QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. How many horses pull the sleigh in the Christmas song ‘Jingle Bells’?
One
2. Marks and Spencer have placed specially trained male staff on which department to advise puzzled-looking Christmas present-buying men?
Lingerie
3. In cockney rhyming slang what is a “Christmas log”?
Dog
4. Which U.N. children’s organisation produced the first charity Christmas card in 1949?
UNICEF
5. Which Christmas figure was created in 1939 by Robert May as a Christmas promotion for a department store in Chicago?
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
6. Which carol mentions a 19th Century Duke of Bohemia?
Good King Wenceslas
7. Which Mexican plant is called the Flower of the Holy Night?
Poinsettia
8. In the film ‘Die Hard 2′, which airport did the terrorist take over on Christmas Eve?
Dulles International Airport
9. What colour are the flowers of the Xmas rose?
White - Helleborus Niger
10. What do you fill in the morning and then empty at night, except for one night in the year when it is filled at night and emptied in the morning?
A stocking or sock hung up on Christmas Eve   
11. What was the name of the horse in the song ‘Jingle Bells’?
Bobtail - "bells on ‘Bobtail’ ring…."
12. In the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, how many different kinds of bird did “my true love send to me”?
Six (Partridge, Turtle Doves, French Hens, Calling Birds, Geese, Swans) - 184 in total!
13. In 1647, which monarch banned Christmas in England saying that feasting and revelry on a holy day were immoral?
Oliver Cromwell
14. In which city can the world’s biggest Christmas tree be seen each year?
New York
15. True or false - the inventor of Christmas crackers called them Cossacks at first, because the noise they made reminded him of the sound of a Cossack whip?
True - invented by Tom Smith in 1847 - first went on sale as a ‘Smith’s Bon-Bon’
16. With which seasonal product did J. C. Hall make his first million?
Christmas cards (JC Hall of ‘Hallmark’)
17. How many children did Bob Crachett have in A Christmas Carol?
Seven
18. What was the name of Scrooges dead partner in Dickens A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley
19. There are two Christmas Islands, both discovered by British explorers, one is the largest atoll of the Pacific Ocean, where is the other?
Indian Ocean
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer required - Real or Fictional, name a famous bearded man?
Santa Claus / Noel Edmonds / Richard Branson / Rolf Harris / David Bellamy

21. According to hospital figures, a lot of men end up in the casualty department at this time of year, because they’ve decorated their dangley bits with what?
Sprigs of Holly
22. Father Frost or an old woman called Nabushka are which countries equivalents of Santa Claus?
Russia
23. What kind of Merry Christmas did a common group of environmentalists want us to have in 1974?
Wombling
24. What one word can mean a gatekeeper or a traditional Christmas drink?
Porter
25. What are these lyrics from - "Doorbells ring - are you listnin’? In the lane, snow is glistnin"?
Winter Wonderland
26. According to the song White Christmas, in what city is the song set in a ) New York b) Chicago c) Los Angeles
c) Los Angeles
27. What do they use for a Christmas tree in India - banana trees, fig trees or palm trees?
Banana Trees
28. The name of which festive plant comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning dung-on-a-twig?
Mistletoe
29. According to the song "Frosty The Snowman", what were Frosty’s eyes made out of?
Coal
30. What are all farmyard animals said to be able to do on Christmas Eve?
Talk
31. What is the name of Santa’s only female reindeer?
Vixen
32. In the film ‘Babe’, what Christmas song did Babe sing?
Jingle Bells
33. True or false - The Holy Days & Fasting Days Act of 1551 (not yet been repealed) sets out that every citizen must attend a Christian church service on Christmas Day?
True
34. What is the next line - ‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat …’?
Please put a penny in the old man’s hat
35. Chevy Chase played Clark Griswold in which seasonal film?
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
36. If you didn’t want Turkey for Christmas, what is the biggest bird you can buy for the festive lunch?
Ostrich!
37. Which Christmas song includes the line "It seems so long since I could say ’sister Susie sitting on a thistle’"?
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
38. According to Syrian tradition which animal delivers Christmas presents?
Camel
39. In December 1897, what did over a million women ask Queen Victoria to shut on Sundays, over the festive season?
Pubs
40. What did Karen, Richard and Joseph have in common?
All carpenters

