Yes, movies, music and murder all appear in today’s quiz.
Lots of other subjects too.
And as usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Who was assassinated at the theater by John Wilkes Booth?
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Q. 2: What is the most abundant substance found in the plant kingdom?
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Q. 3: What well known city in the Far East is known as ‘The Lion City’ ?
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Q. 4: Who discovered the law that the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to its pressure?
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Q. 5: What type of creature is a Pacific sea wasp?
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Q. 6: Which of Napoleon’s victories had a chicken dish named after it?
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Q. 7: In which country is the port of Fray Bentos?
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Q. 8: What was the name of the English galleon best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake?
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Q. 9: English novelist John Meade Falkner, not to be confused with the famous American author John Faulkner, published three novels. ‘The Nebuly Coat’ was one of them, you get a point for each of the other two you can name correctly and two bonus points if you get both of them correct.
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Q. 10: What are the only two numbers on a dartboard to lie between two odd ones?
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Q. 11: What wind is a warm southerly coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean?
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Q. 12: What is the largest flat fish species?
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Q. 13: Which Washington D.C. born oscar-winning actress wrote ‘A Lotus Grows in the Mud’ ?
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Q. 14: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?
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Q. 15: What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?
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Q. 16: On which continent would you find the world’s most ancient forest?
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Q. 17: Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, England was home to which famous brand of horror films?
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Q. 18: Which kind of flower bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?
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Q. 19: Name the three primary colors.
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Q. 20: What was the name of the song performed by Eton John, a revised version of which became a mega-hit after being sung live by Elton at Princess Diana’s funeral? A bonus point if you can also correctly name the sub-title given to the latter version.
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Q. 1: Who was assassinated at the theater by John Wilkes Booth?
A. 1: Abraham Lincoln.
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Q. 2: What is the most abundant substance found in the plant kingdom?
A. 2: Cellulose.
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Q. 3: What well known city in the Far East is known as ‘The Lion City’ ?
A. 3: Singapore.
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Q. 4: Who discovered the law that the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to its pressure?
A. 4: Robert Boyle.
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Q. 5: What type of creature is a Pacific sea wasp?
A. 5: It is a Jellyfish.
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Q. 6: Which of Napoleon’s victories had a chicken dish named after it?
A. 6: Marengo.
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Q. 7: In which country is the port of Fray Bentos?
A. 7: In the South American country Uruguay.
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Q. 8: What was the name of the English galleon best known for her circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake?
A. 8: It was the Golden Hind or Golden Hinde.
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Q. 9: English novelist John Meade Falkner, not to be confused with the famous American author John Faulkner, published three novels. ‘The Nebuly Coat’ was one of them, you get a point for each of the other two you can name correctly and two bonus points if you get both of them correct.
A. 9: They are ‘The Lost Stradivarius’ and ‘Moonfleet’.
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Q. 10: What are the only two numbers on a dartboard to lie between two odd ones?
A. 10: 3 and 19 (there is a run of four odd numbers around the bottom – 17,3,19,7, nowhere else is there a run of more than 2 consecutive odd or even numbers).
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Q. 11: What wind is a warm southerly coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean?
A. 11: Sirocco.
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Q. 12: What is the largest flat fish species?
A. 12: Halibut.
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Q. 13: Which Washington D.C. born oscar-winning actress wrote ‘A Lotus Grows in the Mud’ ?
A. 13: Goldie Hawn.
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Q. 14: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?
A. 14: Basketball.
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Q. 15: What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?
A. 15: A mackintosh.
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Q. 16: On which continent would you find the world’s most ancient forest?
A. 16: In Australia specifically Daintree Forest, north of Cairns.
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Q. 17: Bray Studios, near Windsor in Berkshire, England was home to which famous brand of horror films?
A. 17: Hammer Horror.
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Q. 18: Which kind of flower bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?
A. 18: Tulips.
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Q. 19: Name the three primary colors.
A. 19: Red, yellow and blue.
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Q. 20: What was the name of the song performed by Eton John, a revised version of which became a mega-hit after being sung live by Elton at Princess Diana’s funeral? A bonus point if you can also correctly name the sub-title given to the latter version.
