A Manic Monday Quiz.

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A manic Monday quiz it is indeed.

Twenty questions covering the usual wide range of subjects, so hopefully there will be one or two that you find easy and one or two that you find a lot more difficult.

But remember, as always if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: According to a survey conducted by Citrix, what percentage of people thought that stormy weather affects cloud computing?

a) 1% b) 15% c) 51% d) 85%

Q. 2: What city is known as ‘The Harbor City’ ?

Q. 3: What is another name for the prairie wolf?

Q. 4: If your boss cuts your salary by 10% but offers to let you work 10% more to make up for it, should you accept?

Q. 5: Six men are widely accepted to be the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. What were their names? (You get a point for each correctly named and a bonus point if can correctly name all six.)

Q. 6: A follow-up question to # 5, which one of these Founding Fathers once wrote a scientific piece called ‘Fart Proudly’ ?

Q. 7: What percentage of the Earth’s volcanoes are underwater?

a) 10 % b) 30 % c) 50 % d) 70 % e) 90 %

Q. 8: In Greek mythology who attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax, but flew too close to the Sun and perished when the wax melted?

Q. 9: And when we’re on the subject of flying, what area code would you use if you wanted to call the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?

Q. 10: What do you call the three sides of a right-angled triangle? (Hint, you get zero points for answering ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.)

Q. 11: This one is the name of a famous Shakespeare tragedy and a multiplayer board game based on the popular game Reversi. What is it?

Q. 12: What nationality is the famous musician Richard Clayderman and what instrument is associated with him? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 13: ‘Equatorial’, ‘Gulf Stream’ and ‘Humboldt’ are names give to what?

Q. 14: Russians consume about 6 times as much what as Americans?

a) milk b) coffee c) tea d) beer e) spirits

Q. 15: Which paper format has the largest area, the ‘International A4’ as used for example in the UK or the ‘Letter’ format used in the United States?

Q. 16: There are seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing, what are they? (You get a point for each one you can name correctly and three bonus points if you get all seven correct.)

Q. 17: What is the link between something to eat, something to drink, somewhere to go and something to call your daughter?

Q. 18: What was the name of the cat that survived the sinking of the Bismark, HMS Cossack and HMS Ark Royal?

a) Kit Kat b) Wet Willie c) Unsinkable Sam

Q. 19: What is the largest country in South America (a) by area and (b) by size of population? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 20: Who had a ‘Manic Monday’ and went on to ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ ?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: According to a survey conducted by Citrix, what percentage of people thought that stormy weather affects cloud computing?

a) 1% b) 15% c) 51% d) 85%

A. 1: Unbelievably the correct answer is c) 51%.

Q. 2: What city is known as ‘The Harbor City’ ?

A. 2: Sydney, Australia.

Q. 3: What is another name for the prairie wolf?

A. 3: Coyote.

Q. 4: If your boss cuts your salary by 10% but offers to let you work 10% more to make up for it, should you accept?

A. 4: You should NOT accept the offer. This is a percentage question. For example, if you made $10 per hour, a 10% cut in your salary would leave you with $9 per hour. Adding 10% back would only be 10% of $9, or 90 cents so you would end up with only $9.90.

A. 5: The six men are widely accepted to be the Founding Fathers of the United States of America are George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and, of course, Benjamin Franklin.

Q. 6: A follow-up question to # 5, which one of these Founding Fathers once wrote a scientific piece called ‘Fart Proudly’ ?

A. 6: Benjamin Franklin wrote a scientific piece called Fart Proudly. It was all about farts.

Q. 7: What percentage of the Earth’s volcanoes are underwater?

a) 10 % b) 30 % c) 50 % d) 70 % e) 90 %

A. 7: The correct answer is e) 90% of all volcanoes are underwater.

Q. 8: In Greek mythology who attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax, but flew too close to the Sun and perished when the wax melted?

A. 8: Icarus.

Q. 9: And when we’re on the subject of flying, what area code would you use if you wanted to call the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?

A. 9: The telephone area code for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is ‘321’ which imitates the countdown before liftoff. It was assigned to the area, instead of suburban Chicago in November 1999 after a successful petition led by local resident Robert Osband. Try it out, call the Kennedy Space Center on (321) 867-5000.

Q. 10: What do you call the three sides of a right-angled triangle? (Hint, you get zero points for answering ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.)

A. 10: They are called ‘opposite’, ‘adjacent’ and ‘hypotenuse’.

Q. 11: This one is the name of a famous Shakespeare tragedy and a multiplayer board game based on the popular game Reversi. What is it?

A. 11: Othello.

Q. 12: What nationality is the famous musician Richard Clayderman and what instrument is associated with him? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 12: Richard Clayderman is French and he is a pianist.

Q. 13: ‘Equatorial’, ‘Gulf Stream’ and ‘Humboldt’ are names give to what?

A. 13: Ocean currents.

Q. 14: Russians consume about 6 times as much what as Americans?

a) milk b) coffee c) tea d) beer e) spirits

A. 14: The correct answer is c) tea, Russians also consume about 6 times as much tea as Americans.

Q. 15: Which paper format has the largest area, the ‘International A4’ as used for example in the UK or the ‘Letter’ format used in the United States?

A. 15: A4 has the largest area. (A4 is 210 mm (8.25”) wide and 297 mm (11.75”) long or 62,370 m2, and US Letter is 216 mm (8.5”) wide by 279 mm (11”) long or 60,264 m2.)

