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BatVink
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Post your festive quiz questions...*** BUT *** only after the previous one has been acknowleged as being answered correctly.

Question 1: If you received all the gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many would you have?

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73?


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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 14:27 Edited at: 22nd Dec 2005 14:29
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Van B - you are so wrong!



gives you 364

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78, perhaps?


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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 14:35
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Spooky, you are correct! Usually takes a few more guesses than that.


Answer: 364

Next Question please!

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What year was the first televised Queen's Speech? Bonus point for first radio broadcast of Queen's speech.

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Radio was 1952 and telly was 1957 though George V did the first broadcast in 1932. Which was written by Rudyard Kipling.

Though I concede to googling 75% of that, I am appalled that I did know the telly one


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Correct! I agree it's sad that you knew the telly one!

your turn to pose a question...

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okey doke heres an easy one,

Whats the best selling Christmas single of all time?


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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 16:44
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White Christmas?

(Why am I even trying to answer these!, festive trivia is the devil!)


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It is indeed and because of that reply you get to pose the next fun packed festive question


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Ooooo! - now your all for it!

In what year did Christmas trees first appear in Britain? - I'll settle for 10yr margin .


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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 17:05 Edited at: 22nd Dec 2005 17:06
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I know this one! Is it 1839? (Or maybe a little later? Can't quite remember exactly)

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Bah freakin bumhug!

It was 1841 and all downto that Prince Albert dude.

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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 17:21 Edited at: 22nd Dec 2005 17:26
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1841 - very close to my answer indeed My history teacher would of probably cut my head off for that one though

Now for my question

Name two of the foods eaten (traditionally) to celebrate christmas in Jamaica

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could it be rice and chicken?


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Indeed it is Well done.

Other accepted answers would of been gungo peas, ox tail and curried goat

Your turn now, Lukas

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While you're waiting for Lukas' question, here's one that's much harder to Google for...

There is a Christmas Song in which a young boy wants just two things for Christmas. What are they?

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Isn't something to do with his mouth/teeth?

(I was in a general knowledge quiz a few months back. This question popped up then. )

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yay!

ok so here is a mathematical quiz

there are 877 persons standing in a line.
they can stand in 385003 different variations.

what is the calculation to this answer?

good luck


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That would be a triangular number series. If you arrange 877 people in concentric triangles, you'll get 385,003 points

Next Festive Question:

According to the bible, how many Wise Men visited Jesus?

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yea i supposed that is correct. here is my calculation:

877^2 = 769129
769129+877 = 770006
770006/2 = 385003


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Posted: 22nd Dec 2005 18:49 Edited at: 22nd Dec 2005 18:57
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3 wise men




EDIT2: It doesn't say any numbers in my bible It just says 'the wise men'. Assuming I have the right verse (Mathew 2:1 onwards)

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Ok here's some trivia. No questions or answers, just a weird fact.

On talk radio the other day they interviewed a dude from the U.K. who celebrates Christmas *every single day* of the year. He's been doing this for over a decade.

He wraps gifts every night, opens them every morning, cooks and eats a turkey, eats pies, and watches the Queen's speech on T.V. every day.

He also drinks an entire bottle of champagne every night too.

He's spent close to 250,000 pounds on this.


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Quote: "EDIT2: It doesn't say any numbers in my bible It just says 'the wise men'"


Actually there's specifically three wise-men in the Bible who gave Jesus presents--- gold, frankincence (sp?) and myhrr.


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Quote: "
Actually there's specifically three wise-men in the Bible who gave Jesus presents--- gold, frankincence (sp?) and myhrr."


Traditionally its three wise men, but the bible says differently (well, at least mine does)

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Quote: "Actually there's specifically three wise-men in the Bible who gave Jesus presents-"

No, there are three gifts, the number of men isn't stated.

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Quote: "Traditionally its three wise men, but the bible says differently (well, at least mine does)
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Bad translation?

That's weird, I haven't blinked for the last minute! Hmm...
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The correct answer is that it doesn't say how many Wise Men there are. 3 gifts, but no Wise-Man count.

Any more questions, preferably that can't easily be Googled?

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Quote: "Next Festive Question:"

sorry i didn't read the "rules" properly.
let me do a new one?

according to a song there is a raindeer with a red shiney nose. what is the owners name?


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Santa Claus?
or was it the glue factory


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yay have a nut for that one.

your go.

edit,
came to think of it. i dont know, its either one of them:S


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Here's one: What does the dangerous animal "Myhrr" look like?

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Santa Claus, perhaps?

[EDIT] My answer is out of order, I don't really think a Myrhh looks like Santa!

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does myhrr look like a cute rabbit?


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It looks like King Kong in womens lingeré(sp?).

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probably not Manticore, but good enough I guess.

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Ok, who invented red Santa?

Oh, and name the reindeer Santa uses (we have this one every year in work - anything to avoid, well, work)

Also amazed me when I was about 10 to realise that Santa is almost exactly Satan. Erm, in the way it's spelt obviously. Don't want to be fried for eternity in a few days

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According to the other song, who did Santa run over?

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Oh ya! Do I get to make a question now?

If I don't, too bad. Here's one anyway:
In the catholic religion, who (used to) bring you presents.

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Dazzag: Grandma
Manticore: Grandma

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And red Santa?

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I thought grandma did that too... well, if it wasn't her, then it was surely CocaCola.

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Yep. And thats why the singer (and his grandad) believes; because Santa ran over his gran. Chuckle...

And all the reindeer names? (Without using a search engine; that just spoils Xmas quizes. Bah Humbug...)

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Oh, my god. It's sooo obvious it's JESUS! You should goto church more often!

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Rupert, Randy, Robert, Roger, Rolland, Rocky, Rodney, and Bob.

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Sorry Manticore, I'm not Chatholic. Never heard of Jesus handing out Christmas presents.
And why would He? It's not our birthday.

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It's beacause he LOVES YOU! Anyway, he's dead, he doesn't need presents anymore.

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Red Santa was NOT invented by Coca Cola, it's an urban myth. Santa had been drawn in many colours by artists for many years before Coke arrived.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp

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That was just bad wording, I'm sure he meant "who popularized Red Santa" or something. Coca Cola has been putting red santas all over the place as far back as I can remember, so it makes sense.

[edit] Well, now we know it wasn't Coca cola, so by elimination we know it was grandma.

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Yeah alright, I mean the total image we've had for years now (1920s wasn't it?). Big fat guy with red clothes and white fur on edges, with silly hat and bells 'n stuff. And a white beard.

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