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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

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

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