Q. 16: There are seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing, what are they? (You get a point for each one you can name correctly and three bonus points if you get all seven correct.)

A. 16: Although modern additions have been added, the seven main weight divisions used in professional boxing are ‘Flyweight’, ‘Bantamweight’, ‘Featherweight’, ‘Lightweight’, ‘Welterweight’, ‘Middleweight’ and ‘Heavyweight’.

Q. 17: What is the link between something to eat, something to drink, somewhere to go and something to call your daughter?

A. 17: Margarita.

Q. 18: What was the name of the cat that survived the sinking of the Bismark, HMS Cossack and HMS Ark Royal?

a) Kit Kat b) Wet Willie c) Unsinkable Sam

A. 18: The correct answer is c) Unsinkable Sam.

Q. 19: What is the largest country in South America (a) by area and (b) by size of population? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 19: The correct answers are (a) Brazil with an area of 8,514,877 Km2, and (b) Brazil with a population of more than 195.5 million.

Q. 20: Who had a ‘Manic Monday’ and went on to ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ ?

A. 20: The Bangles.

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Disappearing Beaches And Dead Fish – It’s Fact Day.

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Two of the facts today do indeed relate to disappearing beaches and dead fish.

Rather surprisingly though, the two facts are not related.

Find out for yourself below.

And enjoy.

The optic nerve,

which connects the eyes to the brain,

is too sensitive to successfully reconstruct.

The most powerful conventional (non-nuclear) weapon

in the world is the

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP),

nicknamed “Father of All Bombs” or “FOAB’,

a Russian-made air-delivered/land-activated

thermobaric weapon whose destructive power,

according to Russian deputy chief of the general staff

Alexander Rukshin was such that,

“all that is alive merely evaporates.”

The bomb is reportedly four times as powerful as the

US military’s Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb or “MOAB”

mentioned in last week’s fasab facts.

South Africa has eleven official languages,

the highest number of any country in the world.

Swansea Jack was a black retriever dog from Wales

with a big heart and lots of courage that became

famous in the 1930s for rescuing people from the sea.

He saved twenty-seven people and won many

awards for his heroic acts.

Swansea Jack is the only dog to have been

awarded two bronze medals

(‘the canine Victoria Cross’)

by the National Canine Defence League

(now known as Dogs Trust).

Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in the body

and supports the immune system in

fighting off bacteria and viruses.

Almonds, as well as other nuts like peanuts

and hazelnuts are high sources of vitamin E.

One ounce of dry roasted almonds

contains 6.8 mg of vitamin A,

which is 34% of the daily recommended value.

The first book bought on Amazon was called

‘Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies:

Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought.’

Charles Cunningham Boycott was a British

land agent living in 19th century Ireland,

who was ostracized by his local community after

he refused his tenants´ demands for reduction in rates.

His name lives on and is synonymous with acts of

political or social protest by voluntarily abstaining from

using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country.

At Porthleven in Cornwall (UK) the entire sand

volume mysteriously disappeared due to a freak tide,

but after a second high tide a few hours later,

the entire sand volume was re-deposited on the beach,

returning it to its original state.

A case of now you don’t see it, now you do!

(David Copperfield was not around at the time.)

The Chevrolet Silverado is a mega-selling full-size

and heavy-duty pickup truck manufactured

by General Motors and introduced in 1999

as the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K line.

In 2014 Cheverolet sold 529,755 Silverados,

or almost 1 every minute.

During the medieval period, London and Paris

each had no more than forty thousand residents.

In contrast cities, such as Constantinople and Baghdad,

had about a million people each.

The voices of Mickey & Minnie Mouse,

Wayne Allwine & Russi Taylor,

married each other in real life, too.

Vending machines kill more people per year

than sharks and snakes combined.

According to the available police reports

the deaths usually happen when the vending machine

steals somebody’s snack, drink, or money,

and they decide to hit it a bit too hard causing

the vending machine to fall on them.

In the German city of Hamburg in 1842,

about a quarter of the inner city was destroyed

and an estimated twenty thousand lost their property.

Surprisingly only fifty-one people lost their lives.

In Lyme Regis, a little coastal town

in West Dorset, England,

slapping people with a dead eel is prohibited.

There had been a tradition known as

“the conger-cuddling”, in which people swung

dead eels at each other but in 2006,

the game was banned by local bureaucrats not

because it might have injured the people taking

part in this activity but because

– wait for it –

an animal rights group claimed

it was disrespectful to the dead fish.

Wallilabou Anchorage, situated at Wallilabou Bay

on the west or leeward coast of the main island

of St Vincent on the Caribbean Sea,

was the principal Caribbean location for

Disney’s 2003 blockbuster ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’.

It is still home to many of the props,

including replicas of cannons.

Many fans visit it annually.

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Dogs, Dickens And Drink! – It’s Fact Day.

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Hi and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Today’s post is another assortment of random facts, at least some of which I hope you find interesting.

And they do include dogs, Dickens and drink!

Enjoy.

Research indicates that 42% of Americans

have tried marijuana at least once.

The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland

is considered to be the birth place of modern golf;

it has been played there since the 15th century.

At the time ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ was filmed,

the actress who played Hogwarts student ‘Moaning Myrtle’

was 37 years old.

At any given time approximately 0.7%

of the world population is drunk,

in other words about 50 million people

are drunk right now.

Cheers!

The town of Gibsonton, Florida is

a favorite retirement spot and official home of

people who have worked (or still do) in the circus industry.

The town is also famous for its many exceptional museums

on the carnival and circus lifestyle.

