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MERCIA XMAS QUIZ 2009 PLEASE HAND IN TO THE OFFICE BEFORE BANGUP NEW YEARS DAY GOOD LUCK ! ! ! (YA GONA NEED IT) HO ! HO ! HO! NAME………………………… NUMBER…………………… What is the chemical formula of snow' H2O US President Franklin Pierce introduced what to White House Christmas tradition in 1856' Christmas tree Brandy is made from distilling what' WINE What was Girls Aloud's 2002 UK Christmas number one single' SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND Which famous comedy double-act partner made the first ever UK mobile phone call, New Year's Day, 1985' ERNIE WISE According to tradition, eating at least one what on each of the 12 days of Christmas is thought to bring luck for the coming year' MINCE PIE Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees' CANADA Which Christmas movie was centred around the mishaps of the Griswold family' National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation In the famous Christmas carol, what line follows “God rest ye merry Gentlemen”' Let nothing you dismay Who had a top ten hit single in 1956 with I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas' THE GOONS In 32 years. How many seconds are there' 1 BILLION SECONDS A special Christmas episode of which TV show saw Santa's reindeer killed and replaced by new reindeer called Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches and Montel' SOUTH PARK In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, how many children does Bob Cratchit have' SIX According to the lyrics of the famous Christmas song, what was Frosty The Snowman's nose made from' A BUTTON Christmas Island is a territory of which country' Australia What was the title of Cliff Richard's last Christmas number one single' Saviour's Day Who was the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV' Fred and Wilma Flintstone. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"' One thousand Who is the narrator in the 2000 film The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' Anthony Hopkins Pine needles are said to be a good source of which vitamin' C Choirboy Peter Auty sang the film version of which song later recorded as a hit record by Aled Jones' Walking in the Air 20% of the world's population lives where' in China Sex burns ………… calories per hour' 360 Banging your head against a wall uses ……….. calories an hour' 150 What drink invented by Francis Showering has a fawn mascot' BABYCHAM In which Christmas carol does this line feature: "Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither"' Good King Wenceslas In the U.S sitcom Friends, Ross got married 3 times to whom' Carol, Rachel & emily In which 1979 film was the spaceship called Nostromo' ALIEN MOTORCYCLES 1. The letters BSA stand for what' Birmingham Small Arms 2. What motorcycle has three crossed tuning forks as its emblem' Yamaha 3. Famous for its V-twins, what American motorcycle manufacturer started producing machines in 1903' Harley-Davidson 4. The Ducati is manufactured in which city and what country' Bologna, Italy 5. The ‘Bonneville’ is made by whom' Triumph 6. What famous marque of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936' Brough Superior 7. The Black Shadow and Black Prince are two motorcycle models made in the 1950’s, by whom' Vincent 8. What motorcycle has a ‘stylised’ propeller as its tank badge' B.M.W. 9. Which company makes the motorcycle called the Valkyrie' HONDA 10. How many gears do the motorcycles used in speedway have' ONE Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome' TINA TURNER Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail' HARVEY WALLBANGER On TV, who did the character Lurch work for' ADDAMS FAMILY What is converted into alcohol during brewing' SUGAR What is the policeman's name in Noddy stories' PC PLOD BRITISH TV COMEDY 1. Anthony, Barbara, Dave, Denise, Jim and Norma make up which famous family on British TV' The Royle Family 2. The second series of which British TV comedy featured a deadly epidemic of nosebleeds' The League Of Gentlemen 3. Who was the general manager of the Slough branch of a paper merchants company called Wernham-Hogg' David Brent (played by Ricky Gervais in The Office) 4. In the fourth and final series of Blackadder, how does the title character meet his death' In battle in the First World War 5. In which 1980s sitcom did a violent punk rocker, a pompous anarchist and a long-suffering hippie share a student house in North London' The Young Ones 6. What was the name of the ship's original computer in the TV show Red Dwarf' HOLLY 7. In which town is the Phoenix Club in the TV show Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights' BOLTON 8. Which Monty Python actor played the character with the catchphrase "Nudge, nudge, say no more"' Eric Idle 9. This Wheels On Fire was the theme tune to which sitcom' Absolutely Fabulous 10. What were the first names of Mr. and Mrs. Brittas in The Brittas Empire' Gordon and Helen On the 7th December 2009 how many times was officer Jayes asked to open a cell door' How many cats eyes are there on the m4 motorway' 263 MILLION Name all santa’s reindeers' Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donner & Ruldof During the 12 days of Christmas song, name the twelve days' First A Partridge in a pear tree Second 2 Turtle Doves Third 3 French Hens Fourth 4 Calling Birds Fifth 5 Gold Rings Sixth 6 Geese a-laying Seventh 7 Swans a-swimming Eighth 8 Maids a-milking Ninth 9 Ladies Dancing Tenth 10 Lords a-leaping Eleventh 11 Pipers Piping Twelfth 12 Drummers Drumming According to suicide statistics, which day of the week is the favored day for self-destruction MONDAY What is The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia Decapitation. What percentage of Americans are currently in prison' 0.7% Complete the famous rhyming line which follows: "At Christmas play and make good cheer, ... ' For Christmas comes but once a year What is the most popular first name in the world' Muhammad! How many gallons of fuel does A Boeing 747 airliner hold' 57,285 gallons How many bricks make up the Empire State Building' 10 million bricks What is the birth sign of people born on 25 December' Capricorn The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus on or around 1 January celebrates specifically what happening to the baby Jesus' Circumcision SPORTING FILMS Can you name the sports at the centre of the following films' 1. Escape to Victory Football 2. Tin Cup GOLF 3. Seabiscuit Horse Racing 4. The Longest Yard American