A. 20: It was ‘Candle in the wind’. For your bonus point the sub-title for the revised version was ‘Goodbye England’s Rose’.
Christmas week again folks and another year almost gone.
Time of course for the BIG Christmas quiz.
Some of the questions are fairly easy, but one or two will keep you thinking for a while.
So grab a cup of coffee, or something stronger if you like, and test your knowledge of Christmas and things Christmasy.
And, as always, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy, good luck, and a very Merry Christmas.
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Q. 1: In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode ‘HOH OHO’?
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Q. 2: Which Christmas plant takes its name from the first US Minister to Mexico?
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Q. 3: What date is St Stephen’s Day?
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Q. 4: The song ‘White Christmas’ was first performed in which 1942 movie?
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Q. 5: Who is officially credited as the author of ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
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Q. 6: ‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents’ is the opening line from which classic novel?
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Q. 7: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘…To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray..’?
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Q. 8: In ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, what were there eight of?
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Q. 9: If you’ve watched a TV show like ‘The Sopranos’ you’ve probably heard the term ‘Bada Bing’, but in what country is Christmas known as ‘Bada Din’ (the big day)?
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Q. 10: Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love?
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Q. 11: What color are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
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Q. 12: The character ‘Jack Skellington’ appears in which 1993 Tim Burton movie?
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Q. 13: What’s the second line of “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas“?
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Q. 14: Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
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Q. 15: In the inspirational 1946 movie, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, what’s the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel?
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Q. 16: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
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Q. 17: We all know that “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan” and that he liked his pizzas deep pan crisp and even, but in which country was Wenceslas king?
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Q. 18: Who wrote ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’?
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Q. 19: Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus?
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Q. 20: A Christmas present for country western fans. Who sang “It was Christmas in prison the food was real good, we had turkey and pistols carved out of wood” ?
a) Willy Nelson b) Johnny Cash c) John Prine d) Garth Brooks
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Q. 21: What do George C. Scott, Alastair Sim, Daffy Duck, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, Fred Flintstone and Jim Carrey all have in common?
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Q. 22: Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as ‘marshworts’?
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Q. 23: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?
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Q. 24: ‘Three Kings Day’ is known by what numerical name in Britain?
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Q. 25: What Angel visited Mary?
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Q. 26: Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978?
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Q. 27: Peter Auty sang ‘Walking In The Air’ in what Christmas time movie?
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Q. 28: What do American singer and actor Dean Martin, actress and singer Eartha Kitt, and Charlie Chaplin all have in common?
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Q. 29: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, ‘…my true love brought to me nine…’ what?
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Q. 30: Which American-born English poet, having first names Thomas Stearns, wrote the poem ‘The Cultivation Of Christmas Trees’?
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Q. 31: Who composed the music known as ‘The Nutcracker Suite’, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892?
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Q. 32: What is the surname of the family in the 1989 movie ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’?
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Q. 33: Patra, the birthplace of the original Santa Claus, St Nicholas, is in which modern country?
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Q. 34: How many of Rudolph’s eight companions names start with ‘D’? (A point for the correct number and bonus points for each one you can name correctly.)
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Q. 35: Which southern central US state, whose capital city has the same name, was the last to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
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Q. 36: Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647?
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Q. 37: In the song ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas‘, how many swans were a-swimming?
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Q. 38: Why were Joseph and the expectant Mary on the road to Bethlehem in the first place?
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Q. 39: In which country was Boxing Day renamed ‘Day of Goodwill’ in 1994?
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Q. 40: How many Lords-a-leaping are there in ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’?
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Q. 41: In which American state would you find the city of Bethlehem?
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Q. 42: Which Hasbro children’s robot action figures were the most popular Christmas presents in 1984?
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Q. 43: What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word ‘estincelle’, meaning spark?
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Q. 44: In the movie ‘Jingle All The Way’ name the toy Arnold Schwarzenegger was hunting?
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Q. 45: Which famous mathematician was born on Boxing Day in 1791?
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Q. 46: What does the word ‘Christ’ mean?
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Q. 47: Which 1987 action/comedy movie opens to the music of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’?
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Q. 48: What Apple product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 2007?