It has been estimated that

as many as 800,000 people

were involved in the construction

of the Great Wall of China.

Orlando Serrell is what is known as an “acquired savant”.

He began to exhibit enhanced mental skills

after being hit on the side of the head by a baseball

when he was ten years old.

Since the accident he has been able to

remember the weather of every single day.

There are more than 12,000 known species of ants,

ranging in shape and color and size

from just 0.03 to 2 inches in length

Pluto’s surface is one of the coldest places in the solar system

at roughly minus 375 degrees F (minus 225 degrees C).

‘Sergeant Stubby’ is the most decorated war dog of World War I

and the only dog in US history that was promoted to sergeant

because of his time in combat.

Stubby served for eighteen months and participated

in seventeen battles on the Western Front

during the course of which he saved his regiment

from many unexpected mustard gas attacks

and found and comforted several wounded soldiers.

It is also said that he once caught

a German spy by the seat of his pants,

holding him there until American soldiers

found and captured him.

Fear on an empty glass

is called Cenosillicaphobia.

Every year in Finland, since 1992, there is a

‘Wife Carrying World Championship’

in which male competitors race through a

special obstacle course in the fastest time

while each carrying a female teammate.

Most competitors use the piggyback or fireman’s carry

technique, though a few prefer to go Estonian-style

where the wife hangs upside-down with her

legs around the husband’s shoulders,

holding onto his waist.

In Tribeca, New York,

there is a Japanese Ninja Restaurant

where your meal will include Kung fu fire tricks,

sword-carrying waiters and exploding food.

Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe were pen friends

and even met once in Philadelphia

when Poe was 34-year-old and Dickens was 31.

On July 16, 1959, the Juno II rocket which was

meant to take the Explorer S1 satellite into orbit

was launched but after a few seconds the rocket

performed a near 180 degree flip

and hurtled back towards the launch pad.

The safety officer exploded the rocket

to protect those at the site.

From December 1958 to May 1961, five out of ten

Juno II rockets malfunctioned during launch.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2014.

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Today is the fourth Thursday of November and also the last Thursday in November so whether you think Lincoln was right or Roosevelt was right, it still Thanksgiving Day in the USA.

To everyone who participates, enjoy the family holiday, eat too much and drink too much.

Last year I did what turned out to be a very popular post called “I Had To Post A Few Turkey Puns Today, Of Course They Are Fowl” ( Click here if you would like to read it.) And this year I’ve done it again.

So here are some more really bad jokes.

Enjoy or endure.

Thanksgiving,

the time of year when turkeys

fatten Americans up for Christmas!

Why didn’t the Pilgrim want to make the stuffing?

Because it’s such a crummy job!

What happened when the turkey got into a fight?

He got the stuffing knocked out of him.

What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?

Plymouth Rock, of course!

What would you get if you crossed

a turkey with a baked fruit dessert?

A peach gobbler!

What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?

The turkey trot

What does a Turkey drink wine in?

In a gobble-let

What did baby corn say to mama corn?

Where’s popcorn?

Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?

To try to hatchet!

Teacher: “What did the Indians bring

to the first Thanksgiving?”

Student: “Baseballs.”

Teacher: “Baseballs?”

Student: “Yeah,

they were Cleveland Indians!”

Who is the turkey’s favorite movie star?

Gregory Peck.

If you divide the circumference

of a pumpkin by its diameter

Do you end up with

Pumpkin pi?

Can a turkey jump higher than

the Empire State Building?

Yes of course it can

– a building can’t jump at all.

Why did the pilgrim’s pants keep falling down?

Because his buckle was on his hat!

And finally,

instead of talking turkey,

let’s hear someone sing turkey instead.

Take it away Dickie Stickhead

(Phew, you have to be careful how you say that name!)

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‘Bruce’? Did You Say ‘Bruce’? – Yes, Quiz Day Again.

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Yes, everyone it’s Quiz Day again at the fasab blog.

You will find out about ‘Bruce’ when you do the quiz, which I hope you will.

And remember, as always, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: In radio what does ‘FM’ stand for?

Q. 2: What breed of dog is the tallest in the world?

Q. 3: And what is the smallest breed of dog?

Q. 4: The marine mammal, the ‘dugong’, is the supposed original of what?

Q. 5: Chance to build up a good score here with a possible 7 points available. In the business world what do these well known acronyms stand for? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all 6 correct.)

a) IBM b) HP c) CNN d) DHL e) HTC f) CVS

Q. 6: What common chemical compound is represented by the formula ‘nh3’?

Q. 7: What is a ‘quadruped’?

Q. 8: What Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance, has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy”?

Q. 9: Still on the subject of space, what recently landed on an asteroid after a ten year journey, bounced twice, ended up in the wrong place and then shut down after its batteries were depleted?

Q. 10: What is the name of the little naked bow-carrying statue that historically represents ‘intimate love’, and ‘desire’? (You can also earn a bonus point if you can name his ‘brother’.)

Q. 11: Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world?

Q. 12: Which bacteria is responsible for typhoid and food poisoning?

Q. 13: What is the name given to someone who studies plants?

Q. 14: What is the mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur better known as?

Q. 15: What is ‘-459.7ºf’ also know as?

Q. 16: What common medical procedure and what type of drink are included in the standard phonetic alphabet?

Q. 17: How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot?

Q. 18: How many years is it since the start of the ‘Great War’?

Q. 19: The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous?

Q. 20: His nickname was ‘Bruce’ and he was the star of what became the highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release in 1975, and the most successful motion picture of all time until Star Wars. What was the name of the movie?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: In radio what does ‘FM’ stand for?

