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