Tiebreaker - In which year was the first department store Santa?
The traditional festive job was first taken by James Edgar in 1890
- In lbs, what was the weight of the world’s heaviest newborn baby?
32lbs
- What is the average life expectancy of a toilet?
50 years

1. Which British rocket was first launched in 1964?
Blue Streak
2. Which sportsman was interviewed by Playboy Magazine under different names in Sept 64 and Nov 75?
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
3. What two vegetables go into a Aloo Sag Bhajee?
Spinach & Potato
4. Which symbol appears on sixty of the world’s flags?
Star
5. What colour is a St Bernard’s nose?
Black
6. Which voluntary organisation has the Maltese Cross as its emblem?
St John’s Ambulance Brigade
7. What was Snow White’s coffin made from?
Glass
8. How many O’s are there in a game of Scrabble?
Eight
9. What does a square with a circle inside it indicate on a clothes label?
Tumble Dry
10. Which cartoon character has the full name of Verwood Frederick of Ticehurst?
Fred Bassett
11. How many stories high is the Pentagon building?
Five
12. What country’s name means ‘Land Of The Pure’ in Urdu?
Pakistan
13. What is the thick end of a snooker cue called?
The Butt
14. Which sport uses the terms, lead, second, third and skip for a team of four players?
Bowls
15. Which city is furthest south on the US mainland?
Miami
16. Who gave up the right to accede to the throne of Denmark when he became a naturalized British Citizen in 1947?
Prince Philip
17. What is the closest bridge to the Houses Of Parliament?
Westminster Bridge
18. Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down?
In A Neutral Corner
19. What was Swindon Town’s football ground used as in WWII?
Prisoner-of-war camp
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name something you jump on?
Trampoline / Bus / Bed / Train / Scales

21. Which Year - Bill Gates, aged 19, and his friend found Microsoft, A British scientist produces the first clone of a rabbit, Gillette launches the first disposable razors made of plastic, The film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is released in the UK and The first ‘drive-thru’ McDonald’s hamburger restaurant is opened?
1975
22. What gem represents purity and virginity?
Pearl
23. Which middle eastern city is Giza a suburb of?
Cairo
24. What type of wood do Rolls Royce traditionally put on their dashboards?
Walnut
25. How many rings make up an arm on a Michelin Man?
Four
26. What title character of a best selling novel, first published in 1912, has a name meaning ‘White Skin’?
Tarzan
27. Which cricket ground has the Mound, Grand and Warner Stands?
Lords
28. What kind of baths are recommended to be two and a half inches deep?
Birdbaths
29. What animal could invoke the death penalty for anyone who killed one in Ancient egypt?
Cat
30. Which Beatle was the first to become a grandad?
Ringo
31. What type of grouse has a blackcock?
Black Grouse!
32. Which European country invented the cross-bow, Austria, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy
33. Which city is ‘Little John’ Strong Ale produced in?
Nottingham
34. Which member of Dad’s Army was the voice of the Homepride chief flour grader on TV adverts?
John Le Mesurier
35. How many target arrows are there on a tenpin bowling lane?
Seven
36. Which national daily newspaper holds the record for the most misprints on one page?
The Times
37. Which Olympic event is competed for by contestants who kneel thrioughout the race?
Canoeing
38. What make of green-bottled mixer is advertised as the champagne of ginger ales?
Canada dry
39. Who made his last flight aboard a C64 Norseman?
Glenn Miller
40. Which sport witnessed a Beef Cutlet notch up a British record speed of 39.13mph?
Greyhound Racing
- In which Mexican city did the actor Anthony Quin hear his first dog bark?
Chihuahua

