2023 Christmas Quiz

2023 Quiz

8 Rounds - 80 marks

Picture Round (9) Top Toys (10) Music (20) Christmas Food (10) Movies (10) Subjects (10) True or False (11)

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Picture Round

Match each Name for Father Christmas to the corresponding Country (indicated by flag). Your teacher can decide on a time limit.

00:00:00

Match the Santa name to the flag

Kanakaloka

Ded moroz

Dun Che Lao Ren

Papá Noel

Noel Baba

BAbbo Natale

Kris Kringle

Pére NoëL

Weihnachtsmann

Top Toys

A few years ago, retailer ARGOs, released a list of their top selling toys through the years. Here are some questions about this list. Multiple choice.

1/10

Toys

Which toy, from the movie Toy Stoy, topped the list in 1996?

Buzz Lightyear

Woody

Mr Potato Head

Rex

2/10

Toys

Which type of bike was the most bought in 1977?

Road

Mountain

BMX

Racing

3/10

Toys

Judy Babblebrook is a small rabbit from which toy brand that was top in 1987?

Cabbage Patch Dolls

Barbie

Sylvanian Families

Strawberry Shortcake

4/10

Toys

Which of these does not feature in the list?

Playstation

Xbox

Gameboy

Nintendo Wii

5/10

Toys

What is this toy that was number 1 in the year 2000?

Furby

Zhu Zhu Hamsters

Robosapien

Teksta the Dog

6/10

Toys

Which colour is not on a Rubix Cube? (the 1981 winner)

White

Orange

Green

Purple

7/10

Toys

Which game, featured heavily in Stranger Things, was top in 1978?

Risk

Tamagotchi

Dungeons & Dragons

Transformers

8/10

Toys

Which train brand do you think has made the list?

Bigjigs

Hornby

Lego

Thomas the Tank

9/10

Toys

The device used by the ghostbusters to fight ghosts was top in 1988. What is the device's name?

Proton Pack

Electron Gun

Blaster Bag

Neutron Neutralisers

10/10

Toys

Which colour was not an original Power Ranger colour? These action figures were number 1 in 1994.

Pink

Yellow

Black

Purple

Music Round

10 tracks, 1 mark for each artist, 1 for each song, 1 for the year it was christmas number one. the songs are in chronological order, so track 1 is the oldest, track 10 the newest.

Name Artist, Song and Year it was No.1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 1

Track 6

Track 5

Track 4

Track 8

Track 9

Track 7

Track 10

Christmas Food

10 questions, multiple choice.

1/10

Food

What type of alcohol is traditionally poured over a Christmas Pudding?

Rum

Brandy

Whisky

Vodka

2/10

Food

In the 1970s a successful advertising campaign in Japan made eating which takeaway a popular Christmas tradition?

McDonalds

Burger King

KFC

Pizza Hut

3/10

Food

Lebkuchen is a traditional Christmas biscuit from which Country?

Germany

France

Netherlands

Sweden

4/10

Food

In Denmark, one might have some Gløgg at Christmas, what is this?

Mulled Wine

Brandy

Spiced Rum

Egg nog

5/10

Food

In this Country pickled herring is often served as one of 5 traditional courses.

Iceland

South Africa

France

Sweden

6/10

Food

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten in the UK at Christmas?

1 million

500,000

5 million

10 million

7/10

Food

If I pop to ASDA and buy their 6 pack of 'yummy mince pies', do they contain meat?

Yes

No

8/10

Food

What is the English name for Buche de Noel?

Yule Log

Fruit Cake

Profiteroles

Black forest Gateau

9/10

Food

In 1213, how many capons did King John of England order?

30

300

3000

30,000

10/10

Food

To which Christmas figure are chocolate coins associated?

Santa Claus

St. Nicholas

The Elves

Rudolph

Movie Round

10 Movies to name from the factoids.

Director: Gary Trousdale

Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

Genres: Animation, Short, Adventure.

Quote: My mama used to always say, 'Christmas ain't Christmas till somebody cries!' Usually that someone's me.

