Friday night is quiz night ('cos I know you've got nothing better to do just now)

[Canny lass]

Well, I hope you'e all got a nice clean chimney because Santa's done his rounds here and is winging his way to the UK as I write. I've told him that you've all been good so you should find something under the tree in the morning. Naturally, I hope you all have a great day!

With a lot of help from the family I've managed to scrape together a Christmas quiz tohelp  keep you awake when the mince pies, turkey and trimmings have taken their toll and you fel like nodding off in the afternoon. I know, 'it's not Friday' but it is Christmas so get cracking and good luck!

1.    Fotball legend David Beckham suffers from ataxophobia. What is he afraid of?  

2.    What was the colour of Santa’s clothes before Coca-Cola dressed him in red?

3.    What is the longest quiz ever?

4.    How many letters are there in the Angelic alphabet?

5.    Who started the custom of Wassailing?

6.    How many of Rudolph’s companions have names starting with D?

7.    How did Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?

8.    In which Christmas song can you hear “Fa la la la la, la la la la?

9.    During WW1, a famous ‘Christmas Truce’ took place, when soldiers agreed to a cease-fire to celebrate the occasion and play football. Which year did this take place?

10.    How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian?

11.    Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas is a little bit more?”

12.    Visions of which food danced in the heads of children as they slept in the poem “Twas the night before Christmas”?

13.    Who claimed that he could “drive away the devil with a fart”?

14.    What was banned in Indonesia for “stimulating passion”?

15.    What do you call a group of unicorns?

16.    What is the longest English word with only one vowel?

17.    Which Christmas decoration do the royal family NOT have on their trees?

18.    What is glühwein?

19.    What is a female turkey called?

20.    How many states in USA have a town called ‘Santa Claus’?

 

I'll bet you didn't know:

There are no turkeys in Turkey!

Answers 30 December.

 

[Vic Patterson]

1.    Football legend David Beckham suffers from ataxophobia. What is he afraid of?  Untidiness, disorder. I know just how he feels!

2.    What was the colour of Santa’s clothes before Coca-Cola dressed him in red? Tan.

3.    What is the longest quiz ever? Quizzes

4.    How many letters are there in the Angelic alphabet? 22

5.    Who started the custom of Wassailing? Feudal Lords and their Peasants. In England.

6.    How many of Rudolph’s companions have names starting with D? 3

7.    How did Good King Wenceslas like his pizza? Deep Pan, crisp and even!

8.    In which Christmas song can you hear “Fa la la la la, la la la la? Deck the halls with boughs of holly.

9.    During WW1, a famous ‘Christmas Truce’ took place, when soldiers agreed to a cease-fire to celebrate the occasion and play football. Which year did this take place? 1914

10.    How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian? Mele Kalikimaka

11.    Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas is a little bit more?” Dr. Seuss'

12.    Visions of which food danced in the heads of children as they slept in the poem “Twas the night before Christmas”? Sugar Plums

13.    Who claimed that he could “drive away the devil with a fart”? Martin Luther

14.    What was banned in Indonesia for “stimulating passion”? Hula Hoop

15.    What do you call a group of unicorns? Blessing

16.    What is the longest English word with only one vowel? Strengths.

17.    Which Christmas decoration do the royal family NOT have on their trees? Tinsel.

18.    What is glühwein? Mulled Wine.

19.    What is a female turkey called? Hens

20.    How many states in USA have a town called ‘Santa Claus’? 3

 

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

1.    Football legend David Beckham suffers from ataxophobia. What is he afraid of? 

2.    What was the colour of Santa’s clothes before Coca-Cola dressed him in red?

3.    What is the longest quiz ever?

4.    How many letters are there in the Angelic alphabet?

5.    Who started the custom of Wassailing?

6.    How many of Rudolph’s companions have names starting with D?

7.    How did Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?

 

8.    In which Christmas song can you hear “Fa la la la la, la la la la?

9.    During WW1, a famous ‘Christmas Truce’ took place, when soldiers agreed to a cease-fire to celebrate the occasion and play football. Which year did this take place?

10.    How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian?

11.    Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas is a little bit more?”

12.    Visions of which food danced in the heads of children as they slept in the poem “Twas the night before Christmas”?

13.    Who claimed that he could “drive away the devil with a fart”?

14.    What was banned in Indonesia for “stimulating passion”?

15.    What do you call a group of unicorns?

16.    What is the longest English word with only one vowel?

17.    Which Christmas decoration do the royal family NOT have on their trees?

18.    What is glühwein?

19.    What is a female turkey called?

20.    How many states in USA have a town called ‘Santa Claus’?

 

I'll bet you didn't know:

There are no turkeys in Turkey! -Answer = NO

 

 

Edited December 27, 2024 by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

[Canny lass]

Answers to last week's Christmas special:

1.    Untidiness and disorder.

2.    Green or tan.
3.    48 hours, 11 minutes and 7 seconds. A quiz master who became an international hit during the Covid-19 lockdown is now a World Record holder. Tom Finkill, from Bury, made a name for himself by hosting quizzes online, and now holds the record for the longest livestream quiz.

