S&G U3A Christmas Quiz 2020

There are 9 rounds of questions on different Christmas topics. Each round has 5

questions, except Round 8, the Picture Round, which has 10 questions.

Topics for each Round:

1 Christmas Trivia

2 Christmas Carols

3 Christmas Past

4 Christmas Books

5 Christmas Films

6 Christmas Food and Drink

7 Christmas Music

8 Christmas Picture Round

9 Christmas General Knowledge

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Some questions that were submitted, but we will not be using:

What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”? Why was the snowman looking through the carrots? What did Adam say on December 24th?

(Answers on Sunday!)

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Google, or any other search engine, is banned!

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The answers will be on the website on Sunday December 13.

Good luck and have fun!

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Round 1 Christmas Trivia

1 Alphabetically, which of Santa's 9 reindeer comes last?

2 Christmas Island is in which ocean? 3 How many Drummers Drummed in the Twelve Days of Christmas?

4 The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is an annual gift from the city of Oslo, but which British city receives its Christmas tree from Bergen each year?

5 What colour are the berries on mistletoe?

Round 2 Christmas Carols

1 Which Christmas carol ends with the line "And fit us for Heaven, to live with you there"?

2 Which carol traditionally opens the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from Kings College Cambridge?

3 With music by Gustav Holst, which popular Christmas carol is based on a poem by Christina Rossetti?

4 Which Christmas carol contains the line "From angels bending near the Earth, to touch their harps of gold"?

5 Which Christmas carol contains the line "E'en so here below, below, Let steeple bells be swungeth"?

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Round 3 Christmas Past

1 Which English ruler banned the singing of Christmas songs?

2 Who wrote the first Christmas Broadcast message for King George V?

3 Which saint introduced carols in churches? 4 To which country did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travel after leaving Bethlehem?

5 In which year did the UK first issue a special Christmas stamp?

Round 4 Christmas Books

1 In the Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol", how many brothers and sisters does Tiny Tim have?

2 Who wrote the fairy tale "The Snow Queen"?

3 Which famous author wrote “A Letter From Santa Claus”, which he sent to his daughter, Susy Clemens?

4 Which fantasy author wrote the collection of letters published in 1976 as "The Father Christmas Letters"?

5 Which famous writer wrote the collection of short stories called "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding"?

Round 5 Christmas Films

1 What colour is the Grinch in the film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?

2 Which composer wrote the score for the 1954 Christmas classic "White Christmas"?

3 Which British actor played the role of Kris Kringle in the 1994 version of "Miracle on 34th Street"?

4 Who played the part of Scrooge in the Muppets 1992 version of “A Christmas Carol”?

5 In the movie "It's a Wonderful Life", what is the name of the angel that saves James Stewart's character?

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Round 6 Christmas Food & Drink

1 In the 17th century, Christmas Cake was made to be eaten on what day?

2 Mince pies were originally oval-shaped, what was this supposed to represent?

3 Which cheese, often eaten at Christmas, is known as the ‘King of English cheeses’?

4 At what time did Queen Victoria sit down for Christmas Dinner?

5 Which country produces the most dates?

Round 7 Christmas Music

1 "With Every Christmas Card I Write", is a line from which famous Christmas song?

2 Who composed the 1734 "Christmas Oratorio"?

3 In the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", how many times is he checking his list?

4 According to the lyrics of the song, what were Frosty the Snowman's last words?

5 In which movie did the song "White Christmas" first make an appearance?

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Round 8 Christmas Picture Round

1, 2 and 3. Name the popular

Christmas presents from the past 4, 5, and 6. Name the Christmas films

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7, 8, 9 and 10. Name the UK Towns & Cities on Santa’s Route on Christmas Eve

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FINAL ROUND!

Round 9 Christmas General Knowledge

1 In which city would you find Wenceslas Square?

2 What is Jack's mother normally known as in Jack & the Beanstalk ?

3 The name for which traditional Christmas accessory is derived from the Anglo Saxon words for "dung on a twig"?

4 In which pantomime does Maid Marian appear?

5 In Britain Santa’s postcode is XM4 5HQ (XMAS HQ).

What is Santa’s postcode in Canada?

That’s all folks!

Answers will be posted on the website on Sunday

December 13th