1. A furry pet comes with three rules, and breaking them leads to chaos in a small town at Christmas. What are the three rules?

2. Controversial at the time, what first does Disneys 'Midnight Madness' starring Michael J Fox hold?

3. What is the Jewish New Year called?

4. The warming tale of which man from Plumtree Tennessee makes "your blood run cold" ?

5. Which female singer was born LaDonna Gaines on New Year?s Eve 1948?

6. Which coin ceased to be legal tender on 1st January 1961?

7. What name do the Scots give to New Year?s Eve?

8. Which 1985 sporting event holds the UK record for the highest viewed televised program ever after midnight?

9. What is the rail destination in the song 'King of the Road'?

10. The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" represents a countdown to a possible global nuclear (or climatic) catastrophe. Plus or minus 3 , in which year was it put back to 11.43 (23.43), the furthest away from midnight since its introduction in 1947?

11. What did Cinderella lose at midnight?

12. Who was King of England on January 1st 1066?

13. During the Cold War, Britain had 4 Polaris submarines, named after famous Battle ships; Renown and Repulse were two, what were the other two called ?

14. On 21st January, Steve Hitch won the 45th Annual Tuna Toss Championship at the Tunarama Festival in Port Lincoln, Australia. How far did he throw his 10kg frozen tuna fish? (+/- 5 m)

15. Which rock star performed to an estimated 3.5 million people on 1st January 1995 in Rio de Janeiro?

16. Who co-starred with John Voight as Ratso Ritzo in Midnight Cowboy?

17. On 17th September, Germany officially got its very own Pirate Party. In which country was the "original" Pirate Party founded on 1st January?

18. Which song was a 1980 number 1 hit for Dexy's Midnight Runners?

19. In Gujarat, the day after Diwali has a special significance in the calendar. What is it?

20. Which best selling novel begins with the words "It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office ........"

ANSWERS

1. Keep it out of bright light (especially sunlight), don't get it wet, and never feed it after midnight (Gremlins)

2. First non U- certificate film

3. Rosh Hoshana

4. Sam McGee . 'The Cremation of Sam McGee' from Robert Service. There are strange things done in the midnight sun

5. Donna Summer

6. The Farthing

7. Hogmanay

8. 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship Final (Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor)

9. Third boxcar, midnight train, destination Bangor Maine.

10. 1991

11. A tiny glass slipper

12. Edward (the Confessor)

13. Revenge and Resolution

14. 17.10 m

15. Rod Stewart

16. Dustin Hoffman

17. Sweden

18. Geno

19. It is the Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas)

20. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince