2007 Staff Christmas Quiz

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2007 Staff Christmas Quiz

• Have Fun!!!

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General Knowledge Q1

• A female Donkey is a what?

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General Knowledge Q2

• In standard Scrabble, the letter F carries
  what single letter score?

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General Knowledge Q3

• Minsk is the Capital City of where?

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General Knowledge Q4

• Entomology is the study of what?

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General Knowledge Q5

• Which is the most northerly of the main 48
  United States (Ex. Hawaii and Alaska)?

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General Knowledge Q6

• What country does a car carrying the letter P
  on its number plate come from?

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General Knowledge Q7

• Founded by Julian Huxley, since 1986, W.W.F has
  stood for what?

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General Knowledge Q8

• In 1955, Christopher Cockerell invented what?

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General Knowledge Q9

• What is the currency of Iraq?

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General Knowledge Q10

• What was the name of William Shakespeares wife?

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General Knowledge Q1

• A female Donkey is a what?
• A Jenny

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General Knowledge Q2

• In standard Scrabble, the letter F carries
  what single letter score?
• A Four (there are two of them)

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General Knowledge Q3

• Minsk is the Capital City of where?
• A Belarus

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General Knowledge Q4

• Entomology is the study of what?
• A Insects

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General Knowledge Q5

• Which is the most northerly of the main 48
  United States (Ex. Hawaii and Alaska)?
• A Washington

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General Knowledge Q6

• What country does a car number plate carrying the
  letter P come from?
• A Portugal

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General Knowledge Q7

• Founded by Julian Huxley, since 1986, W.W.F has
  stood for what?
• A World Wide Fund for Nature

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General Knowledge Q8

• In 1955, Christopher Cockerell invented what?
• A The hovercraft

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General Knowledge Q9

• What is the currency of Iraq?
• A Dinar

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General Knowledge Q10

• What was the name of William Shakespeares wife?
• A Anne Hathaway

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Picture Round Q1

• This is the flag of which country?

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Picture Round Q2

• Who is this famous sportsperson?

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Picture Round Q3

• Name this landmark and in which city is it? (1
  mark total)

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Picture Round Q4

• This monument looks over which City?

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Picture Round Q5

• Name this famous Actor?

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Picture Round Q6

• What is this ships name?

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Picture Round Q7

• Name the odd man out?

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Picture Round Q8

• What sort of Camel is this?

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Picture Round Q9

• Name this bridge?

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Picture Round Q10

• Name the blanked-out African country?

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Picture Round Q1

• This is the flag of which country?
• A Norway

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Picture Round Q2

• Who is this famous sportsperson?
• A Paula Radcliffe

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Picture Round Q3

• Name this landmark and in which city is it? (1
  mark total)
• ASpace Needle, Seattle. WA. USA

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Picture Round Q4

• This monument looks over which City?
• A Rio de Janeiro

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Picture Round Q5

• Name this famous Actor?
• A Orlando Bloom

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Picture Round Q6

• What is this ships name?
• A RMS Queen Mary

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Picture Round Q7

• Name the odd man out?
• A Benjani (Hes the only one not going to the
  African Cup of Nations)

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Picture Round Q8

• What sort of Camel is this?
• A Bactrian

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Picture Round Q9

• Name this bridge?
• A Brooklyn Bridge, NY

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Picture Round Q10

• Name the blanked-out African country?
• A Zimbabwe

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Christmas Q1

• What Christmas tradition first happened in 1957?

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Christmas Q2

• What Michael Jackson song reached No.1 at
  Christmas 1995?

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Christmas Q3

• What was given on the 10th Day of Christmas?

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Christmas Q4

• Where was I when I saw Mommy kissing Santa
  Claus?

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Christmas Q5

• Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong was born
  on Christmas Day 1971, by what name is she now
  known?

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Christmas Q6

• What 1990 film was based on a boys experience
  when two men break into his house at christmas?

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Christmas Q7

• What Christmas song demands Figgy Pudding?

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Christmas Q8

• Which Saint is celebrated on December 26th?

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Christmas Q9

• Who, in the 1920s popularised the image of Santa
  Claus?

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Christmas Q10

• Tom Smith, a sweet maker, invented what Christmas
  essential in 1847?

