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- Current Affairs: David Furnish got married today, under the new Civil
Partnership Act, which allows gay marriages. Which singer did he marry?
- Music: According to the Christmas song, On the 4th day of Christmas,
what did my true love bring to me?
- Royalty: Which member of the UK Royal family celebrated his 21st
birthday, during 2005?
- General: The 26th of December is commonly known as Boxing Day, but it
is actually which Saints day?
- Music: Who is currently at number one in the album charts, with
"Curtain Call"?
- Current Affairs: Name the winner of the UK TV programme "The X-Factor"
in December 2005. A: Shayne Card.
- Sport: Which horse gave his backers a surprise Christmas present, by
winning the Derby at Epsom on 3rd June 1964? Was it Santa Claus, Rudolph The
Red Nosed Reindeer or The Snowman?
- TV: In which TV series did Robbie Coltrane play Dr. Edward Fitzgerald?
- Music: Which composer - initials F M - wrote the music for Hark The
Herald Angels Sing?
- True or False? Austria finished in last place, in the Eurovision Song
Contest in May 2005?
- TV: What was the name of the toad in Bagpuss? Was it Gabriel, Robin or
Rudolph?
- Future Affairs: Which former Culture Club singer, is up on drugs
charges in a New York court, in February 2006?
- Sport: Who beat Austria 6-0 on aggregate to win their play-off make the
2002 World Cup finals?
- Who Am I? My birthday is the 21st of December. I'm 39 years old. I play
Agent Jack Bauer in TV series 24.
- TV: Which presenter chaired BBCs "Question Time", from 1979 to 1989?
- Religion: Which Biblical town’s name, means ‘House of Bread’ in Hebrew?
- Current Affairs: What is the title of a film released this month, which
is a Peter Jackson remake of a 1933 classic?
- Anagram: Festive song title. "Actual snow! Tons! It's magic, no?"
- In April 2001, which TV presenter had his beard shaved off after
readers of a Devon newspaper pledged £8,000 for the ‘Green Wellies Appeal’?
- Film: For which 1942 film did the song "White Christmas" win an Academy
Award for Best Original Song?
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Q: Who is this TV celebrity.
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Q: This is the rowdy, independent little cub who likes to romp and play,
in the film "The Lion King". Name him.
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Q: In which 1993 film, would you see this character, and what is he
called. One point for the film one point for the name.
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Q: Name this British actor.
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Tie Breaker
Q: The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised... in which year.
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Backup tie, to be used at the bar only - first to answer.
Which day does New Years Day fall on in 2006?
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Quiz Answers below - no cheating on the answers!
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- Current Affairs: David Furnish got married today, under the new Civil
Partnership Act, which allows gay marriages. Which singer did he marry? A:
Elton John.
- Music: According to the Christmas song, On the 4th day of Christmas,
what did my true love bring to me? A: Four Calling Birds.
- Royalty: Which member of the UK Royal family celebrated his 21st
birthday, during 2005? A: Prince Harry.
- General: The 26th of December is commonly known as Boxing Day, but it
is actually which Saints day? A: St. Stephen's Day.
- Music: Who is currently at number one in the album charts, with
"Curtain Call"? A: Eminem.
- Current Affairs: Name the winner of the UK TV programme "The X-Factor"
in December 2005. A: Shayne Card.
- Sport: Which horse gave his backers a surprise Christmas present, by
winning the Derby at Epsom on 3rd June 1964? Was it Santa Claus, Rudolph The
Red Nosed Reindeer or The Snowman? A: Santa Claus.
- TV: In which TV series did Robbie Coltrane play Dr. Edward Fitzgerald?
A: Cracker.
- Music: Which composer - initials F M - wrote the music for Hark The
Herald Angels Sing? A: Felix Mendelssohn.
- True or False? Austria finished in last place, in the Eurovision Song
Contest in May 2005? A: False - it was Germany.
- TV: What was the name of the toad in Bagpuss? Was it Gabriel, Robin or
Rudolph? A: Gabriel.
- Future Affairs: Which former Culture Club singer, is up on drugs
charges in a New York court, in February 2006? A: Boy George.
- Sport: Who beat Austria 6-0 on aggregate to win their play-off make the
2002 World Cup finals? A: Turkey.
- Who Am I? My birthday is the 21st of December. I'm 39 years old. I play
Agent Jack Bauer in TV series 24. A: Kiefer Sutherland.
- TV: Which presenter chaired BBCs "Question Time", from 1979 to 1989? A:
Robin Day.
- Religion: Which Biblical town’s name, means ‘House of Bread’ in Hebrew?
A: Bethlehem.
- Current Affairs: What is the title of a film released this month, which
is a Peter Jackson remake of a 1933 classic? A: King Kong.
- Anagram: Festive song title. "Actual snow! Tons! It's magic, no?" A:
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
- In April 2001, which TV presenter had his beard shaved off after
readers of a Devon newspaper pledged £8,000 for the ‘Green Wellies Appeal’? A:
Noel Edmonds.
- Film: For which 1942 film did the song "White Christmas" win an Academy
Award for Best Original Song? A: Holiday Inn.
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Q: Who is this TV celebrity.
A: Dennis Norden.
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Q: This is the rowdy, independent little cub who likes to romp and play,
in the film "The Lion King". Name him.
A: Simba.
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Q:In which 1993 film, would you see this character, and what is he called.
One point for the film one point for the name.
A: The Nightmare Before Christmas\Jack Skellington.
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Q: Name this British actor.
A: Sylvester McCoy.
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Tie Breaker
Q: The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised... in which year.
A: 1957.
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Backup tie, to be used at the bar only - first to answer.
Which day does New Years Day fall on in 2006?
A: Sunday.
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Back Of Sheet Trivia
Some Christmas Facts
Santa Claus has many different names around the world including
Father Christmas in the UK, Pere Noel in France, Kriss Kringle in Germany, La
Befana in Italy, Julinesse in Denmark, Dedushka Moroz (meaning Grandfather
Frost) in Russia and the Three Kings in Spain and Mexico.
The typical image we have of Santa Claus dressed in red clothes
with white fur trim, is an amalgamation of cultural input over many years. Some
people claim the image of Santa we know today is from Coca-cola advertising, but
this simply isn't true. The standard Santa garb was well established by the
1920s and it wasn't until the 1930s that Coca-cola first used the Santa Claus
design in their advertising.
The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, or "Christ's
Mass." There is no set date for his birth in scripture and it wasn't celebrated
on any particular day. However Christmas was first celebrated on the 25th of
December in Rome in 336AD with an aim to replacing the popular pagan winter
solstice celebrations. The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C.
Horsley.
The twelve days of Christmas are between Christmas Day and
Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise
men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
Popular belief holds that 3 wise men visited Bethlehem from the
east bearing gifts. However there is no mention in the bible about the number of
wise men who visited. Three gifts were brought, gold, frankincense and myrrh,
but names commonly attributed to the wise men - Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar
were added some 500 years later.
English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between
1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral!
Christmas trees become popular in the UK from 1841 when Prince Albert erected
a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition. Fir trees have been
decorated at Christmas time in Germany since the 8th century.
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