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Steve
1st December 2009, 11:25 AM
Hi All,

as it's December we thought we would do a Christmas quiz this month. <:santa

Good Luck everyone. Please send all completed entries to dawn.sewell@hotmail.co.uk

1. What are the names of Santa's reindeer from the poem 'Twas the night before Xmas'

2. In which year was Mr Blobby the UK Christmas number one song?

3.What is the name of this annual Christmas attraction (Photo)

http://forum.floridavillaselite.com/lights.jpg

4. The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by whom?

5. Who had the Christmas number one in 1978 Name of group and name of song.

6. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country

7. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray'.

8. What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?

9. What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?

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

11. After Scrooge has reformed his life at the end of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, he invites Bob Cratchit to join him for some "smoking bishop". What did he mean?

12. In the song 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' what pudding was asked for?

13. In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?

14. Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas?

15 What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail?

JAF
1st December 2009, 01:09 PM
By the time I get to the end I think I will need to get out my bottle of ** to make a snowball!

pbensur
2nd December 2009, 01:22 AM
LOL!! Me too!

lizpaterson47
2nd December 2009, 09:43 PM
All done Steve who do I email it to ?

Steve
2nd December 2009, 10:36 PM
All done Steve who do I email it to ?

Hi Liz, sorry forgot to put it on the post. Send all entries to dawn.sewell@hotmail.co.uk

Many thanks :)

ellie
9th December 2009, 10:57 PM
Well, I had better try harder this month!<:embarr<:cry

Mary and Colin
10th December 2009, 11:06 PM
That makes two of us Ellie <:embarr :)
I need to double check my answers and listen to my daughter <:rolleyes dont you just love it when they say told you so. <:widegrin

Mary

ellie
11th December 2009, 08:22 PM
Mary, I made some really silly mistakes, so next time I will get someone to check my answers first. <:embarr

pbensur
12th December 2009, 07:07 PM
This one really got me in the Christmas spirit! I finally finished it and sent it off!

ellie
3rd January 2010, 07:23 PM
Well I am on tenterhooks wondering if I made a pig's ear of it again! <:confused<:embarr
Please put me out of my misery, Dawn! <:lol

Mary and Colin
3rd January 2010, 10:38 PM
Oh we were so busy before Christmas i forgot to send ours. :(
Hope you did okay Ellie.
Note to me must do the quiz A.S.A.P. <:embarr

Mary

Steve
4th January 2010, 10:26 AM
Sorry all for the delay in announcing the winners of last months quiz but have been ultra busy! :) Jan quiz will be a little later this month.

Ok correct answers was received from
ellie, JAF and Pbensur, Well Done!! Points Added

here are the answers and it seems the photo caught some out this month.

1 The names of Santa's reindeer from the poem 'twas the night before Xmas
A Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen

2. In which year was Mr Blobby the UK Christmas number one song?

A 1993

3.What is the name of this annual Christmas attraction (Photo)

A The Osbourne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights

4 The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by who

A J.C. Horsley

5 Who had the christmas number one in 1978 Name of group and name of song.

A Boney M Marys boy child

6 London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country

A Norway

7 Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray.

A God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

8 What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?

A Panettone

9 What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?

A Christmas cracker

10 What is the names of the 3 wisemen

A Caspar, Balthazar & Melchior

11 After Scrooge has reformed his life at the end of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, he invites Bob Cratchit to join him for some "smoking bishop". What did he mean?

A A hot spiced drink

12 In the song 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' what pudding was asked for?

A A figgy Pudding

13 In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired

to play Santa Claus in what large department store?

A Macy's

14 Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas?

A I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus

15 What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail?

A Advocaat

pbensur
4th January 2010, 02:43 PM
Yay! <:clap Thanks Steve - looking forward to the next one!

Mary and Colin
4th January 2010, 08:49 PM
Well done you three. <:clap<:clap

Mary

ellie
4th January 2010, 09:47 PM
Phew! <:party<:cheer:)

Thanks for the quiz!

pbensur
16th January 2010, 05:49 PM
Just wondering - are we going to be getting a quiz this month?!

Steve
18th January 2010, 11:35 AM
Yes Patty, we will have one ready in shortly :) It has been a bit hectic here just recently but we will get it out.

pbensur
18th January 2010, 04:27 PM
Great - thanks Steve!