buster, both correct :)
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Nanna » 24 Dec 2015, 18:12

14. Humpty Gocart ;)
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Nanna » 24 Dec 2015, 18:13

17. Little drummer boy
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Re: Christmas Quiz 2015

Postby Workingman » 24 Dec 2015, 18:40

Brilliant Kaz xxx

8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello.

19. Silent Night/Stille Nacht
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