A. 1: Frequency Modulation.

Q. 2: What breed of dog is the tallest in the world?

A. 2: No, not the Great Dane, the correct answer is Irish Wolfhound.

Q. 3: And what is the smallest breed of dog?

A. 3: The Chihuahua. (In fact I think it is so small it doesn’t merit the extra ‘hua’.)

Q. 4: The marine mammal, the ‘dugong’, is the supposed original of what?

A. 4: The Mermaid, the name ‘dugong’ means ‘lady of the sea’.

a) IBM b) HP c) CNN d) DHL e) HTC f) CVS

A. 5: a) IBM International Business Machines b ) HP Hewlett Packard.

c) CNN Cable Network News d) DHL Daisey Hillblom Lynn

e) HTC High Tech Computer f) CVS Consumer Value Stores

Q. 6: What common chemical compound is represented by the formula ‘nh3’?

A. 6: Ammonia.

Q. 7: What is a ‘quadruped’?

A. 7: Any four footed animal.

A. 8: His name is Galileo, or more properly Galileo Galilei.

Q. 9: Still on the subject of space, what recently landed on an asteroid after a ten year journey, bounced twice, ended up in the wrong place and then shut down after its batteries were depleted?

A. 9: The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta Mission Philae comet lander. (You earn a point if you said either ‘Rosetta’ or ‘Philae’ in your answer.)

A. 10: His name is ‘Eros’ and his brother’s name is ‘Anteros’ who supposedly represents reflective or returned mature love.

Q. 11: Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world?

A. 11: Grass.

Q. 12: Which bacteria is responsible for typhoid and food poisoning?

A. 12: Salmonella.

Q. 13: What is the name given to someone who studies plants?

A. 13: A Botanist.

Q. 14: What is the mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur better known as?

A. 14: Gunpowder.

Q. 15: What is ‘-459.7ºf’ also know as?

A. 15: Absolute Zero. (So now if anyone asks you what the government has achieved you can answer ‘-459.7ºf’.)

Q. 16: What common medical procedure and what type of drink are included in the standard phonetic alphabet?

A. 16: X-ray = X and Whiskey = W.

Q. 17: How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot?

A. 17: 1728. (12 x 12 x 12)

Q. 18: How many years is it since the start of the ‘Great War’?

A. 18: 100 years this year. The Great War is also now known as World War I.

Q. 19: The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous?

A. 19: Dynamite.

Q. 20: His nickname was ‘Bruce’ and he was the star of what became became the highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release in 1975, and the most successful motion picture of all time until Star Wars. What was the name of the movie?

A. 20: The movie was ‘Jaws’, and ‘Bruce’ was the nickname give to the ‘shark’ they used in it.

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Quiz Time Again, Folks.

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Yes folks, it is quiz time again here at the fasab blog.

Last one for October.

So get your thinking caps on and try these questions out.

And as usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: Who was the manager of the Beatles?

Q. 2: Approximately what proportion of the Earth’s surface is covered by a) land and b) water

Q. 3: What do you get if you divide 50 by half and add 40.

Q. 4: Frank Pantridge, born in Hillsborough, County Down, in Northern Ireland was famous for what?

a) Discovery of the first radio pulsars

b) The development of the modern tractor

c) Creating the ejector seat

d) Introducing CPR to the world

Q. 5: What type of insect is a ‘velvet ant’?

Q. 6: What is the main ingredient of the dish ‘Welsh Rabbit’?

Q. 7: Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1964 pennies?

Q. 8: What number is a hurricane on the Beaufort Scale?

Q. 9: From which continent did the guinea pig originate?

Q. 10: If 9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, and 100 = 7, what do 16 and 17 equal?

Q. 11: What is the name of the investment company managed by billionaire Warren Buffet?

Q. 12: What does a ‘hippophobic’ fear?

Q. 13: ‘Galvanized’ iron or steel is coated with which other metal to help prevent rusting?

Q. 14: What is a ‘Natterjack’?

Q. 15: ‘Hydrolysis’ is the reaction of a chemical compound with what other compound?

Q. 16: What poisonous substance does the cassava root (used to make flour, breads, tapioca, a laundry starch, and an alcoholic beverage) contain?

Q. 17: This word is the name of a drink and a machine for separating cotton from its seed, what is it?

Q. 18: What is the nautical term for a length of 608 feet?

Q. 19: Which precious metal has the symbol ‘Pt’?

Q. 20: The size of a man’s foot is approximately the same size as which other body part?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Who was the manager of the Beatles?

A. 1: Brian Epstein.

Q. 2: Approximately what proportion of the Earth’s surface is covered by a) land and b) water

A. 2: One third land and two thirds water approximately.

Q. 3: What do you get if you divide 50 by half and add 40.

A. 3: 140.

Q. 4: Frank Pantridge, born in Hillsborough, County Down, in Northern Ireland was famous for what?

a) Discovery of the first radio pulsars

b) The development of the modern tractor

c) Creating the ejector seat

d) Introducing CPR to the world

A. 4: in the correct answer is d) Professor James Francis “Frank” Pantridge, MD, CBE was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic services with the invention of the portable defibrillator.

Q. 5: What type of insect is a ‘velvet ant’?

A. 5: It is a Wasp. (Mutillidae are a family of more than 3,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants.)

Q. 6: What is the main ingredient of the dish ‘Welsh Rabbit’?

A. 6: Cheese (Welsh Rabbit – also called Welsh Rarebit – melted cheese on toast, which was an ironic reference to cheese being a poor man’s meat or rabbit).

