Office Christmas Quiz

[sabremeister]

Yes, 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

Comments

[sabremeister]

2 Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar
8 Terrible lizard
10 Butterfly collector
11 X and Q
12 "Entertain, Educate and Inform"
13 Two
16 Dopey
17 64
19 Hugh Hefner?
20 Haggis?
22 Ministry of Transport
23 Eagle owl
26 Six geese a-laying
27 God rest ye merry gentlemen
28 Cupid and Chancer
31 Frankincense
33 The Great Escape?
34 A pay rise, allows him to put enough coal on the fire
36 Three
37 RL Stevenson
39 Fear of the number 13
41 Mt Everest
43 Ludwig van Beethoven
45 Pugwash
46 Rowing and Tug-of-war
50 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Without using google or any reference work ...

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

1 No idea, 1971
2 er, nope, Caspar, Melchisior and Ted
3 pure guess 1867
4 Bing Crosby and three others (White Christmas was first sung in Holiday Inn, and then got a film spinoff!)
5 Peaquod, I think
6 Wasp
7 Bluebird
8 something lizard, er, Big?
9 no idea, von Hamm?
10 Someone interested in butterflies
11 Q and X
12 Nation shall speak unto Nation (or is that just the BBC News?)
13 Three (Anne, Tony and Roger :)
14 No idea, Samuel L. Jackson
15 Finsbury Square?
16 Dopey
17 24
18 Spiced Pork and hAM
19 Hugh Hefner
20 Irish Prime Minister
21 the car key finder (grin!)
22 Ministry of Transport
23 (great) Horned Owl
24 damn, I know this ... nope, can't remember
25 London Bridge (can't be tower bridge, it's over 100 years too early)
26 Six geese a laying, I think
27 God rest ye merry gentlemen
28 Comet and Cupid
29 Deck the Halls (with boughs of holly)
30 Help me, I'm melting (grin!)
31 Gold
32 Jingle Bells
33 It's a Wonderful Life
34 Gives him a raise (the goose was on Christmas day, as he shouts down to the boy before throwing him the money for the goose "is it still Christmas day" and then after the reply goes "good, I'm not too late" or words to that effect.
35 Germany
36 I'm guessing zero
37 Damn and drat, I have forgotten ... and I knew this
38 We wish you a merry christmas
39 Fear of the number 13 (one third of this question!)
40 The letter "e"
41 Mount Everest (duh!)
42 It was either Judy Garland or Bette Davis (I think) so let's go with Judy Garland
43 Mozart
44 Electronic Random Number Indicating Equipment
45 Captain Pugwash
46 Two rowing events :-), high jump, 100 yards backwards dash, backstroke (swimming)
47 Laurel and Hardy
48 Scout
49 Coca-Cola
50 supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

[mrslant]

Off the top of my head:

1 In what year was the first ever One Day cricket match between England and Australia? 1975?
2 What were the Three Wise Men's names? Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior
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"? Pequod
6 Which creature lives in a formicary? Ant
7 Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?
8 The names "dinosaur" comes from two Greek words. What do they mean? Terrible lizard
9 What is Miss Piggy's surname?
10 What is a lepidopterist? Butterfly collector
11 Which two letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble?
12 What is the BBC's motto? Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation
13 How many Robinsons have presented "Points of View"? Two - Robert and Anne?
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? Dopey
17 How many points are there on a backgammon board?
18 What does SPAM stand for? Spiced Ham
19 Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy? Hugh Hefner?
20 What is Taoiseach? Prime Minister of Ireland
21 What essential item did Joseph Guyetty invent in 1857?
22 What does MOT stand for on the certificate issued for cars? Ministry of Transport
23 What is the largest owl found in Britain? Eagle Owl
24 What is Alice Copper's real name? Vincent Furnier (something like that, and assuming you mean Alice Cooper)
25 Which bridge in London was officially named William Pitt Bridge in 1769? Westminster Bridge?
26 What was the first gift "my true love sent to me" on the sixth day of Christmas? Six geese a-laying
27 What carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
28 Name the two of Santa's reindeer whose names begin with the letter C Cupid and Comet
29 What carol contains the word "fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la"? Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
30 What were Frosty's last words?
31 What gift did Caspar bring? I'll guess the gold
32 What song was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh"? Jingle Bells
33 What holiday film has appeared on TV over 300 times? It's A Wonderful Life?
34 How does Scrooge improve Bob Cratchit's life the day after Christmas? Gives him a pay rise
35 What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts? Germany?
36 How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in "The Night Before Christmas"? None, and it's called "A Visit From Saint Nicholas"
37 Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? Know the correct title, can't remember the author!!!
38 What song did the caroller sing outside Scrooge's office?
39 What is trisaidekaphobia? Fear of the number 13
40 What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month, and only once in a year? The letter E
41 Before Mount Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world? Mount Everest
42 What did Frances Gumm change her name to? Judy Garland
43 At the age of 5, who composed "Twinkle twinkle little star"? Mozart
44 What does the acronym ERNIE stand for? Electronic Random Number Indicating Equipment
45 Who was the captain of the "Black Pig"? Captain Pugwash
46 Name two sports you can win by going backwards Rowing and tug-of-war
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" Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and I'm guessing this was intended to be done orally! :-)

