Pub quiz Christmas & New Year

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

Make a team of 2-4 people

Think of a name for your team

Rules:

- 3 rounds with 5 questions each  a round with 3 Qs

- write your answers on the answer sheet

- no cheating

- discuss quietly, so the other teams can't hear your answers

- after each round, there's one minute to check/discuss the answers 

Round 1. Christmas origin

1. To which city did Josef and Mary travel around Christmas?

2. On which animal did Mary travel there?

3. What are the names of the three wise men?

4. On which date do Americans celebrate the birth of Jesus?

5. How did the 3 wise men know where to go?

Round 2. Around the Christmas tree 

1. "Van een witte Kerst is sprake als er op beide kerstdagen in De Bilt een gesloten sneeuwdek is gemeten." ​

How often did we, in the Netherlands, have a white Christmas since 2000?

BONUS: how often has it been since 1900?

​2. On what day did we, in the Netherlands, celebrate "eerste kerstdag" in 2023?

​3. How many reindeer does Santa have?

​4. What is the most popular main dish in the Netherlands on "eerste Kerstdag"?

​5. Estimation question

How many Christmas trees are sold in the Netherlands each year?

Round 3. New Year's Eve

1. In which year was the first "nieuwjaarsduik" in the Netherlands?

2. Put these cities in order of when they are in the New Year, starting with where New Year starts first . 

Moskou, Tokio, Jeruzalem, Perth, Bangkok​

3. Estimation question

How many "oliebollen" are eaten in the Netherlands every year?

BONUS: How many per person approx.?

4. Estimation question 

How many euros do Dutch people spend on fireworks per person?

5. Which 'goede voornemen' is most popular??

Round 4. Popular around Christmas

1 Put the Spotify most streamed christmas songs in the correct order from most streamed to least.​

Wham - Last Christmas​

Sia - snowman

Michael Bubble - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.​

Mariah Carry - All I want for Christmas

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me​

2 Put the top 5 of most watched Christmas films in the correct order: 

Home Alone 2: lost in New York

The Grinch (Dr. Seuss)

The Grinch (animated)

Home Alone

A Christmas Carol

Round 5. Brainteasers

What number should be on the question mark?

How many differences are there?

Which piece fits?

Which mitten has no pair?

Where is the odd one in?

Round 1: Christmas in the bible

1. Betlehem

2. donkey

3. Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar

    (1 punt per goede naam)

4. On Christmas Eve, the 24th of December

5. They followed a bright star

Round 2: Around the Christmas tree

1. 2x (in 2009 en 2010) Bonus = 8x

2. on monday

3. 9 reindeer

4. roulade (rollade)

5. 2,4 million (between 2 and 3 million = 1 point)

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Round 3: New Year's Eve

1. 1960

2. Tokio, Perth, Bangkok, Moskou, Jeruzalem 

(1 point per correct placement)

3. in total a 100 million (between 90 and 110 million = 1 point) BONUS = 8 per person

4. 90 euros

5. losing weight / getting fit(ter) / being healthier

Round 4: Popular around Christmas

1. Songs

1. Last Christmas

2. All I want for Christmas

3. Santa tell me

4. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

5. snowman

2. Films

1. The Grinch (animated)

2. Home Alone

3. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

4. The Grinch (Dr. Seuss)

5. A Christmas Carol

Per correct placement = 1 point

round 5: brainteasers

1. the number 22

2. 10 differences

3. piece 2

4. mitten number 12

5. square 4