Run time: 21mins

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter

Genres: Animation Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Quote: Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.

Run time: 1hrs 40mins

Release Year: 2004

Director: Richard Curtis

Starring: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson

Quote: Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don't buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free!

Run time: 2hrs 15mins

Release Year: 2003

Director: Brian Henson

Starring: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire

Writers: Charles Dickens, Jerry Juhl

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Release Year: 1992

Director: Jon Favreau

Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart

Quote: We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.

Run time: 1hr 37mins

Release Year: 2003

Director: Chris Columbus

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

Genres: Comedy, Family

Quote: Guys, I'm eating junk and watching rubbish! You better come out and stop me!

Run time: 1hr 43mins

Release Year: 1990

Director: Ron Howard

Starring: Jim Carey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley

Writers: Dr. Seuss, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seamen

Quote: MAX. HELP ME... I'm FEELING.

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2000

Director: Jon McTiernan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

Genres: Action, Thriller

Quote: "Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."

Run time: 2hrs 12mins

Release Year: 1988

Director: Nancy Meyers

Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Quote: You're supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for God's sake!

Run time: 2hrs 16mins

Release Year: 2006

10

Director: Diane Jackson

Starring: Peter Auty, David Bowie, Raymond Briggs

Writers: Raymond Briggs

Genres: Animation, Short, Family, Fantasy

Runtime: 26mins

Release Year: 1982

Subject round

10 questions, various subjects, some multiple choice, some open.

1/10

Maths

Workout

Hint

2/10

Maths

Calculate the Perimeter of this shape.

Hint

3/10

English

We have never been to Germany before.

Which word is the 'Pronoun' in this sentence?

Hint

4/10

English

They had just watched an exciting soccer game.

Which word is the 'adjective' in this sentence?

Hint

5/10

Physics

Name the SI unit of time.

Hint

6/10

Chemistry

Which of these elements is a gas?

Krypton

Mercury

Rubidium

Iridium

7/10

Biology

How much of our bodies is made up by water?

40%

60%

80%

85%

8/10

Geography

What is the capital of Italy?

Venice

Rome

Verona

Naples

9/10

History

What was the first major Roman city in Britain?

London

Bath

York

Colchester

10/10

Environment

Which country generates the largest amount of solar power in the world?

Japan

Norway

USA

China

True or False

11 questions, True oR False.

1/11

In South Africa people traditionally tuck into deep-fried caterpillars on Christmas day.

False

True

2/11

People in Macedonia traditionally eat their Christmas lunch off wooden boards and plates. They keep these plates until New Year's Eve, when they burn them all to bring in the new year.

False

True

3/11

Hungarians ward away "Glockenspiels" - evil Christmas spirits - by playing tambourines at their doors on Christmas morning.

False

True

4/11

On midnight on Christmas Eve in Mauritius people drop plates from their first floor windows - not doing so is believed to be bad luck and will mean you don't get any presents.

False

True

5/11

In Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, many roads are closed for people to rollerskate to morning church services between December 16-24.

False

True

6/11

In Poland many people pop carp in the bathtub to swim about, before killing them on December 24 for the traditional Christmas Eve dinner.

False

True

7/11

In Catalonia, children celebrate with a (hollow) festive poo log. Each night from December 8 they feed it treats. On Christmas Eve they beat it with sticks until it "poops" out a pile of sweets, presents, and finally, a herring. After it's done, the log is burned.

False

True

8/11

Not to be approached, the Yule Cat is a monster from Icelandic folklore. The vicious cat is said to lurk about the snowy countryside and gobble anyone who hasn’t received clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.

False

True

9/11

In Iceland 13 mischievous trolls roam the country before Christmas. Each has his own personality – including Doorway-Sniffer, Spoon-Licker, Sausage-Swiper, Candle-Stealer, Curd-Gobbler, and the ominously named Window-Peeper.

False

True

10/11

In Hawaii people traditionally sleep with their head at the opposite end of the bed Christmas Eve so as not to see Santa Claus.

False

True

11/11 - Bonus

You are allowed to leave this lesson 5mins early.

False

True

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