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Old 17-12-2014, 22:02
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:02
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:02
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8 and 12 are wrong Sallysally
It's capital is Male, AxG
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:04
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Another 12/12 eugenespeed

See you all tomorrow for the Christmas quiz
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:05
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1.How many days are in a leap year? 366.
2.In snooker, which ball is worth six points? Pink.
3.According to the proverb, the proof of the pudding is in the what? Not sure.
4.The Sunday before Easter is known as what: Palm or oak? Palm.
5.Current affairs: to what post has the Rev Libby Lane been appointed to? Don't know.
6.Which indie rock band won their third Best Album Award at the 2014 Brit Awards for AM? Arctic Monkeys?
7.Samuel Pepys, Anne Frank and Alan Clark are noted writers of what style of book? Diaries.
8."Don't ask the price, it's a penny!" was the original slogan of which high-street shop? Not sure.
9.Set in the Norfolk Broads, in which 1930 book do we meet the Walker and Plackett children? No idea.
10.In 1986, which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated while walking home from the cinema with his wife? Don't know.
11.With an average ground-level of 1.5m/4ft 11 in above sea level, which country is the lowest on earth, as well as the one with the lowest natural point in the world, at 2.4m/7ft 10 in? I'll guess Tonga for now particular reason.
12.Using only sticks and the shadows they cast, which third-century BC Greek mathematician calculated the earth's circumference to be 25,000 miles, very close to the actual circumference? Don't know.
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:07
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Just 11 is wrong willrelf92
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:16
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Old 17-12-2014, 22:19
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Old 17-12-2014, 23:29
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Old 18-12-2014, 11:57
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7,11 are wrong P_P and 7-12 Ricky
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:53
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Good evening and a Happy Quizmas everybody We end 2014 with the Christmas quiz. I would like to thank all of you and to wish you a happy Christmas and New Year. I'll be back with you all in 2015 (5 Jan)

1.What word is used as a common abbreviation for Christmas because x is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ?
2.Who makes a speech every Christmas Day afternoon which begins "I speak now from my home and from my heart to you all"?
3.What is the name of the festive charity initiative set up in 2011 by ITV to support UK charities during the Christmas period?
4.Which traditional Christmas treat originally contained meat and was made in the shape of a cradle, as a reminder of the manger in which Jesus lay?
5.What is the title of the sequel to Raymond Briggs's animated classic The Snowman, which was first broadcast on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2012?
6.Picture: a still from which classic Christmas film? http://www.postimage.org/image/q7m41i1qb/
7.What was invented when the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral bent sugar sticks into shepherd's-crook shapes for kids who came to watch nativity plays?
8.The former world's biggest Christmas stocking was created by supporters of which children's charity in December 2007?
9.According to a 2013 poll, what was Britain's favourite Christmas carol?
10.In which country is Father Christmas known as Daidi na Nollag?
11.Which traditional American cocktail is a variant of eggnog with brandy and rum added and served hot, usually in a mug or a bowl?
12.Where did the greeting Merry Christmas first appear in print?
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:55
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1) Xmas
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3) text Santa
7) candy canes
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:56
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:57
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6.Miracle of 34th Srteet
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9.Silent Night
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:57
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:57
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:57
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Just 6,9 and 12 are wrong AxG
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:58
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5. Snowman and the Snowdog
6. It's A Wonderful Life
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8. The Children's Society
9. O Holy Night
10. Ireland
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:58
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4,5 7,9 are wrong bcddee and 3/3 Barracute

8,9,11,12
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Old 18-12-2014, 21:59
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12 is wrong eugenespeed

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Old 18-12-2014, 21:59
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1. Xmas
2. The Queen
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4. Christmas Pudding?
6. Most wonderful time of the year?
7. Candy Cane
8. Mencap?
9. Silent Night?

Merry Christmas to you QM and everyone else in QN
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Old 18-12-2014, 22:00
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4,6,8,9 are wrong P_P and Nadolig Llawen

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Old 18-12-2014, 22:03
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12. The song "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

Guess, cos I haven't a clue!
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Old 18-12-2014, 22:05
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Old 18-12-2014, 22:10
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