Universal Christmas Quiz

Jolly Hockeysticks · 18th Dec 2002, 02:02

Questions are general – no particular subject.

Read the rules carefully.
The objective of the new rules is to try to give those that use their grey matter more of a fair chance against the speed googlers.

RULES
1. Questions posted on Wednesday. Answers posted on Sunday or whenever I feel like it.
2. 2 points for each correct answer. Multi-part questions require all parts answered correctly for the 2 points. 1 point will be awarded for answers that are significantly on the right track. The 2nd point will be awarded to the first person to “fill in the gaps”. Bonus points may be awarded additional relevant information.
3. There is no Rule 3
4. Judge's decision final.
5. During the first 24 hours from the quiz being posted
- you are allowed ONLY ONE POST (containing answers to as many questions as you like).
- Additional posts (within the first 24 hours) will be ignored.
- Edited posts (within the first 24 hours) will be disqualified.
- Complete answers will take precedence over earlier partial answers
6. After the first 24 hours there is no restriction on posts (usual free for all rules). It is better not to edit your posts. If you want to add or correct something post a new reply. The points go to the first person to get the correct answer. "First" is taken as the posting time. If you edit a post, the editing time will be used as the posting time for all answers in the post.
7. Have a Merry Christmas

QUESTIONS

1. Which pagan god's birthday was celebrated on December 25?
2. What will Dolly Parton be home with?
3. What do Alastair Sim, Albert Finney and Seymour Hicks have in common?
4. Who was born on Christmas Day 1954?
5. What colour were Roy Orbison’s ribbons?
6. Who wrote the poem commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and what was it originally titled?
7. What are the names of Santa’s reindeer?
8. Which team was beaten 7-1 by Huddersfield Town on Christmas Day 1919?
9. What was Barry Gordon getting for Christmas?
10. What were the names of the Three Wise Men?
11. Who resigned on Christmas Day 1991?
12. In Dickens “A Christmas Carol” how long has Marley been dead?
13. In what year did the Beach Boys record “The Man With All The Toys”?
14. What is the capital of Christmas Island?
15. Who were the first people (3 of them) to be in space at Christmas?
16. What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
17. What is Santa Claus called in Denmark?
18. Who wrote the words of the Christmas carol Angels From The Realms Of Glory?
19. What do the following have in common: AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IN, IA, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NC, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX, WV?
20. How would you say Merry Christmas in Poland?
21. Who had a hit in Dec 1955 with "Christmas Alphabet”?
22. Which newspaper originally published an editorial entitled 'Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus'?
23. Where was Handel's The Messiah, first performed?
24. What did Madonna ask Santa to bring her (one point for each item)?
25. Who said "I stopped believing in Santa Claus at an early age. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked me for my autograph"?
26. Why is Christmas Day significant in Hong Kong history?
27. Where was St. Nicholas born?
28. Who sang the line “We can watch the snow fall forever and ever”?
29. In which movie did Ralph Richardson play a recently widowed, ageing country vicar who hosts a family Christmas?
30. What was frumenty?
31. Who composed Jingle Bells and what was it originally called?
32. What was the popular medieval Christmas game in which players took turns striking a blindfolded player, who had to guess the name of the person delivering the blow?
33. Which king was crowned on Christmas Day?
34. In "How the Flintstones Saved Christmas." what is odd about the Christmas trees at Macey Rocks?
35. Who sang a duet in 1977 of a medley of Peace On Earth and The Little Drummer Boy?
36. In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many birds (feathered variety) are given?
37. In which year was the first Christmas speech broadcast by the British monarch?
38. Who wrote it?
39. Who painted the picture used on the first charity Christmas card produced by UNICEF?
40. In Finland what does Santa ride on?
41. How many times does Santa check his list before coming to town?
42. Which movie, set in 1944 in France, is about an American Intelligence Squad and a German Platoon who wish to surrender, putting aside their differences and spending Christmas together before eventually being forced to fight? [
