helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
The final RU Pub Quiz of 2010 is tonight!! Proceeds for the RU Pub Quiz go to the Pledge a Pound Fundraiser.
Tonight's Quiz will have a Christmas Theme! It will go live at 7:00pm and questions will appear in this post at that time. Quiz stays open for 10 minutes. All you have to do is send your answers (or copy and paste questions and answers) in to a PM to me (Helgalush). See Rules below for more details. :wave:
For those who have entered 3 quizzes (including tonight's) you are in with a chance of winning the prize.
Otherwise you can play for fun, with the £1 entry going to Pledge a Pound. :wave:
TONIGHT's QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
1. Which city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth? Bethlehem
2. In what year did Band Aid release their single “Do They Know Its Christmas?”? 1984
3. In the song the 12 Days of Christmas, how many ladies are dancing? 9
4. In which year was Mr Blobby the Christmas number one song? 1993
5. Which female solo artist was born on Christmas Day in 1971? a. Victoria Beckham b. Annie Lennox c. Kylie Minogue d.Dido d. Dido
6. From the rhyme “T’was the night before Christmas”, which reindeer was not pulling Santa’s sleigh? Rudolf
7. The Christmas tree on display in Trafalgar Square in London is an annual gift to the UK from which country? Norway
8. By what name is Boxing Day (26th December) also known? St Stephen's Day
9. When singing “The 12 Days of Christmas”, how many presents are given in total? a. 78 b. 364 c. 12 or d. 256 b. 364 - this was a kind of trick question - as you need to add up the whole song, including repeats. The only person to get this right was RNGPWelfare - well done Tracy :wave:
10. Which well-known actor died on Christmas Day 1977? Charlie Chaplin
11. Which Michael Jackson song was a Christmas number one in 1995? Earth Song
12. Who wrote the Christmas story, The Snowman? Raymond Briggs
13. What colour is Santa Claus’ belt? Black
14. In the TV show The Simpsons, who or what is Santa’s Little Helper? Pet Dog
15. In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, how many different ghosts visited Scrooge? 4
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Quiz Rules
1. There will be TWO quizzes a week - one on Sundays and one on Wednesdays.
2. Scores will be acumulated to the end (12th December), the winner will win a prize. This will be done on a pro-rata basis, ie averaged on the number of quizzes you enter, so that it is fair for everyone. However, to be in with a chance of winning the prize, you need to enter at least 3 different quizzes.
THE PRIZE IS A £10 VOUCHER FOR THE HAY EXPERTS.
The prize for Funniest Answers is a Naturals Cranberry & Parsley Christmas Tree!
3. The quiz will be live for 10 MINUTES only, from the time of starting. At the start time, 15 questions will appear on this thread. You will then have exactly 10 minutes to either type your answers, or copy and paste the questions and answers - in a PM to me (Helgalush).
4. Just for fun, I will announce the winner for each quiz. I will endeavour to announce the winner asap after the quiz ends. In the event of a tie, the person who sent their answers back quickest will be the winner.
5. If at the end of all the quizzes, there is more than one person with the same average high score, there will be a tiebreaker scenario.
6. All entries will cost £1 via paypal to: snoopsnflumps@yahoo.co.uk Please remember to send it as a gift if you can. You can do this once you have sent your PM to me, but no later than 10pm on the night please so that I can verify payments and announce the winner.
7. This will run until 12th December (inclusive). Please remember it is for Pledge a Pound
Any questions please PM me. If we have any Sunday/Wednesday night wobbles, it will be postponed to another time, and disputes on answers will be as per what it says in my book! I have the final say!
GOOD LUCK! Please check back here at 7:00pm on Sunday!
Tonight's Quiz will have a Christmas Theme! It will go live at 7:00pm and questions will appear in this post at that time. Quiz stays open for 10 minutes. All you have to do is send your answers (or copy and paste questions and answers) in to a PM to me (Helgalush). See Rules below for more details. :wave:
For those who have entered 3 quizzes (including tonight's) you are in with a chance of winning the prize.
Otherwise you can play for fun, with the £1 entry going to Pledge a Pound. :wave:
TONIGHT's QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
1. Which city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth? Bethlehem
2. In what year did Band Aid release their single “Do They Know Its Christmas?”? 1984
3. In the song the 12 Days of Christmas, how many ladies are dancing? 9
4. In which year was Mr Blobby the Christmas number one song? 1993
5. Which female solo artist was born on Christmas Day in 1971? a. Victoria Beckham b. Annie Lennox c. Kylie Minogue d.Dido d. Dido
6. From the rhyme “T’was the night before Christmas”, which reindeer was not pulling Santa’s sleigh? Rudolf
7. The Christmas tree on display in Trafalgar Square in London is an annual gift to the UK from which country? Norway
8. By what name is Boxing Day (26th December) also known? St Stephen's Day
9. When singing “The 12 Days of Christmas”, how many presents are given in total? a. 78 b. 364 c. 12 or d. 256 b. 364 - this was a kind of trick question - as you need to add up the whole song, including repeats. The only person to get this right was RNGPWelfare - well done Tracy :wave:
10. Which well-known actor died on Christmas Day 1977? Charlie Chaplin
11. Which Michael Jackson song was a Christmas number one in 1995? Earth Song
12. Who wrote the Christmas story, The Snowman? Raymond Briggs
13. What colour is Santa Claus’ belt? Black
14. In the TV show The Simpsons, who or what is Santa’s Little Helper? Pet Dog
15. In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, how many different ghosts visited Scrooge? 4
*************************************************
Quiz Rules
1. There will be TWO quizzes a week - one on Sundays and one on Wednesdays.
2. Scores will be acumulated to the end (12th December), the winner will win a prize. This will be done on a pro-rata basis, ie averaged on the number of quizzes you enter, so that it is fair for everyone. However, to be in with a chance of winning the prize, you need to enter at least 3 different quizzes.
THE PRIZE IS A £10 VOUCHER FOR THE HAY EXPERTS.
The prize for Funniest Answers is a Naturals Cranberry & Parsley Christmas Tree!
3. The quiz will be live for 10 MINUTES only, from the time of starting. At the start time, 15 questions will appear on this thread. You will then have exactly 10 minutes to either type your answers, or copy and paste the questions and answers - in a PM to me (Helgalush).
4. Just for fun, I will announce the winner for each quiz. I will endeavour to announce the winner asap after the quiz ends. In the event of a tie, the person who sent their answers back quickest will be the winner.
5. If at the end of all the quizzes, there is more than one person with the same average high score, there will be a tiebreaker scenario.
6. All entries will cost £1 via paypal to: snoopsnflumps@yahoo.co.uk Please remember to send it as a gift if you can. You can do this once you have sent your PM to me, but no later than 10pm on the night please so that I can verify payments and announce the winner.
7. This will run until 12th December (inclusive). Please remember it is for Pledge a Pound
Any questions please PM me. If we have any Sunday/Wednesday night wobbles, it will be postponed to another time, and disputes on answers will be as per what it says in my book! I have the final say!
GOOD LUCK! Please check back here at 7:00pm on Sunday!
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