Q. 7: Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1964 pennies?

A. 7: Because 1968 pennies is $19.68 and 1964 is only $19.64.

Q. 8: What number is a hurricane on the Beaufort Scale?

A. 8: 12.

Q. 9: From which continent did the guinea pig originate?

A. 9: South America.

Q. 10: If 9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, and 100 = 7, what do 16 and 17 equal?

A. 10: 16 = 7 and 17 = 9 [The number of letters in the spelling of 16 (sixteen) is 7 and that of 17 (seventeen) is 9]

Q. 11: What is the name of the investment company managed by billionaire Warren Buffet?

A. 11: It is called ‘Berkshire Hathaway’.

Q. 12: What does a ‘hippophobic’ fear?

A. 12: Horses.

Q. 13: ‘Galvanized’ iron or steel is coated with which other metal to help prevent rusting?

A. 13: Zinc.

Q. 14: What is a ‘Natterjack’?

A. 14: A toad.

Q. 15: ‘Hydrolysis’ is the reaction of a chemical compound with what other compound?

A. 15: Water.

Q. 16: What poisonous substance does the cassava root (used to make flour, breads, tapioca, a laundry starch, and an alcoholic beverage) contain?

A. 16: It contains Cyanide.

Q. 17: This word is the name of a drink and a machine for separating cotton from its seed, what is it?

A. 17: Gin.

Q. 18: What is the nautical term for a length of 608 feet?

A. 18: It is called a ‘cable’.

Q. 19: Which precious metal has the symbol ‘Pt’?

A. 19: Platinum.

Q. 20: The size of a man’s foot is approximately the same size as which other body part?

A. 20: Oh for goodness sake have a bit of sense, it’s his forearm.

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Shock Headline: Rising Numbers Are On The Increase.

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But no shock that today is another Pun Day!

Enjoy or endure!!

Just opened my Electric bill and my Water bill at the same time.

I was completely shocked.

The man who invented Velcro has died.

RIP

Keifer Sutherland was held up by Homeland Security

when he flew into LA airport for the

filming of the first episode of a new TV series.

They asked him the purpose of his visit and he said,

“I’m here to shoot a pilot.”

My great uncle was so stubborn,

when he died, he left a won’t.

“You make a very good cuppa,” she said.

“It’s my special tea,” I replied.

I fell down a really deep dark hole today.

I just couldn’t see that well.

There are countless films without Dracula in them.

Just read a really sad story about how

blind people get used to new surroundings…

Touching stuff.

I’ve decided to stop wearing my glasses.

It makes me look harder.

A rule of grammar:

double negatives are a no-no.

So here I am trekking through the woods……

hang on, bear with me

Weighing an elephant is just like weighing a human.

But on a much bigger scale.

I asked my boss if I could leave half an hour early the other day.

He said, ” Only if you make up the time.”

I said, ” OK. It’s 35 past 50.”

I work in McDonald’s and a customer was rude to me today,

so I got him back by not putting any Coke in his drink.

Just ice was served.

Brian May is a slightly more optimistic version of Brian Cant.

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Yesterday The Super Bowl – Today The Super Quiz!

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First of all congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks who won their first Super Bowl by crushing the Denver Broncos 43-8, in a rather one-sided game yesterday.

Today it’s the super quiz and this won’t be so easy.

Yes, another random selection of questions, a lot of which will set you a challenge I think.

As usual if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: Who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of an anthropophagus?

Q. 2: The Komodo dragon takes its name from as island in which country?

Q. 3: Which car company built the classic ‘1962 250 GT Berlinetta Boxer’ automobile?

Q. 4: Name the country from which the soup ‘Gazpacho’ originated?

Q. 5: Name the fictional detective associated with ‘Miss Felicity Lemon’?

Q. 6: In which famous movie would you find a robot called ‘Marvin’?

Q. 7: ‘Winter’, ‘Secret’, ‘Dirty’, ‘Pastry’, ‘Cola’, ‘Pig’, ‘Honey’, ‘Football’, ‘Rif’ and ‘Cod’ are all examples of what?

Q. 8: What sauce is made from the plant ‘Armorica rusticana’?

Q. 9: Which of these is a comic character who appears in three plays by Shakespeare?

a) Rifle b) Musket c) Pistol

Q. 10: Rather appropriately for this month, the following line ‘February made me shiver‘ is found in which song?

Q. 11: Contestants from which South American country have won the most Miss Universe titles?

Q. 12: Which of these actors has won the most Best Actor Oscars?

a) Tom Hanks b) Kevin Spacey c) Daniel Day Lewis d) Jeff Bridges

Q. 13: John James Audubon is famous for his paintings of what?

Q. 14: Which large sea in the south-western Pacific Ocean is named after a German?

Q. 15: ‘Monique Delacroix’ was the mother of which debonair hero?

Q. 16: What is the name and the color of Jim Henson’s most famous creation?

Q. 17: This word is the name for a magnificent palace, a variety of apple and a person or thing without equal, what is it?

Q. 18: Name the movie in which Michael Caine plays ‘Lt Gonville Bromhead’?

Q. 19: What does a woman raise and hold up in a ‘Pabana’?

Q. 20: Which very famous soothing English song uses the melody from Mozart’s ‘Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman’?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: Who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of an anthropophagus?