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Q. 49: A lot of them have already been mentioned in this quiz, so how many presents were given in total in the 12 Days of Christmas?
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Q. 50: In the Christmas carol, which town is known as ‘Royal David’s City’?
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Q. 1: In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode ‘HOH OHO’?
A. 1: Canada.
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Q. 2: Which Christmas plant takes its name from the first US Minister to Mexico?
A. 2: Poinsettia.
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Q. 3: What date is St Stephen’s Day?
A. 3: 26th December.
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Q. 4: The song ‘White Christmas’ was first performed in which 1942 movie?
A. 4: Holiday Inn.
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Q. 5: Who is officially credited as the author of ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
A. 5: Robert Burns.
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Q. 6: ‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents’ is the opening line from which classic novel?
A. 6: Little Women.
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Q. 7: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘…To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray..’?
A. 7: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
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Q. 8: In ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, what were there eight of?
A. 8: Maids-a-milking.
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Q. 9: If you’ve watched a TV show like ‘The Sopranos’ you’ve probably heard the term ‘Bada Bing’, but in what country is Christmas known as ‘Bada Din’ (the big day)?
A. 9: India.
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Q. 10: Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love?
A. 10: Cupid.
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Q. 11: What color are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
A. 11: White.
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Q. 12: The character ‘Jack Skellington’ appears in which 1993 Tim Burton movie?
A. 12: The Nightmare before Christmas.
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Q. 13: What’s the second line of “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”?
A. 13: “Just like the ones I used to know”.
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Q. 14: Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
A. 14: Almond.
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Q. 15: In the inspirational 1946 movie, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, what is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel?
A. 15: Clarence (Oddbody).
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Q. 16: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
A. 16: Christmas cracker.
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Q. 17: We all know that “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan” and that he liked his pizzas deep pan crisp and even, but in which country was Wenceslas king?
A. 17: Bohemia (Czech Republic)
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Q. 18: Who wrote ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’?
A. 18: Dr Seuss.
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Q. 19: Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus?
A. 19: Shepherds.
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Q. 20: A Christmas present for country western fans. Who sang “It was Christmas in prison the food was real good, we had turkey and pistols carved out of wood” ?
a. Willy Nelson b. Johnny Cash c. John Prine d. Garth Brooks
A. 20: Answer c. John Prine (‘Christmas in prison’ from the album Sweet Revenge)
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Q. 21: What do George C. Scott, Alastair Sim, Daffy Duck, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, Fred Flintstone and Jim Carrey all have in common?
A. 21: They have all played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in movies or television.
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Q. 22: Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as ‘marshworts’?
A. 22: Cranberry sauce.
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Q. 23: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?
A. 23: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
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Q. 24: ‘Three Kings Day’ is known by what numerical name in Britain?
A. 24: Twelfth Night.
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Q. 25: What Angel visited Mary?
A. 25: Gabriel.
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Q. 26: Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978?
A. 26: A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas.
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Q. 27: Peter Auty sang ‘Walking In The Air’ in what Christmas time movie?
A. 27: The Snowman.
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Q. 28: What do American singer and actor Dean Martin, actress and singer Eartha Kitt, and Charlie Chaplin all have in common?
A. 28: All died on Christmas day.
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Q. 29: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, ‘…my true love brought to me nine…’ what?
A. 29: Ladies dancing.
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Q. 30: Which American-born English poet, having first names Thomas Stearns, wrote the poem ‘The Cultivation Of Christmas Trees’?
A. 30: T S Eliot.
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Q. 31: Who composed the music known as ‘The Nutcracker Suite’, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892?
A. 31: Tchaikovsky.
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Q. 32: What is the surname of the family in the 1989 movie ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’?
A. 32: Griswold.
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Q. 33: Patra, the birthplace of the original Santa Claus, St Nicholas, is in which modern country?
A. 33: Turkey.
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Q. 34: How many of Rudolph’s eight companions names start with ‘D’? (A point for the correct number and bonus points for each one you can name correctly.)
A. 34: Three – Dasher, Dancer and Donner
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Q. 35: Which southern central US state, whose capital city has the same name, was the last to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
A. 35: Oklahoma.
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Q. 36: Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647?
