L7C Hants (North) & Berks - 2004 Christmas quiz
The 2004 Christmas dinner and quiz (devised by Marie Foster) was held on Thursday 16th December at The Shoulder of Mutton. Rob Manser won a Caterham 2005 calendar, with 15 points; Tricia Chiswick came 2nd with 14 points (bottle of wine); Eric McLoughlin won a box of Japanese Pokky chocolate sticks for 3rd place with 11 points.
Think you can beat those? Show the answers once you've had a go...
Question |
Correct? |
Christmas |
1
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By when was the classic red suited / white fur Santa look well established? |
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2
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Name the book that told the story about Santa and gave names to the 8 reindeer. |
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3
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Who banned Christmas in England? |
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4
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What is Myrrh? |
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5
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Most of us eat turkey at Christmas dinner, and usually too much of it! If each person eats 0.3 kilograms of turkey at a meal, and a turkey should be cooked for one and a half hours per kilogram, how long will it take to cook a turkey for 10 people? |
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Winter |
6
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At what point does water freeze?
a
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18°F |
b
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32°F |
c
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0°F |
d
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-40°F |
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7
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Which of the following is not affected by wind chill?
a
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person
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b
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dog
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c
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car radiator
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d
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bird
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8
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On average, one inch of rain is equivalent to how many inches of snow?
a
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10 inches
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b
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1 inch
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c
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5 inches
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d
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a foot
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9
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How long is the shortest day of the year in London?
a
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7 hrs 40 min
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b
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7 hrs 50 min
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c
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8 hrs 5 min
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d
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7 hrs 30 min
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10
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Who will host the 2006 winter Olympics?
a
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Vancouver, Canada
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b
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Nagano, Japan
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c
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Turin, Italy
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d
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Grenoble, France
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Cars |
11
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Who was 1950 F1 champion? |
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12
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What is the most popular car colour sold in 2004? |
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13
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How many turns are there at the full Cadwell park circuit? |
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14
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What is the Rover K series engine block made of? |
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15
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Who is the current UK minister for transport? |
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Sweden |
16
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Name the prime minister who was shot dead in Stockholm in 1986. |
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17
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How many Ikea's are there currently in the UK? |
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18
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Name the 3 most successful international Swedish pop/rock groups (excluding ABBA). |
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19
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What is the average population of Sweden for 2004 (rounded to the nearest million)? |
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20
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Who made the automatic continuous clothing closure device what it is today? |
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21
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How do you get a blonde's eyes to sparkle? |
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Extra general knowledge bonus questions (£5 to NtL) |
22
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During her productive life, typically how many kittens can one female cat produce? |
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23
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What was Ron's rat called (from the Harry Potter books by J K Rowling) |
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24
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What gives snow its six-sided / hexagonal basic pattern? |
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25
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How many 7 logos are there on my current 7? (The yellow one, reg. A7 VXC.) |
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26
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Who was dubbed the Mutton king? |
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The club raised £60 for NtL from the general knowledge bonus questions.
This page is http://www.strangely.org/7club/meetings/200412/quiz.html. It was first published on Wednesday 23 February, 2005 and last updated on Thursday 24 February, 2005.