A. 1: Anthony Hopkins in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, an anthropophagus is a cannibal.

Q. 2: The Komodo dragon takes its name from as island in which country?

A. 2: Indonesia. (Probably because of the name a lot of people guess Japan.)

Q. 3: Which car company built the classic ‘1962 250 GT Berlinetta Boxer’ automobile?

A. 3: Ferrari.

Q. 4: Name the country from which the soup ‘Gazpacho’ originated?

A. 4: Spain. (You also get a point if you said Portugal.)

Q. 5: Name the fictional detective associated with ‘Miss Felicity Lemon’?

A. 5: Hercule Poirot.

Q. 6: In which famous movie would you find a robot called ‘Marvin’?

A. 6: ‘A Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’.

Q. 7: ‘Winter’, ‘Secret’, ‘Dirty’, ‘Pastry’, ‘Cola’, ‘Pig’, ‘Honey’, ‘Football’, ‘Rif’ and ‘Cod’ are all examples of what?

A. 7: They are all names of different wars.

Q. 8: What sauce is made from the plant ‘Armorica rusticana’?

A. 8: Horseradish.

Q. 9: Which of these is a comic character who appears in three plays by Shakespeare?

a) Rifle b) Musket c) Pistol

A. 9: c) Pistol. (Pistol (fict) is a follower of Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. He is married to Mistress Quickly, and is a soldier in conflict with Fluellen, in Henry V.)

Q. 10: Rather appropriately for this month, the following line ‘February made me shiver‘ is found in which song?

A. 10: American Pie (Don McLean).

Q. 11: Contestants from which South American country have won the most Miss Universe titles?

A. 11: Venezuela (6, in 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008 and 2009).

Q. 12: Which of these actors has won the most Best Actor Oscars?

a) Tom Hanks b) Kevin Spacey c) Daniel Day Lewis d) Jeff Bridges

A. 12: c) Daniel Day Lewis

Q. 13: John James Audubon is famous for his paintings of what?

A. 13: Birds. (An original copy of his book ‘Birds of America’ sold in London at Sotheby’s for a record £7,321,250 (approximately $11.5 million) on 6 December 2010.)

Q. 14: Which large sea in the south-western Pacific Ocean is named after a German?

A. 14: The Bismarck Sea.

Q. 15: ‘Monique Delacroix’ was the mother of which debonair hero?

A. 15: James Bond.

Q. 16: What is the name and the color of Jim Henson’s most famous creation?

A. 16: Kermit the Frog and he is green.

Q. 17: This word is the name for a magnificent palace, a variety of apple and a person or thing without equal, what is it?

A. 17: Nonsuch.

Q. 18: Name the movie in which Michael Caine plays ‘Lt Gonville Bromhead’?

A. 18: Zulu.

Q. 19: What does a woman raise and hold up in a ‘Pabana’?

A. 19: Her skirt. The Pabana (or Peacock dance) is a solemn and stately Spanish dance.

Q. 20: Which very famous soothing English song uses the melody from Mozart’s ‘Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman’?

A. 20: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

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Back To Normal Quiz

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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

After a couple of festive mega quizzes it’s back to normal this week with a standard sized offering to test your knowledge.

As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!

Enjoy.

Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?

a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest

Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)

Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?

Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?

Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?

a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China

Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?

a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day

Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?

Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?

a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada

Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?

Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?

a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile

Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?

a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story

Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?

Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?

Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?

Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?

Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?

Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?

Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?

a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea

Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?

a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England

Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?

a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest

A. 1: b) Elias.

Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)

A. 2: New York in 1984 (December 1 to be precise).

Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?

A. 3: 1983.

Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?

A. 4: A department store.

Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?

a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China

A. 5: b) Kazakhstan.

Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?

a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day

A. 6: Hogmanay is celebrated on b) New Year’s Eve.

Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?

A. 7: Maryland.

Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?

a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada

A. 8: a) quesadilla.

Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?

A. 9: Autocracy.

Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?

a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile

A. 10: a) Jackal.

Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?

a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story

A. 11: c) Toy Story.

Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?

A. 12: Montreal.

Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?

A. 13: Jupiter.

Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?

A. 14: Scranton.

Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?

A. 15: The Rankine scale measures temperature.

Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?

A. 16: Mozart.

Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?

A. 17: He plays the part of a TV weatherman.

Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?

a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea

A. 18: c) Sea.

Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?

a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England

A. 19: c) France.

Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?

A. 20: Gran Torino

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A Festive Bumper Edition Of Our Monday Quiz!

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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Yes folks, this being Christmas week we have a bumper Christmassy edition of the quiz.

All the questions have a Christmas theme and there are plenty of them this week, so this quiz should keep you going over the holidays.

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!

Merry Christmas and enjoy.

Q. 1: If you were born on Christmas day, what would be your Zodiac sign?

Q. 2: In which century was Christmas first celebrated?

Q. 3: What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas?

Q. 4: In the familiar song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, what is the gift on the fourth day?

Q. 5: In the 1998 movie what actor whilst out Christmas shopping suddenly finds himself an “Enemy of the State”?

Q. 6: Who discovered Christmas Island in 1777?

Q. 7: Who wrote the song “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”?

Q. 8: Plus or minus one year, how long does it take a Scotch Pine Christmas tree to reach a typical retail height of 6 to 7 feet?

Q. 9: One of the most popular floral gifts at Christmas is the Poinsetta, but what country did Poinsettias originally come from?

Q. 10: At the end of the war in Vietnam, when Saigon fell, the signal for all Americans to evacuate was what song by Bing Crosby being played on the radio?