43. Who was born on Boxing Day 1893?
44. Who painted “Adoration Of The Kings”?
45. Which author created the book “The Father Christmas Letters”?
46. How would you say Merry Christmas in Wales?
47. Which country has a law that states that every citizen must attend a Christian church service on Christmas Day, and must not use any kind of vehicle to get to the service? Bonus points for the name of the law.
48. Who said "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given"?
49. Who directed the movie Christmas in Connecticut?
50. Which was the first US state to make Christmas an official holiday?
51. Which was the last US state to make Christmas an official holiday?
52. Who sang the line “My memories are warm and clear. But everybody knows It's hard to be alone at this time of year”?
53. Who puts toys into the stockings of Italian children?
54. What is the name of Dudley Moore’s character in “Santa Claus: The Movie”?
55. Which two emperors where crowned on Christmas Day?
56. Who is the main enemy in Tchaikovsky's ballet “The Nutcracker”?
57. Frankincense is a gum resin derived from which trees?
58. What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?
59. Whom did Mary visit immediately after Gabriel appeared to her?
60. Who sang “Walking Backwards For Christmas”?
61. What is viscum album more commonly known as?
62. In “A Charlie Brown Christmas” what does Lucy say she wants for Christmas?
63. Who received a cloak of invisibility as a Christmas gift?
64. Where, in 1087, was the body of Saint Nicholas moved to in order to protect it from the Saracens?
65. Who are missing from this list (one point each)?
Bananarama, Bob Geldof, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Human League, Kool and the Gang, Midge Urge, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Spandau Ballet, Sting, The Style Council, Wham?
66. Which of Santa's reindeer is female?
67. In what year was Jesus born? (I will a accept a range of 3 years)
68. Who delivers gifts to children in Russia?
69. Who originally recorded “What Christmas Means To Me”?
70. Who defeated Tommy Burns in Sydney on Boxing Day 1908?
71. What was in the three ships that came sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning?
72. Where was Bobby Helms dancing and prancing?
73. Who composed the opera, 'Amahl and the Night Visitors'?
74. Which city’s officials are laying on rickshaws on Christmas night to transport party-goers from the city's bars and clubs to the nearest bus stop or taxi rank in a bid to combat drink-driving?
75. How long is the pole that you wouldn’t touch Mr. Grinch with?
76. Who is the voice of Olive in “Olive, the Other Reindeer”?
77. According to "Winter Wonderland" who can we pretend that a snowman is?
78. Which movie revolves around a desperate and rather foolish father trying to find an out-of-stock toy in order to keep a promise to his son?
79. What is the name of the old English tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health?
80. If “Bleached Yule” = “White Christmas” what is “ATA 2400 CAVOK”?
81. What did Gayla Peevey want for Christmas?
82. What is the first line of the second verse of “We Three Kings of Orient Are”?
83. In which year was there no Queen’s Christmas speech broadcast?
84. Which key race of the National Hunt season is held at Kempton Park on Boxing Day?
85. Who originally recorded the song referred to in question 24?
86. In Holland who is St. Nicholas accompanied by when distributing gifts?
87. The Beatles had number one hits at Christmas three years in succession. What were the song titles?
88. How would you say Merry Christmas in Albania?
89. What was the title of Celine Dion’s first Christmas Album?
90. In Jingle Bells who was seated by my side?
91. Cliff Richard featured in number one hits at Christmas three years in succession. What were the song titles?
92. Who purchased the Christmas tree that was recently erected on the site of the World Trade Centre?
93. Which movie was the song “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” written for?
94. If two is for Paul and Silas what is eight for?
95. Which yacht race starts on Boxing Day?
96. Where would you find a theme park called ‘Christmas Land’?
97. What was Steeleye Span’s 1977 Christmas single?
98. What did Good King Wenceslas tell the page to bring him?
99. Cooda and Pigboat each have a number of Christmas gifts. Cooda said that if Pigboat would give him 6 of his gifts they would have an equal number; but, if Cooda would give Pigboat 6 of his gifts, Pigboat would have 4 times as many gifts as Cooda. How many gifts does Pigboat have?

