SPOT 1 (SCRABBLE)
THE NAMES OF TWO OF SANTA’S REINDEER TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH AS THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. WHAT IS THE TOTAL FACE VALUE OF THESE TWO NAMES IN GERMAN?
25 (D-2, O-1. N-1, N-1, E-1, R-1)-----(B-3, L-1, I-1, T-1, Z-10, E-1, N-1)
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1. What is the most common gift found in a Christmas cracker?
A HAT
2. What name is given to a play celebrating the Christmas story?
NATIVITY
3. Who is the most famous step sister of Anastasia and Drusilla?
CINDERELLA
4. What colour is Snow White’s hair?
BLACK
5. Which TV family have a cat called Snowball?
THE SIMPSONS
6. Who switched on Formby’s Christmas lights this year?
ALAN STUBS
7. What was the original name of the computer in Red Dwarf?
HOLLY
8. Which pantomime character shares a name with a type of children’s chocolate?
BUTTONS
9. Please name the character played by Denise Richards in the Bond film “The World is not Enough”?
DR. CHRISTMAS JONES
10. True or false? Santaclaustrophobia is a morbid fear of Christmas.
FALSE
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SPOT PRIZE 2
ACCORDING TO THE SONG “THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS”, IN TOTAL HOW MANY OF THE GIFTS THAT WERE SENT ON THE TWELFTH DAY ONLY WERE DEFINITELY FEMALE?
26 (3 FRENCH HENS, 6 GEESE A LAYING, 8 MAIDS A MILKING, 9 LADIES DANCING)
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11. What is the correct name for the Central Asian Snow Leopard? (No Latin names please)
AN OUNCE
12. By what name is Father Christmas known in Germany?
KRISS KRINGLE
13. Which singer had the 2006 Christmas No.1?
LEONA LEWIS (A MOMENT IN TIME)
14. One of everybody’s favourite Christmas birds is the Ruddock. How is it better known?
THE ROBIN
15. The name of which British TV personality gives a big clue to the fact that he was born on Christmas Day? (1948)
NOEL EDMONDS
16. I have a friend who was born on December 25th. 1973, yet her birthday falls in summer. How is this possible?
BORN IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
17. In which Christmas song do “Tree tops glisten and children listen”?
WHITE CHRISTMAS
18. Which saint’s day falls on December 26th.?
ST.STEPHEN
19. Born on Christmas Day? What is your star sign?
CAPRICORN
20. Which Pacific Island was discovered by Captain Cook on 25th. December 1777?
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
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MUSIC
Please name the female artists performing the following Christmas songs:
1. “Santa Baby”---------------------------EARTHA KITT
2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”----CRYSTAL GAYLE
3. “Winter Wonderland”--------------------DOLLY PARTON
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21. What was Christmas Island’s unwelcome first in 1957?
FIRST BRITISH H BOMB TEST
22. What did Karen, Richard and Joseph all have in common?
THEY WERE ALL CARPENTERS
23. In the carol “O Come All Ye Faithful” where are the faithful invited to come?
BETHLEHEM
24. Which country officially ceased to exist on Christmas day 1991?
USSR
25. Who is the star of the Christmas production of Dr. Dolittle at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre this year?
TOMMY STEELE
26. What is Aladdin’s surname?
TWANKEY
27. What is Tiny Tim’s surname?
CRATCHIT
28. In which Christmas song would you find these lines; “He’s making a list and he’s checking it twice. He’s going to know who’s naughty and nice”?
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
29. On which Caribbean island was Christmas removed as a national holiday between 1970 and 1997?
CUBA
30. At which Royal Residence does the Queen traditionally spend Christmas and New Year?
SANDRINGHAM
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SPOT PRIZE 3
WHO AM I?
1. I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1968.
2. 1 AM 5 FEET 9½ INCHES TALL.
3. I AM AN ACCOMPLISHED PHOTOGRAPHER BUT THIS IS NOT MY JOB.
4. I BEGAN MY CAREER AT THE AGE OF 9.
5. I LIVE MAINLY IN MONACO AND DRIVE A MORRIS MINOR
6. MY MOTHER IS PERUVIAN
7. I HAVE A SON WHO WAS BORN IN 1999.
8. I WAS MISS DENMARK IN 1986 AND ENTERED MISS UNIVERSE BUT I WAS NOT PLACED.
9. MY SON’S NAME IS MINGUS LUCHIEN REEDUS.
10. I BECAME ONE OF THE TOP SUPERMODELS OF THE 1990’S.
= I AM HELENA CHRISTENSEN.
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31. According to a 1970’s Christmas song, who was a speedy purveyor of dairy products?
ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST)
32. Did Cinderella lose her right or her left slipper?
LEFT SLIPPER
33. Veteran American actor Joe Yule jnr. Aged 87 is starring in Cinderella in Sunderland this year. How is he better known?
MICKEY ROONEY
34. What was the family relationship between Christ and John the Baptist?
COUSINS
35. Which of the Apollo space missions entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968?
APOLLO 8
36. What is the name of the festive hamper company that went bankrupt in October 2006 leaving 150,000 Christmas savers with little or no money for Christmas that year?
FAREPAK
37. Which singer married this week in 2000 at Skibo Castle near Dornoch in Scotland?
MADONNA
38. True or false? This year’s winner of the BBC’s Sports personality of the Year award was Lewis Hamilton.
FALSE (JOE CALZAGHI)
39. In which modern day country is Bethlehem?
JORDAN
40. What could Adam’s wife be called on December 24th.? (Two word answer please)
CHRISTMAS EVE
41. TIEBREAKER. The coldest temperature ever recorded was in Antarctica in 1983. In centigrade and to one decimal point what was that temperature?
-89.6°C
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