Tiebreaker - How often does a Bamboo plant flower?
Every 120 years

1. Which group have recently topped the UK’s singles and albums charts simultaneously for the first time in their career?
Take That
2. The Lord’s Taverners are a fundraising organisation that raises money by competing in which sport?
Cricket
3. Which former Busted star was recently crowned ‘King Of The Jungle’ after winning ITV1’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’?
Matt Willis
4. Who recently became the first member of the Royal Family to be pictured fox hunting since the ban on the sport was forced through Parliament?
Princess Anne
5. In 1970 who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for the second time, the first person to win twice?
Henry Cooper
6. Which Hollywood star is mourning the death of his beloved pot-bellied pig, Max, that shared the actors home for the past 18 years?
George Clooney
7. According to a new police report, which vehicles are often associated with organised crime in the UK?
Limousines
8. A poll of adults across the UK has revealed that who is the most well renowned Scot - The Loch Ness monster, Gordon Brown or Lorraine Kelly?
The Loch Ness monster
9. A museum dedicated to the pop group Abba will open where in 2008?
Stockholm
10. What are police distributing around Oxford Street in London to act as a deterrent against bag snatchings and muggings over Christmas - Personal alarms, Bells or Clumps of holly?
Bells
11. If the sky was full of nimbostratus clouds, what type of weather would you expect?
Rain. They are rainclouds
12. How many states is Australia divided into?
Six - Northern territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales & Victoria
13. This Week - A Buckinghamshire couple received an anonymous letter threatening legal action and an Asbo if they didn’t stop doing what - Feeding squirrels in their garden, Letting off Fireworks late at night or Playing Cliff Richard records at full volume?
Feeding squirrels in their garden!!!
14. What does the "F.W." stand for in FW Woolworth?
Frank Winfield
15. What was built as the centrepeice of the British empire exhibition of 1924?
Wembley stadium
16. Forty-eight orangutans have finally been returned to their native Indonesia after years being made to perform what in a Bangkok zoo - Boxing matches, Tea parties or Ballet?
Boxing matches
17. Is an icicle a stalagmite or stalagtite?
Stalagtite
18. How will the year 2007 be represented in Roman Numerals?
MMVII
19. What does a Union Jack flying upside down signify?
Distress
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name something you can do with bread?
Toast / Feed the ducks / Fry / Sandwich / Bread pudding

21. Which Year - The space shuttle Atlantis launched the world’s first nuclear war fighting satellite, singer and songwriter Roy Orbison died of a heart attack, President Gorbachev announced that Soviet military strength would be cut by ten percent within the next two years, Leslie Nielson and Priscilla Presley starred in the movie "The Naked Gun" and rock star Elton John was awarded damages of £1 million against the Sun newspaper?
1988
22. With 6, which sport has the most winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Motor Racing, F1
23. How many lines to a picture were there in the first television sets used in the UK?
405
24. Who is the Australian tennis player known as the Scud?
Mark Philippoussis
25. Which group of islands does Fair Isle belong to?
Shetlands
26. Who wrote"The Hunt For Red October"?
Tom Clancy
27. Which Yorkshire racecourse never stages flat racing?
Wetherby
28. Which English city is known as the "City of Spires"?
Oxford
29. Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1957 for his part in "Bridge on the river Kwai"?
Alec Guinness
30. What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe?
Vesuvius
31. Still popular as presents, how many "Power Rangers" are there?
Six (Billy, Jason, Tommy, Zak, Kimberley & Trini)
32. In fiction, which animal faded away until nothing remained but his grin?
The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland
33. Wilnelia Merced, Miss World in 1975 became which British television personality’s third wife in 1983?
Bruce Forsythe’s
34. What is the name for a baby eagle?
An Eaglet
35. What is the name of the jewel thief Inspector Clouseau chases in "The pink panther"?
The phantom
36. Which measurement did Henry III define by laying down three barleycorns in a continuous line?
Inch
37. Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral?
Canterbury
38. Which TV commentator won the PGA championships in 1957, 1962 & 1965?
Peter Allis
39. Which fruit is grown by viticulturists?
Grapes
40. Where can a plane fly further below sea level, than some submarines can dive?
Over the Dead sea, which is 1300ft below sea level

Tiebreaker - What was the price tag of the first JVC VHS video recorder sold at Dixons?
£798.75
- A man has bought 10 pieces of toast with portraits of celebrities made from Marmite on them from eBay, as a Christmas present for his wife - how much did they cost?
£920
- How many miles is it from London to Sydney Australia.
10,558

- Why is Nicholas Parsons in the Guiness book of records?
He shares the record for the longest after dinner speech (11 hours)
- In Disney’s "Aladdin", what were the 3 things the genie warned he couldn’t do?
Kill someone, make two people fall in love and bring back someone from the dead

