Quiz

MERCIA XMAS QUIZ 2009

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What is the chemical formula of snow?
H2O
US President Franklin Pierce introduced what to White House Christmas
tradition in 1856?
Christmas tree
Brandy is made from distilling what?
WINE
What was Girls Aloud's 2002 UK Christmas number one single?
SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND
Which famous comedy double-act partner made the first ever UK mobile
phone call, New Year's Day, 1985?
ERNIE WISE
According to tradition, eating at least one what on each of the 12 days of Christmas is thought to bring luck for the coming year?
MINCE PIE
Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees?
CANADA
Which Christmas movie was centred around the mishaps of the Griswold family?
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
In the famous Christmas carol, what line follows “God rest ye merry Gentlemen”?
Let nothing you dismay
Who had a top ten hit single in 1956 with I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas?
THE GOONS
In 32 years. How many seconds are there?
1 BILLION SECONDS
A special Christmas episode of which TV show saw Santa's reindeer killed and replaced by new reindeer called Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches and Montel?
SOUTH PARK
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, how many children does Bob Cratchit have?
SIX

According to the lyrics of the famous Christmas song, what was Frosty The Snowman's nose made from?
A BUTTON
Christmas Island is a territory of which country?
Australia
What was the title of Cliff Richard's last Christmas number one single? Saviour's Day
Who was the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV?  
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
One thousand
Who is the narrator in the 2000 film The Grinch Who Stole...