Internet Research Is NOT Allowed!

Class 3's Christmas Quiz

Internet research is NOT allowed!

Complete as many of the questions within this quiz and return to Class 3. There are questions for all the family, whether your specialism is Christmas music, Christmas movies or the contents of Christmas crackers! This will be a fun quiz which the whole family can help out with.

Deadline for returning to Class 3, North Petherwin Primary School: 9th December 2016

The winner will be announced on Monday 12th December at the Christmas performance. If there are joint teams with the same high score, the winning team will be drawn from a hat.

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C an y ou ide n tify the 10 famous people who a r e hiding behind S a n ta ROUND 1: Secret Santa - disguises? ROUND 2: Can you identify these Christmas cracker prizes from the close up of them?!

ROUND 3: General Knowledge 1. What huge Christmas gift did France give to the United States of America in 1886? STATUE OF LIBERTY

2. What Christmas product did Sir Henry Cole produce in 1843? CHRISTMAS CARDS

3. In Dec 2004, Madame Tussaud's London, offended many by displaying a nativity scene featuring which two celeb waxwork models as Mary and Joseph? DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM 4. Often associated with Christmas, what has sections called a warble and a strabe? CANDY CANE

5. How many of the reindeer names end with 'er'? 4

6. What was the traditional Christmas meat before turkey. in England? PIGS HEAD

7. What colour was Father Christmas' suit originally? GREEN

8. What is the name given to the part of a traditional Christmas dinner that consists of small sausages wrapped in bacon? PIGS IN BLANKETS

9. Which of Santa's reindeer shares its name with a retail chain that went bust in 2012? COMET

10. Which song beat Take That to Christmas number 1 in 1993? MR BLOBBY

ROUND 4: Christmas Songs The Christmas Songs round is all about Christmas song lyrics – some traditional and some not. We give you the lyric, you give us the song title

1. “I don’t know who to blame for this catastrophe! But my one wish on Christmas Eve is as plain as can be._ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH 2. “And when those blue snowflakes start falling…”___BLUE CHRISTMAS 3. “Here we are as in olden days, golden days of yore” HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 4. “With the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you “be of good cheer”.” IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR 5. “What a bright time, it’s the right time to rock the night away.” JINGLE BELL ROCK 6. “Mistletoe hung where you can see, every couple tries to stop.” ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE 7. “Westward leading, still proceeding... WE THREE KINGS 8. “The party’s on, the feelin’s here, that only comes this time of year.” WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME 9. “Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fears.” HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) 10. “Long lay the world in sin and error shining.” O HOLY NIGHT

ROUND 5: Christmas related anagrams

1. Trims cash CHRISTMAS

2. Vicar's themes CHRISTMAS EVE

3. Casual ants SANTA CLAUS

4. Serpents PRESENTS

5. Tense aggressions SEASONS GREETINGS

6. Spice in 'em MINCE PIES

7. My charmer stirs MERRY CHRISTMAS

8. Merriest chats CHRISTMAS TREES

9. King's cot STOCKING

10. Deplored, he is the odder runner RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER

Note: punctuation is not found in the actual words.

ROUND 7: Christmas Around The World

1. How would a French person wish you a Merry Christmas? JOYEUX NOEL 2. ‘O Tannenbaum’ is a German Christmas carol – what is it in English? O CHRISTMAS TREE 3. In 1841, Prince Albert brought a Christmas tree over to England and displayed it in Windsor Castle – Which country did it come from? GERMANY 4. What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland? HOGMANAY 5. The poinsettia plant originally came from which country? MEXICO 6. Which country traditionally gives London the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square each year? NORWAY 7. What is the name of the container, mostly associated with Mexico and made of papier- mâché or cloth, which children then break to release the gifts? PINATA 8. Christmas Island belongs to which country? AUSTRALIA 9. Which city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Jesus? BETHLEHEM 10. In which country would you be if you were wished a ‘Prettig Kerstfeest’ instead of a ‘Merry Christmas’? HOLLAND ROUND 8: General Knowledge

1. The month of December is named after the Latin word for what number? 10

2. How many times were the Winter Olympics cancelled due to war? 2 - 1940, 1944

3. Of the 364 gifts given in the song 'The 12 Days of Christmas', how many are birds?

4. Of all the UK Christmas number 1s, which stayed there the longest, reaching

number 1 on Dec 5th 1992 and stayed there for 10 weeks? WHITNEY HOUSTON -

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

5. In 1932, which British King began the tradition of broadcasting a Royal Christmas

message? KING GEORGE V

6. What is the star sign of people born on 25th December? CAPRICORN

7. Which US President banned Christmas trees from the White House? ROOSEVELT

8. Before the tradition of hanging stockings up at Christmas what did Dutch children

hang by the fireside? SHOES/CLOGS

9. Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as

marshworts? CRANBERRY SAUCE

10. Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete

for which character? TINY TIM