A. 36: Oliver Cromwell.
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Q. 37: In the song ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, how many swans were a-swimming?
A. 37: Seven.
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Q. 38: Why were Joseph and the expectant Mary on the road to Bethlehem in the first place?
A. 38: To pay tax (and take part in a census).
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Q. 39: In which country was Boxing Day renamed ‘Day of Goodwill’ in 1994?
A. 39: South Africa
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Q. 40: How many Lords-a-leaping are there in ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’?
A. 40: 10.
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Q. 41: In which American state would you find the city of Bethlehem?
A. 41: Pennsylvania
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Q. 42: Which Hasbro children’s robot action figures were the most popular Christmas presents in 1984?
A. 42: The Transformers
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Q. 43: What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word ‘estincelle’, meaning spark?
A. 43: Tinsel.
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Q. 44: In the movie ‘Jingle All The Way’ name the toy Arnold Schwarzenegger was hunting?
A. 44: Turbo Man.
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Q. 45: Which famous mathematician was born on Boxing Day in 1791?
A. 45: Charles Babbage.
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Q. 46: What does the word ‘Christ’ mean?
A. 46: ‘Annointed’ (from the Greek ‘Xristo’).
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Q. 47: Which 1987 action/comedy movie opens to the music of ‘Jingle Bell Rock;?
A. 47: Lethal Weapon
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Q. 48: What Apple product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 2007?
A. 48: The iPod Touch.
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Q. 49: How many presents were given in total in the 12 Days of Christmas?
A. 49: 364.
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Q. 50: In the Christmas carol, which town is known as ‘Royal David’s City’?
Time to test your knowledge of a wide range of subjects including geography, history, politics, music, movies, sport… even space!
And a lot of muli-pointers to give you the chance of building up a good score.
As usual if you get stuct you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What side of the road do you drive on in Japan, is it on the right (like the USA) or on the left (like Britain)?
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Q. 2: Who won this year’s (2014) Gentlemans and Ladies Singles titles at the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Tournament in England? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get both correct.)
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Q. 3: What is the most distant human-made object from Earth?
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Q. 4: What is the automobile that began as a project between Swatch and Mercedes most commonly known as?
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Q. 5: In the days when countries took control of other nations and territories overseas they were called Empires. Which country at one time controlled the largest Empire in the world (in terms of land area)?
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Q. 6: There are twelve buttons on a touch tone phone. What two symbols bear no digits?
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Q. 7: In which branch of the armed forces did William Hitler, a nephew of Adolf Hitler, serve during World War II?
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Q. 8: One chocolate chip can give you enough energy to walk approximately how many feet?
a) 50 feet b) 100 feet c) 150 feet d) 200 feet
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Q. 9: Plus or minus ten, The Bahamas consists of approximately how many islands?
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Q. 10: How many ‘Terminator’ movies have there been to date (2014)? (Bonus points if you can name them and the year they were released.)
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Q. 11: Who were the magician duo, known for their magic with big cats, who became the most successful and best known entertainers in Las Vegas?
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Q. 12: How many US Presidents have been assassinated? (A bonus point for each that you can name and even more points if you know where the assassinations took place and the names of the assassins.)
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Q. 13: If you added the number of players in a basket ball team, the number of players in an American football team, the number of players in a soccer team and the number of players in a rugby union team, what would be the total?
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Q. 14: Famous as Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, who was he?
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Q. 15: What is the collective name for the 26 self-governing districts into which Switzerland is divided?
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Q. 16: The month of August falls within which two Zodiac signs?
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Q. 17: What was the name of the unexpected hit TV series about an unlikely duo who cook methamphetamine?
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Q. 18: Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
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Q. 19: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is currently owned by whom?
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Q. 20: What song by the group Queen made it to number 1 in the British charts twice, in 1976 and 1991?
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Q. 1: What side of the road do you drive on in Japan, is it on the right (like the USA) or on the left (like Britain)?
A. 1: In Japan you must drive on the left side of the road.
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Q. 2: Who won this year’s (2014) Gentlemans and Ladies Singles titles at the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Tournament in England? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get both correct.)