Q. 11: What was Scrooge’s business partner called?

Q. 12: When exactly is ‘The Twelfth Night’?

Q. 13: Why was Boxing Day so named?

Q. 14: Who composed the music for the festive season ballet ‘The Nutcracker’?

Q. 15: Which Italian cake, popular at Christmas, belongs to Tony?

Q. 16: What job was first taken by James Edgar in 1890?

Q. 17: In which celebrated movie does James Stewart attempt suicide one Christmas?

Q. 18: The Bible doesn’t say when Jesus was born. Pope Julius I made this decision in which year?

a) 50 AD b) 350 AD c) 750 AD d) 1250 AD

Q. 19: Mr and Mrs Hilton had a little boy who was born on Christmas Day 1887, and went on to found of one of the world’s largest Hotel chains, but what was his first name?

Q. 20: The names of which two reindeer mean ‘Thunder’ and ‘Lightning’?

Q. 21: What is the name of the fruit sauce which is a traditional accompaniment to the Christmas Turkey?

Q. 22: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?

Q. 23: The German Christmas song ‘Tannebaum’ is translated into English as what?

Q. 24: What does the word ‘Bethlehem’ mean?

Q. 25: Before Pope Julius I decided that December 25th was the day Jesus was born, on which day did early Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus?

Q. 26: Coca Cola made our modern Father Christmas for an advertising campaign, but prior to that, what color robes did he wear?

Q. 27: Which ‘Christmas’ word means ‘turning of the sun’?

Q. 28: Complete the title of each of the following Christmas movies.

a) Holiday… b) We’re No… c) The Bells of… d) It’s A Wonderful…

Q. 29: What was the name of Scrooge’s clerk in a Christmas Carol?

Q. 30: Advent candles are a popular Christmas tradition in many cultures. What does the word advent mean?

Q. 31: Which nickname for Hollywood sounds Christmassy?

Q. 32: Which pudding with a misleading name was banned by English Puritans because it was deemed to be ‘sinfully rich’?

Q. 33: The Greek word for ‘Messiah’ was ‘Xristos’(Christ). What do all of these words mean translated?

Q. 34: In the movie ‘Die Hard 2’, which airport did the terrorist take over on Christmas Eve?

Q. 35: Many people claim that the first unofficial football (soccer) international between Germany and a Scotland-England side was played on a Christmas Day. The pitch or playing field was found between what?

Q. 36: In which country does an ugly old witch named ‘Bafana’ deliver presents on the 6th of December?

a) Australia b) Austria c) Italy d) Mexico

Q. 37: There are two ‘Christmas islands’, in which oceans are they located?

Q. 38: In which city is Kevin left ‘Home Alone’ at Christmas? (the first Home Alone)

Q. 39: “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan”. What is the name of the country where Wenceslas was king? (Will accept either the ‘old’ or ‘modern’ name of the country.)

Q. 40: Which Christmas tradition, said to have originated in Germany, was banned in the Soviet Union until 1935?

Q. 41: In which country is St. Nick called ‘Sinterklaas’?

Q. 42: Which Christmas gift of the very highest quality, also known as ‘Oil of Lebanon’, comes from Oman?

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Q. 43: Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas Day?

Q. 44: Who said, “You’ll want all day tomorrow, I suppose “?

Q. 45: Which popular poem did Clement Clark Moore write for his six children in 1822?

Q. 46: The following all mean ‘Merry Christmas’ in which language? (A point for each!)

a) Hyvaa joulua b) sung tan chuk ha c) froehliche weihnacten

d) mele kalikimaka e) god jul f) boas festas g) kala christouyenna

Q. 47: Superstition dictates that when making mince pies for Christmas one should always stir in which direction?

Q. 48: Which Christmas tradition did the very busy Sir Henry Cole introduce in 1843?

Q. 49: The Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ has been remade many times. Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for the role of Kris Kringle in the original 1947 movie and which two time Oscar winner played Kris in the 1994 remake?

Q. 50: Which song begins with “Are you hanging up your stocking on the wall”?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: If you were born on Christmas day, what would be your Zodiac sign?

A. 1: Capricorn.

Q. 2: In which century was Christmas first celebrated?

A. 2: In the 4th century.

Q. 3: What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas?

A. 3: The early church banned mistletoe, so holly was substituted.

Q. 4: In the familiar song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, what is the gift on the fourth day?

A. 4: 4 Calling Birds.

Q. 5: In the 1998 movie what actor whilst out Christmas shopping suddenly finds himself an “Enemy of the State”?

A. 5: Will Smith

Q. 6: Who discovered Christmas Island in 1777?

A. 6: Captain Cook.

Q. 7: Who wrote the song “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”?

A. 7: Irving Berlin.

Q. 8: Plus or minus one year, how long does it take a Scotch Pine Christmas tree to reach a typical retail height of 6 to 7 feet?

A. 8: 7 years.

Q. 9: One of the most popular floral gifts at Christmas is the Poinsetta, but what country did Poinsettias originally come from?

A. 9: Mexico.

Q. 10: At the end of the war in Vietnam, when Saigon fell, the signal for all Americans to evacuate was what song by Bing Crosby being played on the radio?

