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QUIZ 155 - 19.12.05
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XMAS GENERAL 1
1. Which name does NOT belong to one of Santa's reindeer – Comet, Prancer, Blitzen or Klaxon?
KLAXON
2. The day after Christmas, December 26th is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day of which saint?
ST STEPHEN
3. What is the first line of the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas by Professor Clement C Moore?
‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE
4. What was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1950?
THE STONE OF SCONE
5. On what date is Christmas Day celebrated in Guatemala?
DECEMBER 25th
6. Which spirit was the first to appear to Scrooge on Christmas Eve in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
JACOB MARLEY
7. Which British colony surrendered on Christmas Day 1941?
HONG KONG
8. What was the name of the Roman festival replaced by Xmas?
SATURNALIA
9. Which ballet revolves round dancing toys on Xmas eve?
THE NUTCRACKER
10. Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR – (DUKE WM of NORMANDY)
XMAS MUSIC 1
1. Which record was the Christmas No 1 in 1984 and 1989?
BAND AID – DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS
2. Which Rolling Stone made the solo record ‘Run Rudolph Run’?
KEITH RICHARD
3. In the song 'Santa Baby' what did Eartha Kitt (or Madonna, depending upon your age) want him to slip under the tree?
A SABLE (COAT)
4. Which Christmas song contains the line 'Hark now hear the angels sing, A new King born today'?
MARY’S BOY CHILD
5. By what title do we better know Adolphe Adam's 'Canticle de Noel'?
HOLY NIGHT
6. Which Xmas No. 1 was voted the most irritating ever in a poll by HMV?
MR BLOBBY – BLOBBY BLOBBY
7. What is the first word of the Christmas song 'Winter Wonderland'?
SLEIGH (bells ring, are ya listenin’?)
8. What was the Xmas No 1 hit single (in the UK) for the year 2000?
BOB THE BUILDER - CAN WE FIX IT?
9. Who released a song called I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas?
THE GOONS
10. How many horses pull the sleigh in the Christmas song Jingle Bells?
ONE
XMAS CHOICES 1
1. Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in; 1895, 1905 or 1925?
1895
2. Medieval English Christmas pantomimes did NOT include which of these characters, St. Nicholas; Father Christmas or The Turkish Knight?
ST NICHOLAS
3. In 1898 the first Christmas postage stamp was issued by which country; USA, Canada, or France?
CANADA
4. In which year was John Callcott Horsley the first person on record to send a Christmas card; 1789; 1843 or 1865?
1843
5. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of what; Candy, Straw, or Fir Wood?
STRAW
6. In what year was the 1st Christmas Day dip in the Serpentine – 1864, 1904 or 1964?
1864
7. When was the 1st Christmas service televised, 1949, 1952 or 1956?
1949
8. In 1980, Vince Pilkington of Ireland set the World Record time for plucking a turkey in how many seconds; 45, 90 or 135?
90
9. The largest Christmas Party ever staged was in Seattle, 1979. how many people attended; 103,152: 156,974 or 213,416?
103,152
10. In which century was Christmas first celebrated, 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th?
FOURTH
A KIDDIE’S CHRISTMAS
1. What was the name of the horse in the song Jingle Bells?
BOBTAIL (Bells on 'Bobtail' ring)
2. In Panto, what is the name of Aladdin's Mother?
WIDOW TWANKY
3. What was Rudolph's punishment for his red nose?
COULD NOT PLAY IN REINDEER GAMES
4. Whose eyes were made of coal?
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
5. How do Drusilla & Anastasia feature particularly around Christmas time?
CINDERELLA’S UGLY SISTERS
6. The Christmas Box in 1828 was the first what?
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL
7. What seasonal names do the dog and cat have in The Simpsons?
SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER & SNOWBALL
8. How was Princess Aurora known in the Disney movie?
SLEEPING BEAUTY
9. In Pantomime, who is Princess Marcella?
SLEEPING BEAUTY
10. What do most Christmas elves wear on the tips of their shoes?
BELLS
XMAS MOVIES 1
1. In which film did Dudley Moore play an elf called Patch?
SANTA CLAUS THE MOVIE
2. In which film did Bing Crosby first sing White Christmas?
HOLIDAY INN
3. In which Xmas film did Bill Murray play a cynical, selfish TV executive?
SCROOGED
4. What did Clarence receive for accomplishing his mission?
WINGS (It’s A Wonderful Life)
5. In which film did Jim Carey play a character called Lloyd Christmas?
DUMB & DUMBER
6. In the film Babe, what Christmas song did Babe sing?
JINGLE BELLS
7. Which American Politician starred in the film Jingle All The Way?
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
8. Who had a dog called Max and stole Christmas from Hooville?
THE GRINCH (who stole Christmas)
9. Who played Santa in The Santa Clause?
TIM ALLEN
10. Which 1947 film starring Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood was remade in 1984 starring Richard Attenborough as Santa Claus?
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
XMAS MUSIC 2
1. According to the song who was Driving Home For Christmas?
CHRIS REA
2. Which Composer wrote the Nutcracker Suite?
TCHAIKOVSKY
3. The German song Tannenbaum is translated into English as what?
OH CHRISTMAS TREE
4. According to the Christmas song, how many ships came sailing by?
THREE
5. Who was first to the microphone for Band Aid’s 1984 version of Do They Know It Christmas?
PAUL YOUNG
6. Which song begins "Are you hanging up your stocking on the wall"?
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE – SLADE
7. What is the best selling ‘78’ record of all time?
WHITE CHRISTMAS
8. Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some caroling - lyrics from which song?
ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
9. Who had 2 hits with the word Christmas in the title - Cold As Christmas & Step Into Christmas?
ELTON JOHN
10. Which singer has the distinction of having the first ever Christmas No.1 in 1952?
AL MARTINO (HERE IN MY HEART)
XMAS GENERAL 2
1. Christmas Day births fall under which sign of the Zodiac?
CAPRICORN
2. Who was "Looking at you kid" after his birth on Christmas Day 1889?
HUMPHREY BOGART
3. In which country is St Nicholas accompanied by his servant Black Peter?
HOLLAND
4. What is the country of origin for the word Xmas, England; Germay; Greece or The USA?
GREECE
5. What is the first word of the Christmas song 'Winter Wonderland'?
SLEIGH (bells ring, are ya listenin’?)
6. Where did Mr Pickwick and his friends go on Christmas Day in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers?
DINGLEY DELL
7. In Scrabble, what is the face value number of points of the word CHRISTMAS?
16 (C =3 H=4 M =3 all others = 1)
8. What is the most common item found in a Christmas Cracker?
A PAPER HAT
9. According to Pagans, the fruit of which festive plant is supposed to represent God's testicles?
MISTLETOE
10. In the 17th century, if you got 'Christmas Clap' off someone, what have they given you?
A KISS UNDER THE MISTLETOE
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