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Christmas Q1

• What Christmas tradition first happened in 1957?
• A The televising of the Queens speech (accept
  Queens speech)

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Christmas Q2

• What Michael Jackson song reached No.1 at
  Christmas 1995?
• A Earth Song

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Christmas Q3

• What was given on the 10th Day of Christmas?
• A 10 Lords a-Leaping

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Christmas Q4

• Where was I when I saw Mommy kissing Santa
  Claus?
• A On the stairs
• I saw mommy kissing santa clausUnderneath the
  mistletoe last nightShe didn't see me creepDown
  the stairs to have a peepShe thought that I was
  tucked upIn my bedroom, fast asleep

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Christmas Q5

• Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong was born
  on Christmas Day 1971, by what name is she now
  known?
• A Dido

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Christmas Q6

• What 1990 film was based on a boys experience
  when two men break into his house at Christmas?
• A Home Alone

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Christmas Q7

• What Christmas song demands Figgy Pudding?
• A We wish you a merry Christmas

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Christmas Q8

• Which Saint is celebrated on December 26th?
• A Saint Stephen

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Christmas Q9

• Who, in the 1920s popularised the image of Santa
  Claus?
• A The Coca-Cola Company

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Christmas Q10

• Tom Smith, a sweet maker, invented what Christmas
  essential in 1847?
• A Crackers

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Sport Q1

• Newcastle Uniteds shirt sponsor is who?

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Sport Q2

• If a dart board were a clock, what number is at 3
  oclock?

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Sport Q3

• What two countries qualified from Englands Euro
  2008 group?

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Sport Q4

• In what sport is the Whiteman Cup played for?

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Sport Q5

• Name any eight of Englands 1966 World Cup
  winning side (total 1 mark)?

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Sport Q6

• This sports top player wins the Heisman Trophy,
  which sport?

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Sport Q7

• Who is the European Ryder Cup captain in 2008?

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Sport Q8

• Which jockey won this years Epsom Derby?

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Sport Q9

• Within 20 either way, how many goals did Alan
  Shearer score for Newcastle?

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Sport Q10

• In 1972, Mark Spitz won the most gold medals at
  one Olympic Games. How many?

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LETS GO MARKING!
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Sport Q1

• Newcastle Uniteds shirt sponsor is who?
• A Northern Rock

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Sport Q2

• If a dart board were a clock, what number is at 3
  oclock?
• A Six

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Sport Q3

• What two countries qualified from Englands Euro
  2008 group?
• A Croatia and Russia

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Sport Q4

• In what sport is the Whiteman Cup played for?
• A Tennis

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Sport Q5

• Name any eight of Englands 1966 World Cup
  winning side (total 1 mark)?
• A Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, Charlton (J),
  Moore, Ball, Charlton (R), Hurst, Peters, Hunt

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Sport Q6

• This sports top player wins the Heisman Trophy,
  which sport?
• A American (college) Football

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Sport Q7

• Who is the European Ryder Cup captain in 2008?
• A Nick Faldo

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Sport Q8

• Which Jockey won this years Epsom Derby?
• AFrankie Dettori (1st time)

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Sport Q9

• Within 20 either way, how many goals did Alan
  Shearer score for Newcastle?
• A 206 (186 226)

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Sport Q10

• In 1972, Mark Spitz won the most gold medals at
  one Olympic Games. How many?
• A Seven

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Entertainment Q1

• Whose real name was Farrokh Bulsara?

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Entertainment Q2

• Tony Booth has a famous daughter, who is she?

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Entertainment Q3

• Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2007 for his
  part in The Last King of Scotland?

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Entertainment Q4

• Doc Martins girlfriend is called what?

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Entertainment Q5

• Who was the first celebrity evicted from this
  years, Im a Celebrity, get me out of here?

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Entertainment Q6

• On the Spice Girls current tour, which City
  hosted the first performance?

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Entertainment Q7

• Which TV series is set in Skelthwaite?

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Entertainment Q8

• Last seen in 1999, what popular show is ITV
  bringing back?

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Entertainment Q9

• At double the longevity of its nearest rival,
  how long has the Mousetrap been running in the
  West End? (3 years either way)

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Entertainment Q10

• In Only Fools and Horses, what does Trigger call
  Rodney?

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Entertainment Q1

• Whose real name was Farrokh Bulsara?
• A Freddie Mercury

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Entertainment Q2

• Tony Booth has a famous daughter, who is she?
• A Cherie Blair

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Entertainment Q3

• Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2007 for his
  part in The Last King of Scotland?
• A Forest Whitaker

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Entertainment Q4

• Doc Martins girlfriend is called what?
• A Louisa (Glasson)

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Entertainment Q5

• Who was the first celebrity evicted from this
  years, Im a Celebrity, get me out of here?
• A Marc Bannerman

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Entertainment Q6

• On the Spice Girls current tour, which City
  hosted the first performance?
• A Vancouver, Canada

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Entertainment Q7

• Which TV series is set in Skelthwaite?
• A Where the Heart Is

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Entertainment Q8

• Last seen in 1999, what popular show is ITV
  bringing back?
• A News at Ten

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Entertainment Q9

• At double the longevity of its nearest rival,
  how long has the Mousetrap been running in the
  West End? (3 years either way)
• A 54 years (51 - 57 years)

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Entertainment Q10

• In Only Fools and Horses, what does Trigger call
  Rodney?
• A Dave

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And The Winner Is?

• Well Done!
• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!