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 Post subject: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:55 pm 
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1. What is the chemical formula for Snow ?

2.What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick?

3.In which Christmas carol does this line feature: "Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither"?

4. How many courses are there traditionally in a Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper?

5. How many ghosts visit Scrooge, and name them ?

6. Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem.

7. True or False...The wise men are not named in the bible, neither is there an actual number given

8. Born Christmas day 1908, by name is Denis Charles Pratt better known ?

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

10. Which charity was the first to produce a Christmas card in 1949 ?

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:51 pm 
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Will have a go

1. H2O
2 A Poult
3 don't know
4 11
5 4 Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Xmas past present and future
6 Donna Blitzen,Vixen,Dasher,Prancer
7 FALSE
8 quentin Crisp
9 Mince Pie
10 Dr Barnardo's


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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:00 pm 
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1. 2 and 8 correct.

5. Partly correct ( in the book, it's the ghost of Christmas yet to come.)

Rest wrong though everyone now knows the answer to number 7.

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
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1. What is the chemical formula for Snow ?

2.What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick?

3.In which Christmas carol does this line feature: "Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither"? Good King Wenslas

4. How many courses are there traditionally in a Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper? None

5. How many ghosts visit Scrooge, and name them ?

6. Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem. Dasher Dancer, Donner, Blitzen, Prancer , Vixen, Comet and Cupid

7. True or False...The wise men are not named in the bible, neither is there an actual number given Its True.. (for the benefit of OO)

8. Born Christmas day 1908, by name is Denis Charles Pratt better known ?

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

10. Which charity was the first to produce a Christmas card in 1949 ? RSPCA

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:07 pm 
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http://www.carols.org.uk/0101.htm

could keep you amused for five minutes or so

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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:01 pm 
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Ayup Bob,Here are the results from the BWH jury
(1) H20
(2 Poult
(3) In The Bleak Midwinter
(4) 6
(5) 3 Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Future
(6) Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen, Comet,Cupid,Rudolf
(7) True
(8) Boris Karlof
(9) Christmas Cracker
(10) Salvation Army


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 Post subject: Re: Christmas quiz( answer's not given)
PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:26 pm 
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Bill Mitchell wrote:
Ayup Bob,Here are the results from the BWH jury
(1) H20
(2 Poult
(3) In The Bleak Midwinter
(4) 6
(5) 3 Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Future
(6) Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen, Comet,Cupid,Rudolf
(7) True
(8) Boris Karlof
(9) Christmas Cracker
(10) Salvation Army


question 5 has already been answered correctly and its 4, also rudolf isnt mentioned in the night before christmas. Its dasher, Prancer, dancer, comet vixen, donner blitzen, cupid

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