CHRISTMAS QUIZ

[celeste]

1.  What did the first ever SMS text message, sent on December 3rd 1992, read?

2.  Which country is Eggnog said to have originated from?

3.  Which famous scientist born on Christmas Day was the first scientist to be buried in Westminster Abbey in London.

4. Which 3 dimensional puzzle, said by Ideal Toy Corp., was the most popular Christmas gift in 1980?

5.  In the Christmas song Jingle Bells, how many horses pulled the sleigh?

6.  By what other title is the film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation known in the UK?

7.  In which year did the US postal system first issue Christmas stamps?

8.  What M.A.W. was a UK Christmas Number One in 1988 for Cliff Richard?

9.  He's making a list, and checking it twice.  He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice, is taken from which Christmas song?

10. Who played The Grinch in the 2000 film?

11. The Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street is based in which US city?

12. A year contains 365 days, so on what number day does Christmas Day fall?

13. What is the most common gift received from a Christmas cracker?

14. Which famous singer sang All I want for Christmas is you in 1994?

15. Who had a Christmas Number one UK hit single with I Want to hold your Hand in 1963?

16. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer had a red nose, but did he have antlers?

17. Madonna had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1984 with which song?

18. Which Christmas card includes the lyrics 'in heaven the bells are ringing'?

19. Which fictional land never has a Christmas but it's always winter?

20. In the song the Twelve days of Christmas what did my true love give in total on the fifth day?

21. Santa's nine reindeer share how many hooves?

22. Which country is said to export the largest amount of Christmas trees each year?

23. Who had a Christmas number one UK hit single with Merry Christmas Everybody in 1973?

24. Advocaat is a Christmas festive drink of what colour?

[celeste]

Waiting for Steve then

You don't have to answer every question

[lozflan]

         as you may tell,I'm not a fan of Xmas
4 rubik cube
11  philadephia
22  norway
14 mariah carey
23  slade
24  yellow
21  36

[Parky]

1.is anybody there? 8.misletoe and wine.24. Yellow

[celeste]

Hi Parky, the quiz has been on since Sunday, yes your answers are correct

have another go

[St Chads Lad]

OK let's have a go  .................


1)  Happy Christmas
2) England
3) -------
4) Rubiks cube
5) One
6) --------
7)1960?
  Mistletoe & Wine
9) Santa Claus is coming to town
10) Jim Carrey
11) New York
12) 359th
13) Paper hat
14) Mariah Carey
15) The Beatles
16) --------
17) --------
18) Ding Dong Merrily on High
19) --------
20) 5 gold rings, 4 colly birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
21) 36
22) Norway
23)  Slade
24) Yellow

[celeste]

Well done, you're obviously good at this

I'll give all the answers at the end of the week

[Parky]

6. The grizwalds ?

[lozflan]

3  Isaac Newton

[celeste]

Except for one word it's as it is in the question, think P.C.

[celeste]

XMAS QUIZ ANSWERS

1.  Merry Christmas
2.  England (East Anglia)
3.  Sir Isaac Newton
4.  Rubik's Cube
5.  One
6.  National Lampoon's Winter Holidays
7.  1962
8.  Mistletoe and Wine
9.  Santa Claus is coming to town
10.Jim Carrey
11.New York City
12.359
13.A Hat (joke accepted)
14.Mariah Carey
15.The Beatles
16.Yes he did
17.Like a Virgin
18.Ding Dong Merrily on High
19.Narnia
20.Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and
     a partridge in a pear tree
21.Thirty six
22.Canada
23.Slade
24.Yellow

Thanks to all who participated, winner is St. Chad's as he answered the most questions

[ExileSteve]

Waiting for Steve then

You don't have to answer every question

Just as well, really, as I haven't got the foggiest with most of them!


Let me see now....erm......


3. Sir Isaac Newton
5. One
12. 359
15. The Beatles
20. Five queer choirboys, in the version we used to sing at school (although not in Morning Assembly, obviously) and the rest of it is too obscene for a family website like the Manchester Forum.
23. Slade
24. Yellow (my paternal grannie used to love the stuff!)


And.....erm......that's it. 

[celeste]

You wouldn't be playing games with me would you Stevie ?

 

[Parky]

Can I be the first to congratulate st chads lad on winning the Christmas quiz and the £1,000 prize money,

[celeste]

Here is the prize - https://www.jacquielawson.com/advent/seaside/download/SQXBX-RRQJ-BRKB

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