Christmas Quiz

Question 1

Leeds Castle is situated in which County?

Accepted Answer

Kent

Question 2

What region of France is the Merlot wine grape originally used?

Accepted Answer

Bordeaux

Question 3

Which was American pop singer Cyndi Lauper's first British chart hit?

Accepted Answer

Girls just wanna have fun

Question 4

The 1992 summer Olympics were held in which European City?

Accepted Answer

Barcelona

Question 5

Which car manufacturer produced the 612 Scaglietti model?

Accepted Answer

Ferarri

Question 6

German football club Wolfsburg, are sponsored by which car manufacturer?

Accepted Answer

Volkswagen

Question 7

What name is given to the Buddhist practice of mental concentration?

Accepted Answer

Meditation

Question 8

What song brought rap music to the mainstream in 1979, by the Sugarhill Gang?

Accepted Answer

Rappers Delight

Question 9

Vesele Vanoce, is merry Christmas in which language?

Accepted Answer

Croatian

Question 10

What Christmas carol are these words from? "I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky."

Accepted Answer

Away in a Manger

Question 11

What is the star sign for people born on New Year’s Day?

Accepted Answer

Capricorn

Question 12

Which of these celebrities used to be a sales assistant in GAP?

Accepted Answer

Kanye West

Question 13

In December, a builder was told to vacate a seat on a tube by another man because:

Accepted Answer

The man had a better job than him

Question 14

The Carlsberg brewery is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 15

Sneezes regularly exceed 100 m.p.h?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

It’s a magical place, we’re on our way there…’ – Where are they going?

Accepted Answer

Toys R Us

Question 17

Hotmail was launched in 1996?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Wizzard released "I wish it could be Christmas everyday" in which year.

Accepted Answer

1973

Question 19

Which range of soft toys was introduced in the UK by Hornby in 1985?

Accepted Answer

Pound Puppies

Question 20

What hip-hop/rap icon has had at least ten number one albums and has worked with D12?

Accepted Answer

Eminem

Question 21

Four-fifths of which pop band launched a comeback tour in 2006?

Accepted Answer

Take That

Question 22

Which car manufacturer make the i20 model?

Accepted Answer

Hyundai

Question 23

From which country does Kronenbourg come from?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 24

Which New York City skyscraper stands at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street?

Accepted Answer

Empire State Building

Question 25

What is the highest selling "physical" single worldwide with over 50 million copies?

Accepted Answer

White Christmas

Question 26

Who played Scrooge in ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’?

Accepted Answer

Michael Caine

Question 27

What stretch of a river is the final stage before reaching the river mouth?

Accepted Answer

Estuary

Question 28

Which song was Christmas number 1 in 1975 and 1991?

Accepted Answer

Bohemian Rhapsody

Question 29

Apart from Faroese, what is the next popular language used on the Faroe Islands?

Accepted Answer

Danish

Question 30

Brendan O’Carroll, famous as ‘Mrs Brown’ from ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ is Kenneth Branagh' cousin?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Which language did the Romans use?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 32

Why is Christmas island called Christmas Island?

Accepted Answer

It was discovered on Christmas Day

Question 33

Which fruity condiment would you have with your roast turkey?

Accepted Answer

Cranberry sauce

Question 34

Which soft drink made a 2007 Christmas advert that was a parody of ‘Walking in the Air’?

Accepted Answer

Irn Bru

Question 35

What is the International Air Transport Association airport code for Heathrow Airport?

Accepted Answer

LHW

Question 36

Which was Robbie Williams' first top ten solo pop single?

Accepted Answer

Freedom

Question 37

Which of these is not a Christmas film?

Accepted Answer

Home on my own

Question 38

Which popular cookery programme was first aired on British TV in 1994?

Accepted Answer

Ready Steady Cook

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