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Bancroft's Physics - Xmas Quiz 2023 II
Bancroft's Physics - Xmas Quiz 2023 II
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1
What are the odds of a "white christmas"in England?
50 %
0.001 %
10 %
1 %
2
At what temperature does meat "brown", making it crispy and tasty?
200 degrees
1,000 degrees
100 degrees
140 degrees
3
Mince pies were originally made from what?
Ground beef
Venison
Holly & Mistletoe
Mint leaves
4
Which celebrity was born on Christmas Day?
Isaac Newton
Brian Cox
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
5
How many gifts in total are in the carol "The 12 days of Christmas" ?
364
100
64
128
6
Santa - based on St Nicholas, originated from which country?
Sweden
Nigeria
Turkey
Holland
7
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
8
6
2
4
8
Which song was first played from Space - from Gemini 6 in Dec 1965 ?
Hark the Herald
Jingle bells
Shine Jesus shine
Away in a manger
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Who designed the 1st Christmas cracker?
Chris Mustrik - singer in New York 1899
Mustafa Krakka - baker in Tripoli 1923
Ivana Preesend - dressmaker in Moscow 1951
Tom Smith - sweetmaker in London 1847
10
Who donates the Trafalgar Square christmas tree each year, for our help in the 2nd World War ?
Berlin
Oslo
Paris
Amsterdam
11
Why are candy canes that shape?
To hang on trees
To remind us of the shepherds
As the J of Jehovah
To stop children choking
12
The "bang" from your Christmas cracker comes from which compound?
TNT - trinitrotoluene
Silver fulminate
C-4 plastic explosive
Uranium
13
What is the highest grossing Christmas film?
Polar Express
The Grinch Stole Christmas
Elf
Bad Santa
14
Brandy is burned on a Christmas pudding, giving off a blue flame - what compound makes it blue?
Ethanol
Diesel
Kerosene
Petrol
15
Which is the only song to be Christmas number 1 in two different years?
Adele - I ate all the mince pies
Justin Bieber - All I want for Xmas is Britney
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Michael Jackson - Chiller
16
The 'Star of Bethlehem' is thought to have been the planet Jupiter... What does "Planet" mean?
Reindeer nose
Wanderer
Fireball
Bright thing
17
Christmas stockings were originally what?
French tights
German lederhosen
English wellies
Dutch clogs
18
Which one of these has a Physics degree?
Boris Johnson
Donald Trump
Kim Jong Un
Vladimir Putin
19
What is the traditional Christmas meal in Japan?
Sushi in the shape of Christmas trees
KFC
Strawberries cut into mini-Santa shapes
Reindeer flavoured candy canes
20
How many lines of symmetry does a snowflake have?
4
6
8
3
21
The 3 wise men brought Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh - what is "Myrrh"?
Desert sand exfoliant
Sheep horn telescope
Tree sap perfume
Snake skin fabric
22
In Greece, Italy, Spain and Germany, workers get 1 month's salary as an Xmas bonus by law!
TRUE
FALSE