A. 2: In the 2014 Wimbledon tennis tournament Novak Djokovic was the winner of the Gentlemen’s Singles and Petra Kvitova was the winner of the Ladies’ Singles.
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Q. 3: What is the most distant human-made object from Earth?
A. 3: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is the most distant human-made object from Earth.
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Q. 4: What is the automobile that began as a project between Swatch and Mercedes most commonly known as?
A. 4: It is called the “SMART car”, an abbreviation of its original code name, the Swatch & Mercedes Art Car.
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Q. 5: In the days when countries took control of other nations and territories overseas they were called Empires. Which country at one time controlled the largest Empire in the world (in terms of land area)?
A. 5: Britain, whose Empire at one stage was 33.2 million km2 (approximately 8.2 billion acres).
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Q. 6: There are twelve buttons on a touch tone phone. What two symbols bear no digits?
A. 6: The star * and the hash # buttons have no digits.
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Q. 7: In which branch of the armed forces did William Hitler, a nephew of Adolf Hitler, serve during World War II?
A. 7: Adolf Hitler’s nephew, William, served in the Navy during WWII – the U.S. Navy!
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Q. 8: One chocolate chip can give you enough energy to walk approximately how many feet?
a) 50 feet b) 100 feet c) 150 feet d) 200 feet
A. 8: The correct answer is c) 150 feet.
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Q. 9: Plus or minus ten, The Bahamas consists of approximately how many islands?
A. 9: The Bahamas consists of approximately 501 islands, give yourself a point if you said anything between 491 to 511.
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Q. 10: How many ‘Terminator’ movies have there been to date (2014)? (Bonus points if you can name them and the year they were released.)
A. 10: There have been four ‘Terminator’ movies to date (2014); they are ‘The Terminator’ (1984); ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ (1991); ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ (2003); and, ‘Terminator Salvation’ (2009). A fifth Terminator movie is in post production scheduled for release in 2015.
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Q. 11: Who were the magician duo, known for their magic with big cats, who became the most successful and best known entertainers in Las Vegas?
A. 11: Siegfried and Roy.
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Q. 12: How many US Presidents have been assassinated? (A bonus point for each that you can name and even more points if you know where the assassinations took place and the names of the assassins.)
A. 12: Four US Presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, in Washington, D.C., on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth; James A. Garfield, also in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, July 2, 1881, by Charles J. Guiteau; William McKinley, in Buffalo, New York, on Friday, September 6, 1901, by Leon Czolgosz; and John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Q. 13: If you added the number of players in a basket ball team, the number of players in an American football team, the number of players in a soccer team and the number of players in a rugby union team, what would be the total?
A. 13: The answer is 42 (5 + 11 + 11 + 15).
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Q. 14: Famous as Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, who was he?
A. 14: He was James Garner, who sadly passed away on July 19, 2014.
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Q. 15: What is the collective name for the 26 self-governing districts into which Switzerland is divided?
A. 15: They are called ‘Cantons’.
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Q. 16: The month of August falls within which two Zodiac signs?
A. 16: The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
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Q. 17: What was the name of the unexpected hit TV series about an unlikely duo who cook methamphetamine?
A. 17: Breaking Bad.The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008 to September 29, 2013.
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Q. 18: Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
A. 18: Benjamin Netanyahu. (No points deducted if you get the spelling wrong.)
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Q. 19: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is currently owned by whom?
A. 19: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG.
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Q. 20: What song by the group Queen made it to number 1 in the British charts twice, in 1976 and 1991?
A good mixture of questions this week, some very easy and few that should sort out the serious quizzers from the casual players.
As usual if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What does the ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stand for?
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Q. 2: How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
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Q. 3: In which river are the 1000 islands?
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Q. 4: The scene of a famous battle, the city of Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river?
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Q. 5: During World War II, the largest Japanese spy ring was located where?
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Q. 6: In which country was the “angel of the north” erected in 1998?
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Q. 7: What 6 colors are on the classic Campbell’s soup label? (A point for each.)
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Q. 8: She was the leader of the British movement for female suffrage and in 1903 founded the Women’s Political Union which agitated for votes for women, but died in 1928 just before full voting rights were granted. Who was she?
