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www.quizondemand.co.uk the UK's favourite pub quiz questions and game sheets Christmas Quiz 2020 1 What is the name of the carrot that has been part of Aldi's Christmas ad campaigns for the last four years including Christmas 2020? KEVIN THE CARROT 2 Who is mean and green with a heart two sizes too small? THE GRINCH 3 Which of the following did the Three Wise Men gift to baby Jesus? Was it Frankfurter, Frankenstein, Frankincense or Frankie and Bennys? FRANKINCENSE 4 Which of Santa's reindeers share its name with the Roman god of love? CUPID 5 The monarch who delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast to the GRANDFATHER nation is what relation to the Queen? (King George V in 1932) 6 Which Wales and Tottenham star has gifted £15,000 to a campaign providing food hampers to struggling families over Christmas? GARETH BALE 7 Lapland is the largest and most northernly region of which country? FINLAND 8 Which chocolate bar has launched an Orange Twist and Crunchy Almond edition for this Christmas? TOBLERONE 9 Which European country is currently the world's second largest exporter of Christmas trees? DENMARK (USA top) 10 In which 1984 film, did Zach receive a Mogwai for Christmas? GREMLINS 11 Which of the following features on six new Christmas stamps recently launched by the Royal Mail? Celebrities in face masks, Baby Jesus cardled BABY JESUS CRADLED by his mother, NHS workers or Pudsey Bear? BY HIS MOTHER 12 Who resigned as President of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991? MIKHAIL GORBACHEV 13 Band Aid's 1984 single 'Do They Know It's Christmas' was set-up as a famine relief fundraising campaign for which country? ETHIOPIA 14 Which number day is Christmas Day in a non-leap year? 359 15 Which savoury snack featured heavily in both the 2018 and 2019 Christmas No.1 singles? SAUSAGE ROLL 16 "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear", is a line from which Christmas film? ELF 17 Which London street's 2020 Christmas lights celebrates the heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic? OXFORD STREET 18 Who played six different characters in the Christmas film 'Polar Express'? TOM HANKS 19 'Westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect Light', are a few lines from which Christmas Carol? WE THREE KINGS 20 What was the snowman's nose made from in the Raymond Briggs story 'The Snowman'? SATSUMA TB In years, how long has Chris Rea been 'Driving Home For Christmas'? 32 Copyright 2020 © Quiz on Demand. All rights reserved. Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies in this work. www.quizondemand.co.uk the UK's favourite pub quiz questions and game sheets Christmas Quiz 2020 21 'Book of Dreams' is the title of which high-street retailers 2020 Christmas catalogue? ARGOS 22 In 'A Christmas Carol' what was Scrooge's first name? EBENEZER 23 Which of Santa's reindeers is not mentioned in the poem, 'The 'Night before Christmas'? RUDOLPH 24 Which Christmas tradition was introduced in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole? SENDING CHRISTMAS CARDS 25 Actor Neville Buswell, who was best known for playing which 'Coronation Street' character, passed away last Christmas Day aged 77? RAY LANGTON 26 The Grinch lived on a hill overlooking which town? WHOVILLE 27 Which line was sang by George Michael in Band Aid, Cliff Richard in BUT SAY A PRAYER, Band Aid II, Robbie Williams in Band Aid 20 and Paloma Faith in Band PRAY FOR THE OTHER Aid 30? ONES 28 Wairose, John Lewis and Morrisons have banned which G this Christmas? GLITTER 29 Michael Ball once again joined forces with which tenor for the 2020 album 'Together at Christmas'? ALFIE BOE 30 What was the much sought after action figure in the film 'Jingle All the Way'? TURBO MAN 31 Which company recently took-on a record 33,000 temporary seasonal workers due to the Christmas surge in online shopping during the pandemic? ROYAL MAIL 32 What is the letter I for in Dickie Valentine's Christmas Alphabet? ICING ON THE CAKE (as sweet as sugar cane) 33 Which store opened in London in 1760 selling tin soldiers, wooden horses and rag dolls is billed as the world's oldest toy shop? HAMLEYS 34 Which former Somerset captain and England Test cricketer is 45 years old on Christmas Day? MARCUS TRESCOTHICK 35 'There's No One Quite Like... who' was the Christmas No.1 single forty years ago? GRANDMA 36 Which reindeer tops an alphabetical list of Santa's reindeers? BLITZEN 37 Which presenter famously saved Christmas for many 'Blue Peter' viewers after showing them how to build their own Tracy Island? ANTHEA TURNER 38 Which sharp is dominant throughout the John Lewis Christmas 2020 ad? HEART 39 Born on Christmas day 1908, who was the subject of Sting's 'Englishman in New York'? QUENTIN CRISP 40 Who sang 'Walking In The Air' in the film The Snowman? Was in Aled Jones, Peter Auty, Michael Ball or Liam Gallagher? PETER AUTY SB How many pages are there in the 2020 Argos Christmas catalogue? 256 Copyright 2020 © Quiz on Demand. All rights reserved. Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies in this work. Christmas - 2020 ANSWERS 1 2 3 4 1. Who? 2. 56 or 66 on 3. Which current 4. On the left? Christmas day? Christmas TV ad? 5. On the right? 5 6 7 8 9 6. Who? 7. Plays at which 8. Which TV family? 10. Who? football club? 9. From which show? 10 11 12 13 14 11. Who? 12. Featured on 13. Which film? 15. Who? which 2020 reality show? 14. Starring who? 15 16 17 18 19 16. What? 17. Which year’s 18. Who? 19. Who? must have Christmas toy? 20. Part of which group? 20 Copyright 2020 © QOD. All rights reserved. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies in this work. team name score Christmas - 2020 ANSWERS 1 Annie Lennox 2 66 3 Argos 4 1. Who? 2. 56 or 66 on 3. Which current 4. On the left? Roxanne Hoyle Christmas day? Christmas TV ad? 5. On the right? 5 Mark Hoyle (Ladbaby) 6 Kevin De Bruyner 7 Manchester City 8 The Malone Family 9 Gogglebox 6. Who? 7. Plays at which 8. Which TV family? 10. Who? football club? 9. From which show? 10 Elon Musk 11 Shane Ritchie 12 I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! 13 Bad Santa 14 Billy Bob Thornton 11. Who? 12. Featured on 13. Which film? 15. Who? which 2020 reality show? 14. Starring who? 15 Joe Binden 16 RoboSapien 17 2004 18 Prince Harry 19 Perry Edwards 16. What? 17. Which year’s 18. Who? 19. Who? 20. Part of which group? 20 must have Christmas toy? Little Mix Copyright 2020 © QOD. All rights reserved. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the publishers cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies in this work. team name score.