JH

Rollingthunder · 18th Dec 2002, 02:21

25/ Shirley Temple Black.

A very happy Christmas to all.

Whether working or not.

(PC) A happy holiday festive season to all.

Jet Dragon · 18th Dec 2002, 02:24

5. Scarlet
20. Merry Christmas
54. Patch
60. The Goons
65. Staus Quo
70. Les Darcy
88. Merry Christmas
95 The Sydney - Hobart
97 All Around My hat

& a merry Christmas to you too JH!!!
Cheers

JD

reynoldsno1 · 18th Dec 2002, 02:36

13. 1964
19. All official abbreviations for states in the USA
35. David Bowie & Bing Crosby
44. Pieter Bruegel The Elder

pigboat · 18th Dec 2002, 02:54

Evenin' JH. Great quiz!

6...Clement Moore/A Visit From St. Nick
16..An old felt hat
19..They are states that have a town with Christmas in the name
21..I have the song by Jim Reeves, but I don't think that's who you're looking for
22..the New york Sun
26..Hong Kong fell to the Japanese army on Christmas day in 1941
41..twice
52..David Essex (A Winter's tale)
72..In jingle bell Square
75..A 29 and 1/2 foot pole
77..Parson Brown
79..Mummering?
85..Marilyn Monroe (Santa Baby)?

John in YVR · 18th Dec 2002, 03:16

41. Twice
63. Harry potter
90. Miss Fanny Bright
98. flesh, wine and pine logs.

flyboy6876 · 18th Dec 2002, 04:55

Hi JH

14. Kampong - Malaysian / Poon San - Chinese / Silver City - European / The Settlement - Aussies and Hippies

There is no single capital of Christman Island

15. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell & William Anders

32. Blind Mans Buff

Merry Christmas and a great New Year to all

McD · 18th Dec 2002, 05:46

7. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen .... and Rudolph

11. Gorbachev
16. An old silk hat
36. 23 total (7 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1)
43. Mao Tse Tung
56. A button nose
80. Midnight Clear
99. 26

Binoculars · 18th Dec 2002, 06:02

99: 10

Shame on you McD!

Slasher · 18th Dec 2002, 06:26

1. baal. God of pleasure
2. not with me!

3. they all wanted higher fees for acting in 'A Christmas Carol'. Finney won it in his.
4. I dunno. Pilots Pal?
5. be cruel and ask him the color!

