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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 17, 2004 0:02:33 GMT 1
Just for fun (And spot the Red Herring for 4 bonus points)
1. What was the biggest viewed Christmas program ever on a Christmas Day? Name the program, the year and how it is recalled (3 points)
2. Justin Hawkins & Bono squabbled over the line "Well tonight thank god it's them instead of you" in this years Band Aid release but which two sang it in the 1989 version? (2 points)
3. Which Monarch was on the throne when the first Christmas puddings were recorded? (1 point)
4. Only 3 songs (not necessarily same artists) have been Chrismas number 1 on more than 1 occasion. Band Aid is one, name the other two (2 points)
5. In which year was the famous No mans land football game between England and Germany (1 point)
6. Who was British prime minister in the first Christmas of the last decade? (1 point)
7. Only two acts have had 3 successive Christmas number 1s, name them (2 points)
8. In which year did Tracy Barlow return to Coronation street at Christmas? (1 point)
9. What was the score when the Blaze last played on a Boxing Day match and who against? (2 points)
10. Who died in the storm in Emmerdale last Christmas day? (1 point)
11. What 3 gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus? (3 points)
12. Which Christmas did the Trotter family in Only Fools & Horses go "To Hull and Back"? (1 point)
13. In what town was Jesus born? (1 point)
14. Why was there no Queens speech in 1951? (1 point)
15.Which Coronation Street star was on the Christmas number 1 of 1980? (1 point)
16. According to tradition what jelly do you serve with Christmas Dinner? (1 point)
17. Which continent gets to see December 25th first? (1 point)
18. Which former Coventry City footballer was born on Christmas day? (1 point)
19. What were the Christmas number ones 10,20,30, & 40 years ago
1994 (1 point)
1984 (2 points)
1974 (3 points)
1964 (4 points)
20. Spell in German "Merry Christmas" (3 points)
40 points in total Let's see who wins
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Post by PW on Dec 17, 2004 0:14:00 GMT 1
Grr...I'd filled it all in and it logged me out.  20 is 'Frohliches Weihnachten' |
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Post by Lee Francis on Dec 17, 2004 0:34:46 GMT 1
1. What was the biggest viewed Christmas program ever on a Christmas Day? Name the program, the year and how it is recalled (3 points) Don't know!2. Justin Hawkins & Bono squabbled over the line "Well tonight thank god it's them instead of you" in this years Band Aid release but which two sang it in the 1989 version? (2 points) Bono & Someone else!3. Which Monarch was on the throne when the first Christmas puddings were recorded? (1 point) Elizabeth 1st?4. Only 3 songs (not necessarily same artists) have been Chrismas number 1 on more than 1 occasion. Band Aid is one, name the other two (2 points) don't know!5. In which year was the famous No mans land football game between England and Germany (1 point) 1915?6. Who was British prime minister in the first year of the last decade? (1 point) Benjamin Disraeli ?7. Only two acts have had 3 successive Christmas number 1s, name them (2 points) Don't know8. In which year did Tracy Barlow return to Coronation street at Christmas? (1 point) 2000?9. What was the score when the Blaze last played on a Boxing Day match and who against? (2 points) Manchester Phoenix (away) 2-210. Who died in the storm in Emmerdale last Christmas day? (1 point) Trisha11. What 3 gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus? (3 points) Gold, Frankinsence and Myrhh (what is myrhh?)12. Which Christmas did the Trotter family in Only Fools & Horses go "To Hull and Back"? (1 point) 1995?13. In what town was Jesus born? (1 point) Nazareth14. Why was there no Queens speech in 1951? (1 point) because she wasn't the queen then, it was King George15.Which Coronation Street star was on the Christmas number 1 of 1980? (1 point) Steve McDonald ?16. According to tradition what jelly do you serve with Christmas Dinner? (1 point) Cranberry?17. Which continent gets to see December 25th first? (1 point) Australasia (Pacific Islands)18. Which former Coventry City footballer was born on Christmas day? (1 point) Cobi Jones? (hate the city)19. What were the Christmas number ones 10,20,30, & 40 years ago 1994 (1 point) Mr Blobby?1984 (2 points) Feed the world (do they know it's christmas)1974 (3 points) some cliff richard thing?1964 (4 points) white christmas, bing crosby?20. Spell in German "Merry Christmas" (3 points) its Buono Natale in Italian i think, does that count?I really don't think there was any point in me answering as i've done really poorly, ah well  (just felt like using that!!  ) |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 17, 2004 17:36:08 GMT 1
Zoinks has 9 points.
Not sure number 18 is right. If it is then there are two possible options for that one as the one I thought of is somebody else (And Zoinks would have another point)
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Post by Lee Francis on Dec 17, 2004 19:51:38 GMT 1
9 out of 40 ?? haha...........i should have just gone to sleep instead! Cobi Jones was just a guess by the way, and probably isn't anywhere near being right! Come on then, somebody beat my impressive 9 !!   |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 17, 2004 22:03:31 GMT 1
9 out of 40 ?? haha...........i should have just gone to sleep instead! Cobi Jones was just a guess by the way, and probably isn't anywhere near being right! Come on then, somebody beat my impressive 9 !! Cobi Jones was born on New Years day so I am informed. Zoinks tops the leaderboard then at the moment with 9 points |
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Post by Steph Cowley on Dec 17, 2004 23:59:08 GMT 1
1. What was the biggest viewed Christmas program ever on a Christmas Day? Name the program, the year and how it is recalled (3 points) Only Fools And Horses, which had 16.3 million viewers.?
