1. BIG
Christmas Quiz
2013!

2. Which round will you
play your joker?
(double the points)
1. Films
2. News
3. Famous
faces
4. Sport
5. Panto
6. Christmas
7. Reindeer
8. Subjects
9 How many in
a

3. How many in a ….
This sheet is on your
table.
Please complete by the
end of the quiz

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 4

9. 5

10. 6

11. 7

12. 8

13. 9

14. 10

15. Films Answers
1. Great Gatsby
2. Monsters University
3. Wolverine
4. Despicable Me 2
5. We‟re the Millers
6. Frozen
7. Smurfs
8. The Croods
9. Wreck it Ralph
10.Gravity

17. News
1. On March 13th, white
smoke poured from the
chimney of the Sistine
Chapel. Why?

18. News
2. Which month was Prince
George born?

19. News
3. Gangnam style dancing
went viral this year. Which
city is Gangnam in?

20. News
4. What was the
international name of the
typhoon that hit the
Philippines called?

21. News
5. Over which country was
this picture of a meteor
taken?

22. News
6. What sparked the riots in
Brazil last June?

23. News
6. What sparked the riots in
Brazil last June?

24. News
7. Justin Bieber made
headlines this year when he
was carried along which
wall?

25. News
8. Which tv series marked
th birthday this year?
its 50

26. News
9. In October, Westgate
mall was attacked by
terrorists. Which city is
Westgate in?

27. News
10. Which famous actor
died on 14th December this
year?

28. News Answer
1. New Pope had been elected
2. July
3. Seoul
4. Haiyan
5. Russia
6. Increase in bus fares
7. Great Wall of China
8. Dr Who
9. Nairobi
10. Peter O‟Toole

30. 1

31. 2

32. 3

33. 4

34. 5

35. 6

36. 7

37. 8

38. 9

39. Famous faces

40. Famous faces Answers
1. Gareth Bale
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Julian Assange
4. Minion
5. Matt Smith
6. Abbie Clancy
7. David Emanuel
8. Nick Clegg
9. Nicole Sherzinger
10. Ban Ki Moon

42. Sport
1. The London Olympic
Stadium has been leased to
which club?

43. Sport
2. To the nearest 5 million
how much did Gareth Bale
sign to Real Madrid for?

44. Sport
3. Who resigned in May this
year after winning the
Premier League title?

45. Sport
4. Who won the women‟s
singles at Wimbledon this
year?

46. Sport
5. What was the final score
Wales v England in the 6th
nations?

47. Sport
6. Who did Cardiff play their
first premiership side game
against in August this year?

48. Sport
7. Who did Andy Murray
beat to win the Wimbledon
single title? (last name only
needed)

49. Sport
th
7
8. AP Mccoy on the
November rode his ??
Winner?

50. Sport
9. Ben Ainslie helped the
USA to victory over New
Zealand in which sailing
cup?

51. Sport
10.In which sport do teams
of two compete in the
Talisker Challenge?

52. Sport Answer
1. West Ham Football Club
2. 85 million pounds
3. Sir Alex Ferguson
4. Marion Bartoli
5. 30-3
6. West Ham
7. Djokovic
8. 4000
9. America‟s Cup
10.Cross-Atlantic rowing

54. Panto
1. What is the name of the
father of Cinderella and the
Ugly Sisters?

55. Panto
2. What is Aladdin‟s mother
called?

56. Panto
3. From what set of stories
does the tale of Aladdin
originate?

57. Panto
4. From what does the Fairy
Godmother create
Cinderella‟s footmen?

58. Panto
5. In which panto does
Buttons appear?

59. Panto
6. From which side of the
stage do the “goodies” in a
panto normally appear?

60. Panto
7. What does Jack get in
exchange for his cow?

61. Panto
8. What name is given to
the leading man in a panto
usually playing a women?

62. Panto
9. What is Aladdin‟s brother
called?

63. Panto
10. What does the word
Pantomime mean?
A – Cheap entertainment
B – Imitating everybody
C – Entertainment for working classes
D – Everyone a winner

64. Panto answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Baron Hard-up
Widow Twankey
Arabian Nights
Mice
Cinderella
Stage right
Beans
Principal Boy
Wishee Washee
Imitating everybody

66. Christmas
1. Who wrote the book „How
the Grinch Stole Christmas‟?

67. Christmas
2. Which English King was
crowned on Christmas Day?

68. Christmas
3. In Medieval times, mince
pies contained which
ingredient that we no longer
use?

69. Christmas
4. Which famous brand is
credited with changing the
colour of Father Christmas
from green to red?

70. Christmas
5. Which ruler once
banned the eating of
mince pies on Christmas
Day?

71. Christmas
6. The most used definition
of a „white Christmas‟ is
that a single flake of snow
falls during the 24 hours of
Christmas Day. When was
the last white Christmas in
the UK?

72. Christmas
7. The custom of sending
Christmas cards started
during which period of
English History?

73. Christmas
8. Christmas Island is in
which ocean?

74. Christmas
9. After 9 days of
„Posadas‟, or
parties, Mexicans
celebrate Christmas on..

75. Christmas
10. If A=1 and Z=26 what
is the sum of the letters in
Christmas?

76. Christmas
1. Dr Seuss
2. William the Conquerer
3. Shredded meat
4. Coca cola
5. Oliver Cromwell
6. 2010
7. Victorian
8. Indian
9. 25th December
10. 110

78. Name Santa‟s original
team of 8 reindeer...

79. Reindeer (geography)
9. What is the capital
city of Haiti?

80. Reindeer (English)
10.
What insects attacked
Brian in the Canadian
Wilderness in 'Hatchet'?

81. Reindeer answer
Dasher
Dancer
Donner
Blitzen
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
9. Port Au Prince
10. Mosquitoes

83. Subjects English
1. Which 20th Century
American novelist defined
the „lost generation‟?

84. Subjects Physics
2. Where does geothermal
energy come from?

85. Subjects Geography
3. Name a composite
development indicator

86. Subjects PE
4. What acronym is used to
progressively overload your
body?

87. Subjects English
5. What is the only food the
BFG eats?

88. Subjects History
6. What plot threatened to
kill Elizabeth I?

89. Subjects ICT
7. Which Roman emperor
gave his name to a type of
code?

90. Subjects English
8. What Scottish term did
Wilfred Owen use in
„Disabled‟ for girls?

91. Subjects History
9. What was the name of
the first Chinese communist
leader?

92. Subjects Geography
10. How countries make up
the EU?

93. Subjects Answers
1. F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Earths core
3. HDI
4. FITT
5. Snozzcumbers
6. Babington
7. Ceaser
8. Giddy Jilts
9. Mao
10.27

94. How many in a ….
1. 26 L O T A
2. 7 D O T W
3. 18 H O A G C
4. 12 D O C
5. 88 K O A P
6. 8 P I T S S
7. 27 C I N E U
8. 3 M I A B
9. 100 CM I A M
10.4 D L O S

95. How many in a …Answers
1. Letters of the alphabet
2. Days of the week
3. Holes on a golf course
4. Days of Christmas
5. Keys on a piano
6. Planets in the Solar System
7. Countries in the European Union
8. Men in a boat
9. Centimetres in a metre
10.Days left of school