CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2 - Nollaig Shona



CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 1

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |This bush is associated with Christmas. It has prickly leaves and red |Holly |

| |berries. What is it/ | |

|2. |How many corners does a cube have? |8 |

|3. |We call the day after Christmas Day St. Stephen’s Day. What do they |Boxing Day |

| |call it in the UK? | |

|4. |What is the name of the young of a kangaroo? |Joey |

|5. |What angel told Mary that she was going to have a baby? |Gabriel |

|6. |How many players are on a baseball team: (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11? |9 |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 2

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |What kind of a play, featuring a dame in the main role, is performed |Pantomime |

| |around Christmastime? | |

|2. |What is the capital of the USA? |Washington DC |

|3. |What word finishes the line from the Christmas poem “Twas the Night |Mouse |

| |Before Christmas”: “Twas the Night Before Christmas / When all through | |

| |the house / Not a creature was stirring / not even a _______”? | |

|4. |What is 28.6 X 100 |2860 |

|5. |How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Irish? |Nollaig Shona Duit |

|6. |Which creatures are St. Patrick said to have driven out of Ireland? |Snakes |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 3

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |What type of vehicle do Santa’s reindeer pull? |Sleigh |

|2. |How many lives is a cat said to have? |9 |

|3. |What is the traditional name given to the log burned on a Christmas |Yule Log |

| |fire? | |

|4. |With which sport do we associate Ken Doherty? |Snooker |

|5. |According to the song, what did my true love send to me on the third |Three French Hens |

| |day of Christmas? | |

|6. |What wood is used to make a hurley stick? |Ash |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 4

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |What is the name given to the cradle in which the new born baby Jesus |Manger |

| |was placed? | |

|2. |What was a “Penny Farthing” a type of? |Bicycle |

|3. |From what carol does the following line come: “Got to keep on plodding |Little Donkey |

| |onwards”? | |

|4. |What is the number 12 in Roman numerals? |XII |

|5. |Who was the king around the time of Jesus’ birth? |Herod |

|6. |What does the abbreviation UFO stand for? |Unidentified Flying Object |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 5

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |Which red-breasted bird is associated with Christmas? |Robin |

|2. |Which country’s currency is the Yen? |Japan |

|3. |What is the name given to the four week period before Christmas? |Advent |

|4. |What Premier League club plays their home games at White Hart Lane? |Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) |

|5. |What is the name of glittery, shiny strings put up as decorations on |Tinsel |

| |Christmas trees? | |

|6. |What EU country’s national airline is called KLM? |Netherlands / Holland |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 6

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |Which bird is associated with St. Stephen’s Day? |Wren |

|2. |What do fish use to breathe under water? |Gills |

|3. |Name the missing reindeer from Santa’s team of reindeer: Dasher, |Dancer |

| |Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph? | |

|4. |What is ⅞ of 56? |49 |

|5. |Under what type of plant should someone be kissed at Christmas time? |Mistletoe |

|6. |What is the colour of the top section of the German flag? |Black |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 7

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |The Wise Men brought gifts of Gold Frankincense and what else? |Myrrh |

|2. |What country is the current holder of soccer’s World Cup? |Italy |

|3. |The 12th day of Christmas is known as the Feat of the Epiphany. On what|January 6th |

| |date is this? | |

|4. |What language would be spoken in Nice? |French |

|5. |What saint is said to have made the first crib? |St. Francis of Assisi |

|6. |The Americans call it an astronaut. What do the Russians call it? |Cosmonaut |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

ROUND 8

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |What bird is traditionally eaten for Christmas dinner? |Turkey |

|2. |Who is the Minister for Education |Mary Hanafin |

|3. |On what Day will Christmas fall in 2008? |Thursday |

|4. |Which continent has the greatest population? |Asia |

|5. |What is traditionally placed in a window on Christmas Eve night? |Candle |

|6. |What is the capital of Mexico? |Mexico City |

CHRISTMAS TABLE QUIZ #2

Tie Breaker

|No. |Question |Answer |

|1. |What noisy Christmas item did Tom Smith invent in the 1840’s? |Christmas Cracker |

|2. |Reykjavik is the capital of what country? |Iceland |

|3. |From what Christmas Carol does the following line come: “Born is the |The First Noel |

| |King of Israel”? | |

|4. |What do we call the day that falls one week after Christmas Day? |New Year’s Day |

|5. |What fruit is traditionally used to make a sauce to accompany Christmas|Cranberries |

| |turkey? | |

|6. |What are molars, pre-molars and incisors? |Teeth |

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download