4.    25 (No el)!

5.    The Anglo Saxons. It meant ‘Good Health’.

6.    3 (Dasher, Dancer and Donner).

7.    Deep pan, crisp and even.

8.    Deck the Halls (with Christmas holly).

9.    1914

10.    Mele Kalikimaka

11.    Dr Seuss

12.    Sugarplums

13.    Martin Luther

14.    Hula hoops

15.    A blessing

16.    Strengths

17.    Tinsel

18.    The German version of mulled wine.

19.    A hen.

20.    3 – Indiana, Arizona and Georgia

 

 

[Canny lass]

..... and just to test the grey matter tomorrow morning:

1.    In which year were the chimes of Big Ben first broadcast at New Year?
2.    Of which African country is Banjul the capital?
3.    On which river does Washington DC stand?
4.    Who was the first British magician to become a TV star?
5.    If you were served aloo in an Indian restaurant what vegetable you get?
6.    Which very common Chinese surname means ‘old’ in English?
7.    Which king of England married Isabella of France?
8.    On British coins, does King Charles III face left or right?
9.    In the celestial hierarchy what is the highest order of angels?
10.    Which car manufacturer produced the Panda?
11.    Favourite, Figaro and Autumn King are varieties of which vegetable?
12.    Who married the Earl of Bothwell in 1567?
13.    Who was Harry Corbett’s furry friend?
14.    What is the name of the college attended by British Army Officers?
15.    How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
16.    What is the surname of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?
17.    In which country is the River Glomma the longest river?
18.    Which gas is represented by the symbol He?
19.    How were the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon better known?
20.    What is another name for the Snow Leopard?

I’ll bet you didn’t know ….
Racing greyhounds have their nose-prints, which are as individual as fingerprints, registered to prevent fraud.

Answers on Friday. (They may be a bit late as I've been promised a temporary pair of specs but I have to go to the main hospital in Gothenburg so it'll probably be a whole day job!)

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

1.    In which year were the chimes of Big Ben first broadcast at New Year? = 1923

2.    Of which African country is Banjul the capital? = The Gambia

3.    On which river does Washington DC stand? = Potomac

4.    Who was the first British magician to become a TV star? = David Nixon

5.    If you were served aloo in an Indian restaurant what vegetable you get? = Potato

6.    Which very common Chinese surname means ‘old’ in English? = Chen

7.    Which king of England married Isabella of France? = Edward II

8.    On British coins, does King Charles III face left or right? = Left (Lizzy II right)

9.    In the celestial hierarchy what is the highest order of angels?= Arch, or Eggy , angel

10.    Which car manufacturer produced the Panda?= Fiat

11.    Favourite, Figaro and Autumn King are varieties of which vegetable?= Carrot

12.    Who married the Earl of Bothwell in 1567?= Mary Queen of Scots

13.    Who was Harry Corbett’s furry friend? =Sooty – Sweep & Sue

14.    What is the name of the college attended by British Army Officers?= Sandhurst

15.    How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?= 4

16.    What is the surname of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?= wherefore art thou OR Montecchi  )

17.    In which country is the River Glomma the longest river?= Norway

18.    Which gas is represented by the symbol He? = Helium

19.    How were the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon better known?= Knights Templar

20.    What is another name for the Snow Leopard? = ounce

 

I’ll bet you didn’t know ….
Racing greyhounds have their nose-prints, which are as individual as fingerprints, registered to prevent fraud. = No - I have never owned one

[Canny lass]

Sorry, I'm very late with the answers! I've not been allowed to look at a screen since Friday. However, I did get a pair of temporary specs. They are far from the most elegant pair of specs I've ever had but at least I can read now and I'm actually writing this myself so not reliant on family and friends anymore!

Answers to the New Year quiz:

1.    31 Dec 1923
2.    The Gambia
3.    Potomac River
4.    David Nixon
5.    Potato
6.    Chan
7.    Edward II
8.    left
9.    Seraphim
10.    Fiat
11.    Carrot
12.    Mary, Queen of Scots
13.    Sooty
14.    Sandhurst
15.    Four
16.    Montague
17.    Norway
18.    Helium
19.    Templars
20.    Ounce

 

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

16 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

 I've not been allowed to look at a screen since Friday. However, I did get a pair of temporary specs. They are far from the most elegant pair of specs I've ever had but at least I can read now and I'm actually writing this myself so not reliant on family and friends anymore!