Hi all!
Well, it's not long now until the big day!
I am glad to say that my spirits have been lifted a little since my last post even though my home town of Hastings has now one of the highest rates of infection re Covid 19 in the country. The reason for my happiness being the wonderful efforts of Tara Reddy and her 'Artsonprescription' team and the jolly 'Christmas online zoom party' that took place yesterday! In spite of the 'usual with zoom' issues of trying to get into the meeting in the first place once all there we shared lots of jokes, wore silly hats and did some festive drawings. I had been asked to put together a Christmas Quiz for the party and having been a D.J. for 15-20 years in my youth presenting it and reading the questions etc made me feel like my old self (or should I say ELF) again! (lol)
With 20 Questions of fun facts, trivia questions and 'little known but true' tales of Christmas in it this quiz is a 'quick fix' for any of you who want something short-ish (about 45 mins) to try and engage your family and friends with (if you are allowed to see them where you are!) over the festive period. I promised earlier that I would post my quiz questions for you all to 'have a go at home' here once I'd 'done my turn' for A.O.P. and so here it is!
Tony’s Silly & ‘Slightly Naughty List’ Christmas Quiz
Mad But True!
Q1 - In 2019 a Dad ordered an 8 feet high blow-up Santa from E Bay but what did he receive instead?
A) A 25 feet tall blow up Santa
B) An inflatable dingy
C) A blow up 'person' (ooh err, missus!)
Q2 - A Santa Claus (Rotten imposter!) was interviewed in Metro last year and was asked what the secret to being a good Santa was. Did he say it was…
A) Looking the part & having a real beard
B) Keeping up with what modern kids want and not asking them ‘daft questions’ about what they wanted for Christmas?
C) To have a happy disposition and the ability to adapt to any situation.
Q3 - When Builder, Steve Thomson won £105 Million near to Christmas one year what did he do for his existing customers?
A) Let them keep the money they owed him for the work he was doing so that they could pay someone to finish it for them and keep the rest for Christmas.
B) Finish the work himself for free.
C) Let them keep the money they owed him for the job and finish it himself.
Q4 - A school was praised last Christmas for banning homework. What did they urge their pupils to spend the time doing instead?
A) Help their Moms & Dad’s prepare the Christmas Dinner
B) Make somebody smile
C) Read a book of their choice and write an essay about it
Q5 - How many mince pies to Marks & Spencer expect to sell each year at Christmas?
A) 40 Million
B) 4 Million
C) 400 Million
Q6 - What is the name of the company that runs the ’Santa School’ in East London?
A) Your’e nibbling my mince pie - there is no Santa school!
B) The Ministry Of Fun
C) Claus & Co
Q7 - According to Scientists roughly how much would Santa’s sleigh weigh when fully loaded?
A) 400,000 Tons
B) 600,000 Tons
C) 1 Million Tons
Q8 - In a survey taken in 2014 what percentage of people asked said that they intended to watch the Queen’s Speech at Christmas?
A) 60%
B) 40%
C) 30%
Q9 - In what year did Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ first chart in the U.K.?
A) 1991
B) 1994
C) 1993
Q10 - Approximately how many calories are there in a traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and three glasses of wine?
A) 1200
B) 1600
C) 2000
Q11 - Del & Rodney made us all laugh when they famously dressed up as Batman & Robin in the ‘Only Fools & Horses’ Christmas special from which year?
A)1983
B)1984
C)1985
Q12 - A man who fled from the police at 100MPH and went on the run for 4 years finally blamed his crimes on what when he was eventually caught?
A) Santa never calling when he was a kid
B) Going Bald
C) Charles Hawtrey beating him in a body building competition as a lad.
Q13 - What was ‘Bing’ Crosby’s real first name?
A) Bud
B) Henry
C) Harry
Q14 - Ed Sheeran had the Christmas No 1 in 2018 with which song?
A) Perfect
B) How Would You Feel?
C) Shape Of You
Q15 - Which Christmas was the last years trading for Hastings Woolworths in Castle St after 80 years?
A)2000
B)2008
C)2010
Q16 - Which of the following celebrities did NOT die on Christmas Day?
A) James Brown
B) Peter Lawford
C) Charlie Chaplin
Q17 - How many ‘Carry On’ Christmas Specials were recorded for Thames Television?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
Q18 - Who’s quote about Christmas is this? “Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people once a year.”
A) Victor Borge
B) Spike Milligan
C) Boris Johnson
Q19 - Which famous painter was born on New Years Eve?
A) Henri Matisse
B) Claude Monet
C) Walter Sickert
Q20 - What was the name of Cliff Richards first solo Christmas No 1 hit?
A) Little Town
B) Mistletoe & Wine
C) Saviours Day
Answers:
1 A
2 C
3 C
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 A
8 C
9 B
10 C
11 A
12 B (But all win as my Christmas present to you all!)
13 C
14 A
15 B
16 B
17 A
18 A
19 A (1869)
20 B (1988)
That's it folks! DO have fun with this and DO let me know how you scored? The highest scorer amongst those who took part yesterday was 14 out of 20 so if you better that you will be doing very well!
Toodle pip for now! x
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