These are the answers to the Christmas Quiz ! I hope you enjoyed doing it and our winners enjoy their prize !
1. The Spirit of Chartwell
2. King Richard III
3. Curiosity
4. Ecuador
5. Twenty-four
6 (C) 369
7. (B) 73
8. The 158th University Boat Race
9. Sergio
Aguero
10. (A) Bradley Wiggins
11. Mumford & Sons
12. Mark Zuckerberg
13. Mo Farah
14. Robbie Williams
15. Luxembourg
16. Daniel Craig
17. Liam Neeson
18. Die Another Day
WHO SAID THAT?
Link the author to the first line of his or
her autobiography:
19. “I’m going nowhere fast.” – Between the Lines by Victoria Pendleton,
2012
20 “Bang! Everything goes dead mad, dead quick.” – My Decade in the
Premier League by Wayne Rooney, 2012
21“The real loser is never the person who crosses the finish line last.”
– Blade Runner: My Story by Oscar Pistorius, 2012
22 “I was born into a year of famine.” – Total Recall by Arnold
Schwarzenegger, 2012
23 “We call it ‘doing a runner,’ and it’s the best way on earth to beat
the traffic after a show.” – Rod Stewart: The Autobiography,2012
24 “May I begin by offering my sincere
apologies.” – Camp David by David Walliams, 2012
25 “As I write I am sitting in Monte Carlo with my wife Kristina.” – Bond on Bond by Roger Moore, 2012
26 “My Dear Reader Chum, a very hearty hello to you.” – Is It Just Me?
by Miranda Hart
27 “This is one of those misery
memoirs.” – Back Story: A Memoir by
David Mitchell
28 “I’m in my hotel room in London and I can’t stop crying.” – Starting Over
by Denise Welch, 2012
29 “This is the day that I have dreamt about for years.” – Unbelievable by Jessica Ennis
30. Gotye
31. Janelle Monáe
32. Rizzle Kicks
33. Muse
34 962 – The
total number of medals won at the London 2012 Olympics
35. 4 – The number of years former Italian Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to for tax fraud, before the sentence
was subsequently reduced
36. 634 – The height in metres of the Tokyo Skytree, the
tallest tower in the world
37. 76 – The number of goals scored at the Euro 2012
finals
38. 78 – The number of minutes that former Bolton
Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba was declared “in effect dead” after suffering a
cardiac arrest in an FA Cup match in March
39 6 – The
number of Grammy Awards singer Adele won in February
40 . 1908 and 1948
41. (B) Qatar
42. Nicola Adams
43. (C) A Teletubby and a Dalek
44. Extinguishing the Paralympic flame
45. The Tempest
46. Oscar Pistorious
47. J.K Rowling
48. Clare Balding
49. (C) Walt Boggis
50. (C) The execution of Anne Boleyn
51 What is
the name of the father of Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters ? - Baron Hard-up.
52 In which pantomime does Robin Hood and Maid
Marion appear? - Babes in the Wood.
53 What is
the name of Aladdin's brother ? - Wishee Washee.
54 What
phrase does the Giant in “Jack and the Beanstalk” use when he can smell Jack ?
- Fe Fi Fo Fum I Smell the Blood of
an Englishman.
55 In
pantomime who is Princess Marcella ? - Sleeping Beauty.
56 What is
the name of Prince Charming's assistant ? - Dandini.
57 Norway
58 The
day after Christmas, 26th December.
59 He is
said to have come from Turkey
60 The
gifts would total 364
61
Nothing to do with baking it was Christmas crackers.
62 There are
2 Christmas Islands, but the Australian one lies in the Indian Ocean.
63 Written
by Louisa May Alcott, the lines come from “Little Women”.
64 Nadolig.
65 The
Epsom Derby
66 Narnia
67 A
Visit from Saint Nicholas (also known as The Night Before Christmas).
68 An
Invisibility cloak
69 Six
70 Advent (as in
advent calendars - the 'coming' basically refers to the birth of Christ)
71 (B)
38
72 (C)
The Thames last frooze in 1837 but the
key change isn’t air temperature. With the removal of London Bridge in 1831and
embanking and dredging has increased the waters flow therefore stopping freezing.
73.
(C) Curglaff is a scottish word used to describe the shock of lowering yourself
into cold water
74 16 each verse; “Fa, la, la, la,la, la,
la, la, la” and 6 verses = 96
75 A trick
question to finish because we are never told
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