The Baron
18-12-2009, 08:37 PM
As this is the last quiz before Christmas all the questions are festive related. Answers PM to me by 9pm on Sunday!
1 - In the song 12 days of Christmas, how many ladies are dancing?
9
2 - The Christmas tree on display in Trafalgar square in London is an annual gift to the UK from which country?
Norway
3 - By what name is Boxing Day (the 26th of December) also known?
St Stephens Day
4 - When singing the "12 days of Christmas" in it's entirety how many gifts are given in total?
364
5 - Which Michael Jackson song was a Christmas number one in 1995?
Earth Song
6 - Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
Oliver Cromwell
7 - Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? (one point for each correctly named ghost, and a bonus point for all four)
Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley
8 - What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail?
Advocaat
9 - What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht?
Silent Night
10 - Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy?
Testicles :lol:
11 - What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon?
Pigs in Blankets
12 - Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus?
Melchior
13 - Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?
Australia
14 - The following are words from which Christmas songs ?
a. she didnt see me creep down the stairs to have a peep
I saw mommy kissin Santa Claus
b. she'd been drinking too much egg nog
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
c. once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance
Last Christmas
d. in the lane the snow is glistenin
Winter Wonderland
e. the choir of children sing their song they practiced all year long
Wonderful Christmas Time
15 - Many people claim that the first unofficial football international between Germany and a Scotland England side was played on a Christmas Day. The pitch or playing field was found between what?
Between the trenches
16 - In which country is St. Nick called Sinterklaas ?
Holland
17 - "Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan". In which country was Wenceslas king?
Bohemia (Czech Republic)
18 - Apparently, while poking at the fire, the London sweet shop owner Tom Smith got the inspiration to make what?
Crackers
And the winner is . . . . . . . .
Purplelynn !!!!
1 - In the song 12 days of Christmas, how many ladies are dancing?
9
2 - The Christmas tree on display in Trafalgar square in London is an annual gift to the UK from which country?
Norway
3 - By what name is Boxing Day (the 26th of December) also known?
St Stephens Day
4 - When singing the "12 days of Christmas" in it's entirety how many gifts are given in total?
364
5 - Which Michael Jackson song was a Christmas number one in 1995?
Earth Song
6 - Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
Oliver Cromwell
7 - Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? (one point for each correctly named ghost, and a bonus point for all four)
Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley
8 - What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail?
Advocaat
9 - What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht?
Silent Night
10 - Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy?
Testicles :lol:
11 - What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon?
Pigs in Blankets
12 - Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus?
Melchior
13 - Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?
Australia
14 - The following are words from which Christmas songs ?
a. she didnt see me creep down the stairs to have a peep
I saw mommy kissin Santa Claus
b. she'd been drinking too much egg nog
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
c. once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance
Last Christmas
d. in the lane the snow is glistenin
Winter Wonderland
e. the choir of children sing their song they practiced all year long
Wonderful Christmas Time
15 - Many people claim that the first unofficial football international between Germany and a Scotland England side was played on a Christmas Day. The pitch or playing field was found between what?
Between the trenches
16 - In which country is St. Nick called Sinterklaas ?
Holland
17 - "Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan". In which country was Wenceslas king?
Bohemia (Czech Republic)
18 - Apparently, while poking at the fire, the London sweet shop owner Tom Smith got the inspiration to make what?
Crackers
And the winner is . . . . . . . .
Purplelynn !!!!