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Q. 9: On the United States “Stars and Stripes” flag, is the top stripe red or white?
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Q. 10: Which German leader was known as the ‘Iron Chancellor’?
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Q. 11: Name the character who said, “I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner” and the movie from which it comes? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 12: Which way do fans rotate?
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Q. 13: England’s King Henry VIII is infamous for having six wives and for having some of them executed by beheading. But how many of the six wives lost their heads?
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Q. 14: If ‘Lady’ is a pedigree spaniel what is the name of the mongrel?
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Q. 15: Whose face is on a dime?
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Q. 16: The now famous line “Show me the money” comes from what well known movie?
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Q. 17: Which country did Xerxes rule?
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Q. 18: Who is missing from this list?
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.
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Q. 19: Which actor in 1962 was the first to say the immortal line “The name is Bond – James Bond” and in which movie? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 20: Who sang about the ‘Witchita line man’?
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Q. 1: What does the ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stand for?
A. 1: The ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stands for ‘quality’.
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Q. 2: How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
A. 2: There are 3 curves on a standard paper clip. (Did you have to look?)
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Q. 3: In which river are the 1000 islands?
A. 3: In the St Lawrence River.
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Q. 4: The scene of a famous battle, the city of Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river?
A. 4: The River Plate (Rio de la Plate).
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Q. 5: During World War II, the largest Japanese spy ring was located where?
A. 5: The largest Japanese spy ring during WWII was not in the U.S. but in Mexico, where it spied on the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
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Q. 6: In which country was the “angel of the north” erected in 1998?
A. 6: In England.
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Q. 7: What 6 colors are on the classic Campbell’s soup label? (A point for each.)
A. 7: Blue, red, white, yellow, black, and gold.
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Q. 8: She was the leader of the British movement for female suffrage and in 1903 founded the Women’s Political Union which agitated for votes for women, but died in 1928 just before full voting rights were granted. Who was she?
A. 8: Emmeline Pankhurst.
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Q. 9: On the United States “Stars and Stripes” flag, is the top stripe red or white?
A. 9: It is Red. (Again I hope you didn’t have to look!)
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Q. 10: Which German leader was known as the ‘Iron Chancellor’?
A. 10: Bismarck.
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Q. 11: Name the character who said, “I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner” and the movie from which it comes? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 11: Hannibal Lecter said it in the Silence of the Lambs.
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Q. 12: Which way do fans rotate?
A. 12: Clockwise as you look at it
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Q. 13: England’s King Henry VIII is infamous for having six wives and for having some of them executed by beheading. But how many of the six wives lost their heads?
A. 13: Only two, people usually think it is more.
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Q. 14: If ‘Lady’ is a pedigree spaniel what is the name of the mongrel?
A. 14: His name is ‘Tramp’, from the animated feature ‘Lady and the Tramp’.
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Q. 15: Whose face is on a dime?
A. 15: US President Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Q. 16: The now famous line “Show me the money” comes from what well known movie?
A. 16: The movie was ‘Jerry Maguire’, starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Q. 17: Which country did Xerxes rule?
A. 17: Persia.
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Q. 18: Who is missing from this list?
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.
A. 18: Bashful is missing, he was afraid to appear.
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Q. 19: Which actor in 1962 was the first to say the immortal line “The name is Bond – James Bond” and in which movie? (A point for each correct answer.)
An Easter themed quiz this Monday appropriately enough.
Most of the questions shouldn’t prove too difficult although there are a few in there that might be challenging.
I’ve included some multiple choice too to help the odds a bit.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which Jewish religious event often coincides with Easter?
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Q. 2: Who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?
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Q. 3: How long does Lent last for?
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Q. 4: Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter event in seven countries. A point for each one you name correctly.
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Q. 5: How many disciples joined Jesus at the Last Supper?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14
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Q. 6: What is the religious significance of the egg at Easter?
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Q. 7: In the Christian calendar, what is the name given to the last Sunday before Easter?
a) Palm Sunday b) Pentecost c) Whitsun
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Q. 8: In which country is there a contemporary tradition of reading or watching murder mysteries at Easter?
