#03
GENTLEMEN
2. Originally native to Mexico what is known as the Christmas Flower
THE POINSETTIA
3. What was Brenda Lee doing at Christmas in 1958
ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
4. Which of Santa's reindeer shares it's name with a high street store
COMET
5. What is the highest waterfall in the world
ANGEL FALLS
6. Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love…"
TWELFTH NIGHT
7. Which country donates the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square
NORWAY
8. What is the collective name for a group of Angels
A HOST
9. What star sign was Jesus born under
CAPRICORN
10. In the song - what gift was given on the seventh day of Christmas
7 SWANS A-SWIMMING
11. Which much married actor was born Joe Yule Jnr.
MICKEY ROONEY
12. Who composed the song "White Christmas"
IRVING BERLIN
13. How many ghosts appeared to Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"
4
14. Who was first to the microphone on the 1984 Band Aid version of "Do they know it's Christmas"
PAUL YOUNG
15. Which Christmas song has "Ilex Aquifolium and Hedrera Helix"
THE HOLLY & THE IVY
16. Which singing family was David Cassidy a member of
THE PARTRIDGES
17. Who played opposite Bruce Willis in "Moonlighting"
CYBILL SHEPHERD
18. Who played Dorian in "Birds of a Feather"
LESLIE JOSEPH
19. Which Beatle was first to become a Grandad
RINGO STARR
20 What is the Christmas anagram of ARMREST ITCHES
CHRISTMAS TREE
21. What was Frank Carson's catchphrase
IT'S A CRACKER
22. What was the name of the computer in Red Dwarf
HOLLY
23. Which presenter chaired "Question Time" from 1979 - 1989
ROBIN DAY
24. What is the collective name given to the three wise men from the east who presented gifts to the baby Jesus?
THE MAGI
25. And what are the names of the Three Wise Men
BALTHAZAR, CASPER & MELCHOIR
26. What is the collective name for a group of Turkeys?
A DUEL or RAFFLE
27. Who wrote the words to Auld Lang Syne
ROBERT BURNS
28. Which of the gifts brought by the 3 wise men is also known as olibanum
FRANKINCENSE
29. In which Ocean is Christmas Island
INDIAN OCEAN
30. Cliff Richard had two No. 1 hits at Christmas Mistletoe & Wine was one of them what was the other
SAVIOURS DAY
(Millennium Prayer did not get to No. 1 in Xmas week)
31. How many sides does a snowflake have
6
32. Who wrote Bing Crosby's song "White Christmas"
IRVING BERLIN
33. In which film does Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas"
HOLIDAY INN
34. In which year was the first "Royal Christmas Broadcast by a Monarch was it 1932, 1936 or 1945
1932
35. What are the names of The Simpson's pets
SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER & SNOWBALL
36. Which group had a Christmas hit in 1974 with "LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS"
MUD
37. What is the name given to the metal discs in the rim of a Tambourine
JINGLES
38. Alphabetically, What is the name of Santa's first reindeer
BLITZEN
39. In Rolf Harris's 1969 Xmas hit "Two Little Boys" what were the boys called
JOE & JACK
40. Other than Rudolf how many reindeer did Santa have? (And for and extra point each - name them!)
DANCER, PRANCER, DONNA, BLITZEN, CUPID, COMET, DASHER & VIXEN.
Tie Breaker
In what year, were electric Christmas tree lights first used?
1895