6. dunno
7. Winkin, blinkin, and nod
8. The German 6th battalion in belgium
9. 'Flash' Gordon (ex-SIA) I think is flyin in the P.I.'s. Anyone got his email so I can answer this question?
10. Shadrach, Marshach and little Abignego
11. The boss of Saddams army
12. From the looks of him Id say 7 years
13. Obviousley in a good one!
14. About $2.2 billion paid up.
15. 3 atheists
16. the kid who threatened to eat him
17. dat fat barstet who dint bring me my bike!
18. patrons of 'the bush Club' in Anchorage Alaska
19. initials of US states who declare 'Santa Season' hunting open every Dec 24th
20. 'got anything to eat on Dec 25th?'
21. Marcio the Hook from the south side. Found with a can of Spagetti-Os over his body after he was hit.
22. The one little Virginia's dad paid off to shut his daughter up.
23. AD 31. The messiah was handeled by one Ms Mary Magdalene 2 years before his demise.
24. A dildo and Mrs Claus to play with it with.
25. saddam Hussein
26. because the Confucian locals get loads of free gifts from the round-eyes for no aparant reason at all.
27. north pole
28. The propietor of the Porepunkah Snow Chalet Ltd, Victoria Australia
29. 'A Christmas Insurance Windfall'
30. one of the smerfs
31. some deaf guy. Was called 'Lets Make a Huge Racket and Upset the Pagans!'
32. The Catholic Inquistion Game
33. JC. King of the Jews
34. they were made of stone
35. Silvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarznegger
36. 1. Rest were all taken
37. Emporer Hadrian
38. his mate
39. someone who should stick to his dayjob
40. lies, the impressiveness of youth, confidence tricks
41. in my case the old bastard never did!
42. 'The Huddersfield Revenge!' (see q 8)
43. some poor kid who from then on recieved presents with 'merry xmas' written on one side and 'happy birthday' on the other.
44. the same guy who got locked up for painting over works of art
45. the same guy who wrote what sort of condoms Santa uses
46. Ahem....'Merry Christmas in Wales'
47. Alabama. The 'Them N1ggars Aint Ridin In Our Pickup!' law.
48. my father
49. Klinger. After he got finaly out on a section 8
50. California. ANY excuse for a party and p!ssup!
51. Utah obviousley
52. That cute Father Christmas helper in Waltons store, brisbane Australia 1982. She was 19 and my ex-GF.
53. italian child-molesters
54. Derek
55. Hadrian and Hirohito
56. the guy who got both his nuts cracked!
57. Frankinsense trees
58. A cherry. before the kid ate it.
59. the local Nazarethan shrink
60. the only hetero who attended the xmas gay mardi gras Sydney Australia in 1987
61. 'The Record With Snot All Over It'
62. Lucy doesnt believe in xmas! Lucy is a believer in the Great Pumpkin!
63. one of Santas female reindeers. Reason is in q 66.
64. north pole
65. The Murrumbidgee Mid-Murray Mud band, the Deniliquin Dooberlackeys, the Argadargadah Argustuffers, Porepunkah Pink-Pouch Punchers.
66. the one Rudolf was quietley pokin. When asked by Santa on what he was doing, he replyed 'f**kin nothin boss!'
67. Dec 25th 0000 or 0001 or 0002
68. 'The Party' does.
69. Jesus H Christ from Nazareth Israel
70. the same guy who got angrey that he had to actualy box on boxing day!
71. The Nina, Pinta, and Santamaria
72. in bed with his GF?
73. an Indian chick whos pimp was Amahl
74. N.Y. chinatown cops
75. 8 7/8th inches if one was to measure mine.
76. Olive Oyl. Very versatile.
77. given enough WW booze anyone can!
78. 'A Cigar For bill'
79. the old lower class 'Got Any Spare P!ss In Yer Fridge Guv? Im skint And wanna Drink To Yer Elf!' tradition.
80. A xmas group session. Ah, Titsucking Aside, after 2400 minutes of straight shagging our C@cks And Vaginas are still OK.
81. A change of surname?
82. 'Those round-eye sh!ts who wont go home.....'
83. Obviousley a very happy one!
84. Which key race? Um, Anglo-Saxon?
85. someone whos got mud on Madonna
86. his tax agent
87. knockin off the 5th beatle was the biggest hit they ever ordered I think
88. see answer 20
89. 'Gimme A Movie Role And Not Just A Singin One Santa!'
90. Dunno Jolly H. Who was? Your GF?
91. Whatever the beatles sang in q 87
92. well it wasnt Al queda!
93. dwarfs
94. Me, Ozexpat, bFU, and Gaunts. 2 girls each!
95. the one where the starters are too drunk to realise to take the day off.
96. north pole
97. 'The Day We F**ked in bangore'
98. the cheapest slut in town
99. none. I wouldve thieved Piggeys stuff when he wasnt lookin!

Cardinal Puff · 18th Dec 2002, 09:21

60 The Goons (I'm walking backward for Christmas/Across the Irish sea-ea-ea-ea-ea - terrible nanny goat vibrato).

79 Wassail

86 Swarte Jan (Black John) He's apparently there to punish the naughty children.

under_exposed · 18th Dec 2002, 09:45

Binoculars, I think McD is right, read the question a bit more carefully.