A. 10: White Christmas.

Q. 11: What was Scrooge’s business partner called?

A. 11: Jacob Marley.

Q. 12: When exactly is ‘The Twelfth Night’?

A. 12: The evening of the 5th of January.

Q. 13: Why was Boxing Day so named?

A. 13: After the custom of giving Christmas Boxes/Tips to workmen/tradesmen.

Q. 14: Who composed the music for the festive season ballet ‘The Nutcracker’?

A. 14: Tchaikovsky.

Q. 15: Which Italian cake, popular at Christmas, belongs to Tony?

A. 15: Panettone. (Anthony or Tone’s bread).

Q. 16: What job was first taken by James Edgar in 1890?

A. 16: He was the first department store Santa.

Q. 17: In which celebrated movie does James Stewart attempt suicide one Christmas?

A. 17: It’s A Wonderful Life.

Q. 18: The Bible doesn’t say when Jesus was born. Pope Julius I made this decision in which year?

a) 50 AD b) 350 AD c) 750 AD d) 1250 AD

A. 18: Answer b) 350 AD.

Q. 19: Mr and Mrs Hilton had a little boy who was born on Christmas Day 1887, and went on to found of one of the world’s largest Hotel chains, but what was his first name?

A. 19: Conrad.

Q. 20: The names of which two reindeer mean ‘Thunder’ and ‘Lightning’?

A. 20: Donner and Blitzen.

Q. 21: What is the name of the fruit sauce which is a traditional accompaniment to the Christmas Turkey?

A. 21: Cranberry.

Q. 22: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?

A. 22: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Q. 23: The German Christmas song ‘Tannebaum’ is translated into English as what?

A. 23: Christmas Tree.

Q. 24: What does the word ‘Bethlehem’ mean?

A. 24: House of meat (Arabic) or House of bread (Hebraic)

Q. 25: Before Pope Julius I decided that December 25th was the day Jesus was born, on which day did early Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus?

A. 25: The 6th of January or feast of the epiphany. (Greek for appearance or revelation).

Q. 26: Coca Cola made our modern Father Christmas for an advertising campaign, but prior to that, what color robes did he wear?

A. 26: Green. (As a sign of the returning Spring.)

Q. 27: Which ‘Christmas’ word means ‘turning of the sun’?

A. 27: Yuletide (Yule means wheel in old Norse language).

Q. 28: Complete the title of each of the following Christmas movies.

a) Holiday… b) We’re No… c) The Bells of… d) It’s A Wonderful…

A. 28: a) …Inn b) …Angels c) …St. Marys d) …Life

Q. 29: What was the name of Scrooge’s clerk in a Christmas Carol?

A. 29: Bob Cratchit.

Q. 30: Advent candles are a popular Christmas tradition in many cultures. What does the word advent mean?

A. 30: Arrival.

Q. 31: Which nickname for Hollywood sounds Christmassy?

A. 31: Tinseltown.

Q. 32: Which pudding with a misleading name was banned by English Puritans because it was deemed to be ‘sinfully rich’?

A. 32: Plum pudding. (Incidentally, there are no plums in plum pudding, just sugar, raisons, suet, flour and various spices boiled in a bag till ‘plum’)

Q. 33: The Greek word for ‘Messiah’ was ‘Xristos’(Christ). What do all of these words mean translated?

A. 33: The ‘annointed’ one.

Q. 34: In the movie ‘Die Hard 2’, which airport did the terrorist take over on Christmas Eve?

A. 34: Dulles International Airport (Washington DC).

A. 35: Between the trenches in no mans land, Christmas 1914. (No match report is available but it seems the Germans won 3-2.)

Q. 36: In which country does an ugly old witch named ‘Bafana’ deliver presents on the 6th of December?

a) Australia b) Austria c) Italy d) Mexico

A. 36: Answer c) Italy.

Q. 37: There are two ‘Christmas islands’, in which oceans are they located?

A. 37: The Pacific and Indian oceans.

Q. 38: In which city is Kevin left ‘Home Alone’ at Christmas? (the first Home Alone)

A. 38: Chicago.

A. 39: Bohemia, now known as the Czech Republic.

Q. 40: Which Christmas tradition, said to have originated in Germany, was banned in the Soviet Union until 1935?

A. 40: Christmas trees.

Q. 41: In which country is St. Nick called ‘Sinterklaas’?

A. 41: Holland.

Q. 42: Which Christmas gift of the very highest quality, also known as ‘Oil of Lebanon’, comes from Oman?

A. 42: Frankincense.

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Q. 43: Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas Day?

A. 43: To compete with a pagan celebration.

Q. 44: Who said, “You’ll want all day tomorrow, I suppose “?

A. 44: Scrooge to Bob Cratchit in Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’.

Q. 45: Which popular poem did Clement Clark Moore write for his six children in 1822?

A. 45: A visit from St. Nicholas (The night before Christmas) “It twas the night before Christmas when all through the house……”

Q. 46: The following all mean ‘Merry Christmas’ in which language? (A point for each!)

a) Hyvaa joulua b) sung tan chuk ha c) froehliche weihnacten

d) mele kalikimaka e) god jul f) boas festas g) kala christouyenna

A. 46: Answers a) Finnish b) Korean c) German d) Hawaiian e) Norwegian

f) Portugese and, g) Greek

Q. 47: Superstition dictates that when making mince pies for Christmas one should always stir in which direction?

A. 47: In a clockwise direction.

Q. 48: Which Christmas tradition did the very busy Sir Henry Cole introduce in 1843?

A. 48: The sending of Christmas wishes on mass produced Christmas cards. The first cards depicted a family toasting an absent friend with the words “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you”.

A. 49: Edmund Gwenn and Richard Attenborough.

Q. 50: Which song begins with “Are you hanging up your stocking on the wall”?

A. 50: Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody.

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