Christmas quiz - 5V

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Christmas + trivia Quiz

Which words do you associate with Christmas?

In which English speaking country are you most likely to come across surfing Santa?

1. Scotland
2. New Zealand
3. The USA
4. Australia

'And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time. The greatest gift they'll get this year is ...'

What do you do if you find yourself and another person under this branch of a tree?

1. Hug
2. Kiss
3. Slap them

Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

1. Ernest Hemingway
2. J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Charles Dickens
4. William Shakespeare

What is the first name of Scrooge, the protagonist in "A Christmas Carol"?

Which of these things will not be found in a Christmas cracker?

1. a paper crown
2. a small toy
3. a joke or a riddle
4. money

People from which country decorate their houses pretty extensively during Christmas?

1. America
2. Ireland
3. Wales

When did grandma get knocked over by a reindeer?

1. Christmas Eve
2. Christmas Day
3. Boxing Day
4. New Year's Eve

When is Boxing Day?

1. 24 December
2. 25 December
3. 26 December
4. 5 December

Who did NOT cover Wham!'s hit
"Last Christmas"

1. Taylor Swift
2. Crazy Frog
3. Carly Ray Jepsen
4. Bruce Springsteen

If you order a full English breakfast, what do you get?

1. Eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, black pudding, pancakes
2. Eggs, sausages, toast, black pudding, beans
3. Eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, beans
4. Eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, black pudding beans

Which Dutch comedian originally performed Flappie?

1. Bert Visscher
2. Youp van 't Hek
3. Jochem Myer
4. Hans Teeuwen

In which year did Columbus 'discover' America?

1. 1491
2. 1492
3. 1493
4. 1494

Which city is NOT in Scotland

1. Glasgow
2. Edinburgh
3. Launceston
4. Aberdeen

All I Want For Christmas was covered by Olivia Olson in which film?

1. Let It Snow
2. The Christmas Chronicles
3. Love Actually
4. Bad Santa

Harrods aims at the rich and famous, but tourists like going there too.
What is it?

1. A theatre
2. A department store
3. A museum
4. A restaurant

When was the first Nobel Prize for Literature awarded?

1. 1900
2. 1901
3. 1902
4. 1903

What are bangers?

1. Beans
2. Potatoes
3. Sausages
4. Pork chops

A Christmas pudding is made up to a year before it is served. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient?

1. Dried fruits
2. Alcohol
3. Fat
4. Flour

What English streetfood is traditionally served in an old newspaper?

1. Bangers and mash
2. Fish and chips
3. Steak and kidney Pie
4. Toad in the hole

What's the difference between an Irish and an English traditional breakfast?

1. A glass of whisky
2. A pint of Guinness
3. A shot of bourbon
4. A cup of coffee

Which of these is not part of Santa Clause his reindeer?

1. Dasher
2. Dunder
3. Blixem
4. Smasher

The Beatles came from which English city?

1. London
2. Liverpool
3. Manchester
4. Birmingham

Where do Brummies live?

Where did Frodo have to take the ring?

1. Mount Boom
2. Doom Mountain
3. Mount Doom
4. A random volcano in Mordor

From which English city does the Cockney accent originate?

1. Birmingham
2. Liverpool
3. London
4. Manchester

Who played Mary Poppins?

1. Julie Andrews
2. Katherine Hepburn
3. Audrey Hepburn
4. Marilyn Monroe

What country does this flag belong to?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Cook Islands
4. Tasmania

Who was NOT a President of the United States?

1. George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Alexander Hamilton
4. Benjamin Franklin

In which state is the city of Las Vegas?

1. California
2. Arizona
3. Utah
4. Nevada

What are your plans for
the Christmas Break?

1. sleep in as often as possible
2. eat too much
3. work on my book seminar
4. all of the above

So no C's in the previous answers?

Then make sure you finish your seminar today so that we have time for something extra-curricular on Friday!

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