Time to enjoy the BIG Christmas Quiz 2013!

Which round will you play your joker? (double the points)

1. Films2. News3. Famous

faces 4. Sport

5. Panto

6. Christmas

7. Reindeer

8. Subjects

9 How many in a

How many in a ….

This sheet is on your table. Please complete by the end of the quiz

Films

Name the film

and where

applicable in

clude th

e

number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

News

News

1. On March 13th, white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine

Chapel. Why?

News

2. Which month was Prince George born?

News

3. Gangnam style dancing went viral this year. Which

city is Gangnam in?

News

4. What was the international name of the

typhoon that hit the Philippines called?

News

5. Over which country was this picture of a meteor

taken?

News

6. What sparked the riots in Brazil last June?

News

6. What sparked the riots in Brazil last June?

News

7. Justin Bieber made headlines this year when he

was carried along which wall?

News

8. Which tv series marked its 50th birthday this year?

News

9. In October, Westgate mall was attacked by terrorists. Which city is Westgate in?

News

10. Which famous actor died on 14th December this

year?

Famous

Faces

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Famous faces

Sport

Sport

1. The London Olympic Stadium has been leased to

which club?

Sport

2. To the nearest 5 million how much did Gareth Bale

sign to Real Madrid for?

Sport

3. Who resigned in May this year after winning the Premier League title?

Sport

4. Who won the women’s singles at Wimbledon this

year?

Sport5. What was the final score Wales v England in the 6th

nations?

Sport

6. Who did Cardiff play their first premiership side game against in August this year?

Sport

7. Who did Andy Murray beat to win the Wimbledon single title? (last name only

needed)

Sport

8. AP Mccoy on the 7th November rode his ??

Winner?

Sport

9. Ben Ainslie helped the USA to victory over New Zealand in which sailing

cup?

Sport

10.In which sport do teams of two compete in the

Talisker Challenge?

Panto

Panto

1. What is the name of the father of Cinderella and the

Ugly Sisters?

Panto

2. What is Aladdin’s mother called?

Panto

3. From what set of stories does the tale of Aladdin

originate?

Panto

4. From what does the Fairy Godmother create

Cinderella’s footmen?

Panto

5. In which panto does Buttons appear?

Panto

6. From which side of the stage do the “goodies” in a

panto normally appear?

Panto

7. What does Jack get in exchange for his cow?

Panto

8. What name is given to the leading man in a panto usually playing a women?

Panto

9. What is Aladdin’s brother called?

Panto

10. What does the word Pantomime mean?

A – Cheap entertainmentB – Imitating everybody

C – Entertainment for working classesD – Everyone a winner

Christm

as

Christmas

1. Who wrote the book ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’?

Christmas

2. Which English King was crowned on Christmas Day?

Christmas

3. In Medieval times, mince pies contained which

ingredient that we no longer use?

Christmas

4. Which famous brand is credited with changing the colour of Father Christmas

from green to red?

Christmas

5. Which ruler once banned the eating of

mince pies on Christmas Day?

Christmas

6. The most used definition of a ‘white Christmas’ is

that a single flake of snow falls during the 24 hours of Christmas Day. When was the last white Christmas in

the UK?

Christmas

7. The custom of sending Christmas cards started during which period of English History?

Christmas

8. Christmas Island is in which ocean?

Christmas

9. After 9 days of ‘Posadas’, or parties, Mexicans celebrate

Christmas on..

Christmas

10. If A=1 and Z=26 what is the sum of the letters in

Christmas?

Reindeer

Name Santa’s original team of 8 reindeer...

Reindeer (geography)

9. What is the capital city of Haiti?

Reindeer (English)

10. What insects attacked Brian in the Canadian Wilderness in 'Hatchet'?

Subjects

Subjects English

1. Which 20th Century American novelist defined the ‘lost generation’?

Subjects Physics

2. Where does geothermal energy come from?

Subjects Geography

3. Name a composite development indicator

Subjects PE

4. What acronym is used to progressively overload your body?

Subjects English

5. What is the only food the BFG eats?

Subjects History

6. What plot threatened to kill Elizabeth I?

Subjects ICT

7. Which Roman emperor gave his name to a type of code?

Subjects English

8. What Scottish term did Wilfred Owen use in ‘Disabled’ for girls?

Subjects History

9. What was the name of the first Chinese communist leader?

Subjects Geography

10. How countries make up the EU?

How many in a ….

1. 26 L O T A

2. 7 D O T W

3. 18 H O A G C

4. 12 D O C

5. 88 K O A P

6. 8 P I T S S

7. 27 C I N E U

8. 3 M I A B

9. 100 CM I A M

10.4 D L O S