2. Justin Hawkins & Bono squabbled over the line "Well tonight thank god it's them instead of you" in this years Band Aid release but which two sang it in the 1989 version? (2 points)
3. Which Monarch was on the throne when the first Christmas puddings were recorded? (1 point) believed to originate from the medieval period, not sure who was on the throne then, if anyone
4. Only 3 songs (not necessarily same artists) have been Chrismas number 1 on more than 1 occasion. Band Aid is one, name the other two (2 points) Bohemian Rhapsody and ??
5. In which year was the famous No mans land football game between England and Germany (1 point) 1914
6. Who was British prime minister in the first Christmas of the last decade? (1 point) John Major
7. Only two acts have had 3 successive Christmas number 1s, name them (2 points) Cliff Richard and The Spice Girls (Also The Beatles
8. In which year did Tracy Barlow return to Coronation street at Christmas? (1 point) 2002
9. What was the score when the Blaze last played on a Boxing Day match and who against? (2 points) Manchester Phoenix (away) 2-2
10. Who died in the storm in Emmerdale last Christmas day? (1 point) Trisha
11. What 3 gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus? (3 points) Gold, Frankinsense and Mir (sp?)
12. Which Christmas did the Trotter family in Only Fools & Horses go "To Hull and Back"? (1 point) 1985
13. In what town was Jesus born? (1 point) Nazareth
14. Why was there no Queens speech in 1951? (1 point) because she wasn't queen yet
15.Which Coronation Street star was on the Christmas number 1 of 1980? (1 point) none, it was There's No-one Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir
16. According to tradition what jelly do you serve with Christmas Dinner? (1 point) Cranberry
17. Which continent gets to see December 25th first? (1 point) Australasia
18. Which former Coventry City footballer was born on Christmas day? (1 point) Nick Cusack 25 Dec 1965
19. What were the Christmas number ones 10,20,30, & 40 years ago
1994 (1 point) Stay - East 17
1984 (2 points) Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
1974 (3 points) Lonely This Christmas - Mud
1964 (4 points) The Beatles - I Feel Fine
20. Spell in German "Merry Christmas" (3 points) FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 18, 2004 0:19:01 GMT 1
Steph gets a whopping 29 points.
You got the 2 hat trick for christmas number 1s. Technically Cliff Richard had top spot in 1988 & 1990 but in 1989 it was Band Aid 2 (Although Cliff was involved this is not deemed as his own hit)
Question 15 was indeed St Winnifreds School Choir but featured someone who is now in Corrie
Still nobody has yet guessed the Red Herring
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Post by Lee Francis on Dec 18, 2004 23:46:06 GMT 1
is the christmas pudding question something to do with that they were first eaten during the time in British history that we didn't have a monarch?? Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector or something or other..........he had a huge wart on his chin, thats all i know!! lol
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 18, 2004 23:56:06 GMT 1
is the christmas pudding question something to do with that they were first eaten during the time in British history that we didn't have a monarch?? Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector or something or other..........he had a huge wart on his chin, thats all i know!! lol Nah it's actually a lot more recent than the civil war years. |
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Post by Steph Cowley on Dec 19, 2004 0:02:26 GMT 1
How long you gonna keep the "comp" open??
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Dec 19, 2004 0:05:14 GMT 1
How long you gonna keep the "comp" open?? Until January 1st seems fair. So far Steph is on 29 points Zoinks is on 9 PW assures me he has a large score but has yet to complete I am surprised no one has got the Red Herring yet Quiz will be open until New Years Day as it should give people the chance to come across some of the answers over the festive period ;D |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jan 1, 2005 20:00:20 GMT 1
The answers
1. 1986 EastEnders, Den gives Angie divorce papers (30 Million + watched it)
2. Jason Donovan & Matt Goss
3. Queen Victoria (Christmas puddings were brought into tradition for the landowners to let their employees have something rich)
4. Bohemian Rhapsody (1975 & 1991)
Marys Boy Child (1957 for Harry Belafonte & 1978 for Boney M)
5. 1914
6. John Major
7. The Beatles (1963,1964,1965) The Spice Girls (1996,1997,1998)
8. 2002
9. 3-3 away at Manchester Phoenix
10. Tricia Dingle
11. Gold, Frankinsence & Myrrh
12. 1985
13. Bethlehem
14. She wasn't on the throne
15. Sally Lindsay who plays Shelly Unwin was in the cast of St. Winnifreds Schools Choir who topped the Christmas chart that year with the dirge No one quite like Grandma (Top spot should have been any of the John Lennon songs released after his murder)
16. Cranberry
17. Australasia/Oceania
18. Gary McAllister
19. 1994 East 17 with Stay Another Day
1984 Band Aid with Do they know its Christmas
1974 Mud with Lonely this Christmas
1964 The Beatles with I feel fine
20. Frohliches Weihnachten
The red herring was question 10 as Tricia died on New Year not Christmas
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Post by Steph Cowley on Jan 1, 2005 20:04:06 GMT 1
Does that mean i won ? ;D
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Post by Lee Francis on Jan 1, 2005 21:18:58 GMT 1
Congratulations Steph, you are a valliant winner.
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