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Q. 9: Who starred in the movie Easter Parade?
a) Judy Garland b) Ginger Rogers c) Elaine Paige
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Q. 10: When the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate offered to release Jesus, which prisoner did the crowd demand was let go instead?
a) Herod b) Barabbas c) Judas
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Q. 11: Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the score for which Easter-based musical?
a) Evita b) Jesus Christ Superstar c) Cats Glenn
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Q. 12: Which American island is named after rabbits?
a) Coney Island b) Staten Island c) Long Island
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Q. 13: In Bermuda, the ascent of Christ is symbolized by what?
a) Balloons b) Kites c) Doves d) Fireworks
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Q. 14: What buns do people traditionally eat at Easter?
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Q. 15: What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus and what did he receive as payment? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 16: What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
a) Mardi Gras is the first day of Lent
b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
c) Mardi Gras has nothing to do with Easter.
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Q. 17: What does the period of Lent symbolize?
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Q. 18: Which British gangster film stars Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren?
a) The Long Easter Monday b) The Long Easter Sunday c) The Long Good Friday
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Q. 19: The word ‘quarantine’ literally means ’40 days’. When Neil Armstrong went into quarantine after returning from the Moon, which musical instrument did he take with him?
a) Penny whistle b) Banjo c) Ukulele d) Hammond organ
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Q. 20: “I am the eggman” is a lyric from which song by The Beatles?
a) Paperback Writer b) I Am The Walrus c) Hey Jude
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Which Jewish religious event often coincides with Easter?
A. 1: Passover.
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Q. 2: Who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?
A. 2: Mary Magdalene.
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Q. 3: How long does Lent last for?
A. 3: 40 days.
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Q. 4: Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter event in seven countries. A point for each one you name correctly.
A. 4: US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Lithuania, and Egypt.
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Q. 5: How many disciples joined Jesus at the Last Supper?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14
A. 5: b) 12.
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Q. 6: What is the religious significance of the egg at Easter?
A. 6: It represents the tomb Jesus rose from.
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Q. 7: In the Christian calendar, what is the name given to the last Sunday before Easter?
a) Palm Sunday b) Pentecost c) Whitsun
A. 7: a) Palm Sunday.
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Q. 8: In which country is there a contemporary tradition of reading or watching murder mysteries at Easter?
A. 8: Norway.
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Q. 9: Who starred in the movie Easter Parade?
a) Judy Garland b) Ginger Rogers c) Elaine Paige
A. 9: a) Judy Garland.
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Q. 10: When the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate offered to release Jesus, which prisoner did the crowd demand was let go instead?
a) Herod b) Barabbas c) Judas
A. 10: b) Barabbas.
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Q. 11: Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the score for which Easter-based musical?
a) Evita b) Jesus Christ Superstar c) Cats Glenn
A. 11: b) Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Q. 12: Which American island is named after rabbits?
a) Coney Island b) Staten Island c) Long Island
A. 12: a) Coney Island.
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Q. 13: In Bermuda, the ascent of Christ is symbolized by what?
a) Balloons b) Kites c) Doves d) Fireworks
A. 13: b) Kites.
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Q. 14: What buns do people traditionally eat at Easter?
A. 14: Hot cross buns.
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Q. 15: What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus and what did he receive as payment? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 15: Judas Iscariot, and he received 30 pieces of silver.
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Q. 16: What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
a) Mardi Gras is the first day of Lent
b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
c) Mardi Gras has nothing to do with Easter.
A. 16: Answer b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
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Q. 17: What does the period of Lent symbolize?
A. 17: Jesus’s time in the wilderness.
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Q. 18: Which British gangster film stars Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren?
a) The Long Easter Monday b) The Long Easter Sunday c) The Long Good Friday
A. 18: c) The Long Good Friday.
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Q. 19: The word ‘quarantine’ literally means ’40 days’. When Neil Armstrong went into quarantine after returning from the Moon, which musical instrument did he take with him?
a) Penny whistle b) Banjo c) Ukulele d) Hammond organ
A. 19: He took c) a Ukulele.
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Q. 20: “I am the eggman” is a lyric from which song by The Beatles?
a) Paperback Writer b) I Am The Walrus c) Hey Jude
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