1. Which will freeze quicker - pure antifreeze or diluted antifreeze?
Pure Antifreeze
2. Who recently completed his latest stunt after spending two days spinning in a gyroscope suspended from a crane, in New York’s Times Square?
David Blaine
3. In which century were rubber gloves first used in surgery?
Nineteenth
4. According to the recruitment ads for which field of the armed forces do 99.99% need not apply?
The Royal Marines
5. Which mountain range do chinchillas habitate?
The Andes
6. What was the nickname of Alan Freeman, the former Radio 1 DJ who died last week following a short illness?
Fluff
7. Which island country brews Polar Beer?
Iceland
8. The ‘Children In Need’ mascot, Pudsey Bear, has a polka dot bandage covering which eye?
Right
9. Which car company has the oldest emblem?
Mercedes
10. Which perfume house produces the fragrance, ‘Fahrenheit’?
Dior
11. What blood group must you have to come into the category known as Universal Donors?
Type O
12. Who recently filed for divorce from rap star Kid Rock after just four months of marriage?
Pamela Anderson
13. Whose portrait is on the Canadian two dollar note?
Queen Elizabeth II
14. Car designer, Ian Callum, recently revealed that the body of which curvy British actress was the inspiration for the new Jaguar XK sportscar?
Kate Winslet
15. What is the female equivalent of a knight?
A Dame
16. Which TV chef’s recipe for gammon and cola as an alternative Christmas dinner has caused a surge on gammon sales at supermarkets?
Nigella Lawson
17. Which world leader’s surname is preceeded by Muammar Al?
Colonel Kadhafi
18. A voice-changing mask of which Dr Who character is set to become one of the best-selling toys this Christmas?
Cybermen
19. In cricket, what does the umpire call if the bowler oversteps the popping crease?
No Ball
20. Quiztime Quiz Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name Something That Dries Up When It Gets Old?
Fruit – Flowers – Cheese – Paint - Bread

21. Which Year - The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester was opened by the Queen and Prince Philip, Comedian and writer Willie Rushton died, The first Euro banknotes were unveiled at the EU summit in Dublin, Middlesbrough cancelled their Premiership game with Blackburn as manager Bryan Robson claimed he had 23 players ill or injured and the Death of ex French President Francois Mitterand?
1996
22. One point each - name the three London clubs that Terry Venables played for?
Spurs, QPR & Chelsea
23. Which singer is hoping for a third Christmas No.1 single with a version of The Carpenter’s ‘Yesterday Once More’ with Daniel O’Donnell?
Cliff Richard
24. In what track and field event would a competitor normally use a glove?
Throwing the Hammer
25. Westlife currently star in which high-street stores £25million Christmas ad campaign where they get to sing with a sheep and a dog?
Woolworths
26. Which central american country has the shortest distance from east to west coast?
Panama
27. Which member of the Royal family recently switched-on the Christmas lights in Tetbury, Gloucestershire?
Camilla - her husband’s home town
28. Where in the leg would you find the greatest concentration of Synovial Fluid?
In the knee joint
29. Which ‘Pop Idol’ has done the voiceover for the Argos Christmas TV ads?
Will Young
30. In which country is the world’s longest canal at 2,500 miles?
China
31. Today in 1967, Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first heart transplant. In which town did it take place?
Cape Town, South Africa - at the Groote Schuur Hospital
32. Today in 1917, the world’s longest cantilever bridge opened in Canada. Which river does it span?
The St. Lawrence - a total length of 987m (3239 ft)
33. Name the author of `The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, who died today in 1894?
Robert Louis Stevenson
34. First published today in 1791, which is the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper?
The Sunday Observer
35. Which flavoured jam would be made from wellington and blacksmith varieties?
Blackcurrant
36. In which century did London’s first coffee shop open?
Seventeenth
37. How many years is Johnnie Walker Black Label aged for?
Twelve
38. What meat goes into a terrine de canard a l’orange?
Duck
39. What letter does a single raised dot represent in braille?
Letter A
40. Name the two positions on a Cricket fielding team that have three words in their title?
Silly Mid On and Silly Mid Off

Tiebreaker - In which year was the first Christmas stamp issued in the UK?
1966
- In which year was Europe’s first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas issued?
1937