That's as many as I can manage at this time of night...

Answers (1)

[sabremeister]

1 In what year was the first ever One Day cricket match between England and Australia? 1971
2 What were the Three Wise Men's names? Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar (½pt each)
3 In what year was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" first published? 1843
4 Who were the four main stars of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"? Assuming it means the film, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen (no points for Bing Crosby, ½pt for the others)
5 Captain Ahab was the captain of which ship in "Moby Dick"? The Pequod
6 Which creature lives in a formicary? Ants
7 Which bird is the international symbol of happiness? The Bluebird
8 The names "dinosaur" comes from two Greek words. What do they mean? Terrible Lizard
9 What is Miss Piggy's surname? Lee
10 What is a lepidopterist? Butterfly collector
11 Which two letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble? Q and Z (½pt each)
12 What is the BBC's motto? "Nation shall speak peace unto nation" - "To inform, educate and entertain" is the mission statement
13 How many Robinsons have presented "Points of View"? 4 (Robert, Kenneth, Tony and Anne)
14 Which actor was born Lewis Ernest Watts? John Mills
15 Which London Underground station had its name changed to Barbican in 1968? Aldersgate St (aka Aldersgate or Aldersgate and Barbican
16 Which of the Seven Dwarves did not have a beard? Dopey
17 How many points are there on a backgammon board? 24
18 What does SPAM stand for? SPiced hAM (or Something Posing As Meat)
19 Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy? Peter Sellers
20 What is Taoiseach? The Irish PM
21 What essential item did Joseph Guyetty invent in 1857? No idea. But Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857 (misprint on the question sheet)
22 What does MOT stand for on the certificate issued for cars? Ministry of Transport
23 What is the largest owl found in Britain? Snowy Owl
24 What is Alice Cooper's real name? Vincent Damon Furnier
25 Which bridge in London was officially named William Pitt Bridge in 1769? Blackfriars

Answers (2)

[sabremeister]

26 What was the first gift "my true love sent to me" on the sixth day of Christmas? Six Geese-a-laying
27 What carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
28 Name the two of Santa's reindeer whose names begin with the letter C Comet and Cupid (½pt each)
29 What carol contains the word "fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la"? Deck the Halls
30 What were Frosty's last words? "Don't you cry"
31 What gift did Caspar bring? Gold
32 What song was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh"? Jingle Bells
33 What holiday film has appeared on TV over 300 times? It's a Wonderful Life
34 How does Scrooge improve Bob Cratchit's life the day after Christmas? Pay rise, and allowed him to put more coal on the fire
35 What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts? Germany - some 200 years before they gave us the tree as well
36 How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in "The Night Before Christmas"? St Nicholas is used four times
37 Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? Clement Clarke Moore
38 What song did the caroller sing outside Scrooge's office? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
39 What is trisaidekaphobia? Fear of the number 13
40 What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month, and only once in a year? The letter E
41 Before Mount Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world? Mt Everest
42 What did Frances Gumm change her name to? Judy Garland
43 At the age of 5, who composed "Twinkle twinkle little star"? Not Mozart. He only composed variations of the origianl French melody, "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman"
44 What does the acronym ERNIE stand for? Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment
45 Who was the captain of the "Black Pig"? Captain Pugwash
46 Name two sports you can win by going backwards Rowing, tug-of-war, backstroke (swimming), any backwards race, some ice-skating and sailing events
47 Whose theme music was "The Cuckoo Song"? The clockwork mice from Bagpuss
48 What was the name of Tonto's horse? Scout
49 What did Dr John pemberton invent in 1886? Coca-cola
and somewhat bizarrely:
50 Spell "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" No points for this