PilotsPal · 18th Dec 2002, 10:22

Dear Slash. Ref Q4. You taking the p!ss?

nick24 · 18th Dec 2002, 11:59

14 - Capital of Christmas Island is C
20 - How do you day Merry Christmas in Poland - Merry Christmas (or whatever your native tongue is)
46 - How do you say Merry Christmas in Wales - Merry Christmas (or whatever your native tongue is)
58 - Coal
65 - The other members of Band Aid - Adam Ant, Elvis Costello, Nik Kershaw, Sade, Howard Jones, Brian Ferry, Alison Moyet, U2, Marilyn

M I Icarus · 18th Dec 2002, 12:56

27. Myra, Turkey
64. Somewhere in Italy, I think
86. Zwarte Piet / Black Peter and his horse (a grey) Amerigo. And no, this is not racist as Zwarte Piet is not a slave, but today a much loved (I've played Zwarte Piet at children's Sinterklaas parties, so I know) fictional character who helps Sinterklaas/ Sint Nikolaas/ Saint Nicolas distribute gifts, much like the elfes helping Santa is not considered bad form against small people. The exact origins are unknown, but he/she could be a former slave who stayed with Sinterklaas after he/she was granted freedom or perhaps chimney sweepers (as there are multiple Zwarte Piets) blackened by the soot helping Saint Nicolas distribute food to prisoners and the poor, and now children. In the past there was the threat that if you hadn't behaved well the past year, Sinterklaas would ask Zwarte Piet to put you in his sack (used to distribute gifts) and take you with them to Spain (from where Sinterklaas and the Zwarte Pieten now arrive every year, by steamboat, 2 weeks before December 5th. Sinterklaas is celebrated on Dec 5th, his alleged birthday for the children, but is actually the evening before Dec 6th, rumoured to be the day Saint Nicolas died. Sorry for the rant about Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet being PC, but too much time is spent by adults debating the PCness of now fictional characters who have roots in reality but represent all that is good. Children love them, and should not be burdened by adult world worries. To the children Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet are a team bearing gifts to those that have been good. Lets keep it that simple.

Binoculars · 18th Dec 2002, 13:29

Underexposed, it would not be the first time I have made a fool of myself on this forum

But I've read it and re-read it and come up with the same answer. Where have I gone wrong?

Let the number of Cooda's gifts = x. and Pigboats = y.

So, y=x+6, and y+6 = 4x... no?

Substituting, x+6+6 = 4x, so 3x = 12, x=4, so Cooda has 4 gifts, Pigboat has 10. Pigboat gives Cooda 6 of his gifts, and Cooda now has 10, and Pigboat has... errrr... 4

But if Cooda gives Pigboat 6 of his gifts, then Pigboat will have ... hang on, Cooda hasn't got 6 gifts to give...

*sigh, I knew I should have stayed out of this.*

My second apology of the day... Sorry McD!

In fact y-6 = x+6, doesn't it? Duh!!!

:o :o :o

Good question, JH! As we say in Oz, come in spinner!

bblank · 18th Dec 2002, 14:47

McD's ok with #99, not off the hook with #36

36. 184

Maple session dump:

Code:

> answerToGiftProblem := 
   solve({Pigboat-6=Cooda+6,Pigboat+6=4*(Cooda-6)},{Pigboat,Cooda});

         answerToGiftProblem := {Cooda = 14, Pigboat = 26}

> 12*1+11*2+10*3+9*4+7*6+6*7;

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con-pilot · 18th Dec 2002, 18:19

51. Oklahoma (no kidding)

scran · 18th Dec 2002, 20:14

Well Jolly, I ain't gonna win this one.....

Too damn busy today!!!!!

Well done and have a great christmas.......

SLF · 18th Dec 2002, 22:14

Hi Jolly, you've been busy!

5. Scarlet
8. Manchester United
15. Borman, Lovell and Anders in Apollo 8
20. I'd say "Merry Christmas". What would you say?
35. Bowie and Bing Crosby?
40. A snowmobile these days
41. Twice
46. I'd say "Merry Christmas". What would you say?
60. Eccles
88. I'd say...
95. Fastnet?
97. Gaudete

Merry Christmas!

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