Office Christmas Quiz
Jan. 13th, 2007 12:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabremeisterYes, I know it's a bit late, but I only found the discarded piece of paper today that had the questions on. Anyone know the answers?
1 In what year was the first ever One Day cricket match between England and Australia?
2 What were the Three Wise Men's names?
3 In what year was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" first published?
4 Who were the four main stars of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"?
5 Captain Ahab was the captain of which ship in "Moby Dick"?
6 Which creature lives in a formicary?
7 Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?
8 The names "dinosaur" comes from two Greek words. What do they mean?
9 What is Miss Piggy's surname?
10 What is a lepidopterist?
11 Which two letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble?
12 What is the BBC's motto?
13 How many Robinsons have presented "Points of View"?
14 Which actor was born Lewis Ernest Watts?
15 Which London Underground station had its name changed to Barbican in 1968?
16 Which of the Seven Dwarves did not have a beard?
17 How many points are there on a backgammon board?
18 What does SPAM stand for?
19 Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy?
20 What is Taoiseach?
21 What essential item did Joseph Guyetty invent in 1857?
22 What does MOT stand for on the certificate issued for cars?
23 What is the largest owl found in Britain?
24 What is Alice Copper's real name?
25 Which bridge in London was officially named William Pitt Bridge in 1769?
26 What was the first gift "my true love sent to me" on the sixth day of Christmas?
27 What carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"?
28 Name the two of Santa's reindeer whose names begin with the letter C
29 What carol contains the word "fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la"?
30 What were Frosty's last words?
31 What gift did Caspar bring?
32 What song was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh"?
33 What holiday film has appeared on TV over 300 times?
34 How does Scrooge improve Bob Cratchit's life the day after Christmas?
35 What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?
36 How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in "The Night Before Christmas"?
37 Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?
38 What song did the caroller sing outside Scrooge's office?
39 What is trisaidekaphobia?
40 What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month, and only once in a year?
41 Before Mount Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world?
42 What did Frances Gumm change her name to?
43 At the age of 5, who composed "Twinkle twinkle little star"?
44 What does the acronym ERNIE stand for?
45 Who was the captain of the "Black Pig"?
46 Name two sports you can win by going backwards
47 Whose theme music was "The Cuckoo Song"?
48 What was the name of Tonto's horse?
49 What did Dr John pemberton invent in 1886?
and somewhat bizarrely:
50 Spell "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
I only know the answers to some of these, so I'll submit my answers in a reply, then Google for them. All replies will be screened, and points awarded. In a few days, I'll unscreen and you can all see how you did or didn't do.
SCORES
Me - 12
The Magician - 28
MrSlant - 28
1 In what year was the first ever One Day cricket match between England and Australia?
2 What were the Three Wise Men's names?
3 In what year was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" first published?
4 Who were the four main stars of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"?
5 Captain Ahab was the captain of which ship in "Moby Dick"?
6 Which creature lives in a formicary?
7 Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?
8 The names "dinosaur" comes from two Greek words. What do they mean?
9 What is Miss Piggy's surname?
10 What is a lepidopterist?
11 Which two letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble?
12 What is the BBC's motto?
13 How many Robinsons have presented "Points of View"?
14 Which actor was born Lewis Ernest Watts?
15 Which London Underground station had its name changed to Barbican in 1968?
16 Which of the Seven Dwarves did not have a beard?
17 How many points are there on a backgammon board?
18 What does SPAM stand for?
19 Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy?
20 What is Taoiseach?
21 What essential item did Joseph Guyetty invent in 1857?
22 What does MOT stand for on the certificate issued for cars?
23 What is the largest owl found in Britain?
24 What is Alice Copper's real name?
25 Which bridge in London was officially named William Pitt Bridge in 1769?
26 What was the first gift "my true love sent to me" on the sixth day of Christmas?
27 What carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"?
28 Name the two of Santa's reindeer whose names begin with the letter C
29 What carol contains the word "fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la"?
30 What were Frosty's last words?
31 What gift did Caspar bring?
32 What song was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh"?
33 What holiday film has appeared on TV over 300 times?
34 How does Scrooge improve Bob Cratchit's life the day after Christmas?
35 What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?
36 How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in "The Night Before Christmas"?
37 Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?
38 What song did the caroller sing outside Scrooge's office?
39 What is trisaidekaphobia?
40 What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month, and only once in a year?
41 Before Mount Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world?
42 What did Frances Gumm change her name to?
43 At the age of 5, who composed "Twinkle twinkle little star"?
44 What does the acronym ERNIE stand for?
45 Who was the captain of the "Black Pig"?
46 Name two sports you can win by going backwards
47 Whose theme music was "The Cuckoo Song"?
48 What was the name of Tonto's horse?
49 What did Dr John pemberton invent in 1886?
and somewhat bizarrely:
50 Spell "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
I only know the answers to some of these, so I'll submit my answers in a reply, then Google for them. All replies will be screened, and points awarded. In a few days, I'll unscreen and you can all see how you did or didn't do.
SCORES
Me - 12
The Magician - 28
MrSlant - 28
