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03

Pauls Christmas Quiz 8

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Christmas Quiz Questions1. Which form of clean 'transport' do Norwegians hide away somewhere in the house on Christmas Eve as a precautionary measure ?

2. Who wrote each of the following words?
    a. "It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge" 
    b. "Maybe Christmas he thought, doesnt come from a store"

3. What kind of animal delivers gifts at Christmas in Syria ?

4. On which three feast 'days' do Americans consume the most food ?

5. Plus or minus one year, when did Queen Elizebeth II deliver her first ' televised Christmas messege to the nation' ?

6. In which European country do malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi get up to mischief around  Christmas ?

7. Which percentage of Americans dont celebrate Christmas at all ? 
     a. 4%   
    b. 10%  or 
    c. 18%

8. Who composed the music for the festive season ballet 'The Nutcracker' ? 

9. Plus or minus one year, how long does it take a Scotch Pine Christmas tree to reach a typical retail height of 6 to 7 feet ?

10. Which two figures deliver gifts in Russia during the festive season ?

ANSWERS

1. Brooms (in order to keep the witches away)

2. Two Answers:
    a. Charles Dickens
    b. Dr. Seuss

3. Camel (one of the wise mens camels)

4. Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and Superbowl Sunday.

5. 1957

6. Greece

7. answer a. circa 4 %

8. Tchaikovsky

9. 7 years

10.Little snowflake (Snegurochka) and Grandfather Frost (Dedushka Moroz).

Comments 

 
0 #1 Lorenz B 2008-11-11 19:27
Q10: The two Russian Christmas Figurs are Dedushka Moroz (Grandfather Frost) and Snegurochka (little snowflake). "Baboushka" means "Grandmother" in Russian, But the Grandfather is travelling with his granddaughter through the country, not with his wife (as everyone would do... ;-) )
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0 #2 Quizmaster 2008-11-12 07:02
Thanks very much Lorenz. The last thing I want to do is mislead children about who delivers their Christmas presents.
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0 #3 Iain Johnstone 2009-12-06 15:12
Just one thing - I think that the Queen delivered her first television message to the Commonwealth in 1957 but that she did the radio one until that point like her father King George VI and her grandfather King George V.
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