Football 5. Slap Shot Ice Hockey 6. The Color Of Money POOL 7. Blades Of Glory Ice Skating 8. Cinderella Man Boxing 9. Cool Runnings Bobsleigh 10. Point Break Surfing In UK TV's 'Noel Edmund's House Party', the 'house' was situated near to which village' CRINKLEY BOTTOM In which bay is Alcatraz' SAN FRANCISCO BAY What is the colour of the bull of an archery target' GOLD By how many years to the day did OJ Simpson's conviction for robbery and kidnapping follow his acquittal of murder' Thirteen Who starred as Batman in the film Dark Knight' Christian Bale What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland' Hogmanay CAPITAL CITIES Can you name the capital cities of these 10 countries' 1. Canada Ottawa 2. United States of America Washington DC 3. Australia Canberra 4. China Beijing 5. England London 6. France Paris 7. Spain Madrid 8. Germany Berlin 9. Belarus Minsk 10. Ukraine Kiev Christmas Crackers was the first Christmas edition of which popular UK comedy series' Only Fools and Horses What song topped the UK charts at Christmas in 1957 and in a medley version in 1978' Mary's Boy Child What British spacecraft was lost on Mars at Christmas 2003' Beagle 2 What was Queen's 1984 Christmas single called' Thank God it's Christmas In whch Robert Di Nero film would you hear the line "You Talking To Me"' Taxi Driver Who played 'The Penguin' in 21 episodes of the Batman TV series between 1966-68' Burgess Meredith Which seaside resort is the setting for the Only Fools And Horses 'Jolly Boys Outing'' Margate Dr Egon Spengler appears in which film' Ghostbusters Richard Harris plays which charcter in the Harry Potter films' Professor Dumbledore In which Star Wars film does Darth Vader say to Luke Skywalker "I am your father"' The Empire Strikes Back Which animal's name means river horse' Hippopotamus In "The Simpsons", what type of animal is Santa's Little Helper' Dog Other than humans, what are the only animals that have sex for pleasure' Dolphins What type of animal was Boris, the subject of a song by "The Who"' Spider What is the distinguishing feature of a manx cat' It has no tail Which animal is the national emblem of India' The Tiger, The Elephant or The Snake' The Tiger How many humps does a Bactrian camel have' 2 Who presented the childrens TV show "Animal Magic" from 1962 to 1983' Johnny Morris What type of animal is Shere Khan in "The Jungle Book"' Tiger What is the name of Dorothy Gale's dog in The Wizard of Oz' Toto What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick' Poult Which of these players never scored a hat-trick for England: Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Paul Scholes, Luther Blissett, Teddy Sheringham, Alan Shearer' Teddy Sheringham TRUE OR FALSE 1. Two is the only even prime number' True 2. A group of peacocks is called a parliament' False (it is a muster) 3. The African Rhinoceros has two horns on its head' True 4. In the film Fantasia, the Sorceror's name was Yensid' True (it is Disney spelt backwards) 5. Identical twins have the same fingerprints' False 6. Elvis Presley was a black belt in Karate' True 7. A rat can survive longer without water than a camel' True 8. Charlie Chaplin once won first prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest' False (though he did come third in one) 9. Rubies and Sapphires are exactly alike except in colour' True 10. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntelroy' True What is the title of biggest selling Christmas single, globally' White Christmas (by Bing Crosby) Gwyl San Steffan is the name for 26th December (St Stephen's Day or Boxing Day) in which country' Wales Which actress singer who charted with Santa Baby and starred as Catwoman died on Christmas day 2008' Eartha Kitt Which UK store was first to have an first escalator installed' Harrods What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word estincelle, meaning spark' Tinsel Who was said to have presented the baby Jesus with Frankincense' Balthazar In which city was the Salvation Army founded' London When the Julian calendar was switched to the Gregorian calendar how many days were dropped' Eleven What is Virgil Hilts' nickname in the film The Great Escape' The Cooler King In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers are there' Eleven Which Guns 'n' Roses song is based on a short story by Del James called Without You' November Rain Where was the 1986 World Cup held' Mexico Chelsea won the 2009 FA Cup final 2-1. Who were the beaten finalists' Everton Who win Celebrity Big Brother in 2009' Ulrika Jonsson Who were the two female presenters who, along with Terry Wogan, presented the 2009 BBC’s Children in Need show' Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon Where was the first Ashes test of 2009 played' Cardiff (SWALEC Stadium) H1N1 is one of the most common “words” googled in 2009. What is H1N1' Strain of swine flu responsible for the 2009 epidemic In which round of Wimbledon in 2009 was Andy Murray knocked out' Semi Final Who was elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of Michael Martin in June 2009' John Bercow On 31 May 2009 Millvina Dean died aged 97. Why was her death notable' She was the last living survivor of the Titanic COPS AND ROBBERS 1. What were the full names of Bonnie and Clyde' Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow 2. First appearing on TV in 1967, which detective solved all of his crimes sitting down' Ironside 3. Who played Irish-American cop Jim Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables' Sean Connery 4. Brother owner Anna Sage is best known in history for giving information to the FBI on which bank robber' John Dillinger 5. Martin Riggs is a police officer in which series of films' Lethal Weapon 6. Clint Eastwood's Harry Callaghan was tracking which killer in the film Dirty Harry' Scorpio the Sniper 7. The film Reservoir Dogs involved a botched job to steal what type of items' Jewellery 8. Which movie, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, was remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the leading roles' The Getaway 9. Real life police officers Buddy Russo and Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle are depicted in the movie The French Connection by which two actors' Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider 10. Officer Alex J. Murphy became better known by what name in the title of a 1987 film' Robocop Barack Obama was sworn in as Us President on 20 January 2009. Who was sworn in as Vice President' Joe Biden In which month of 2009 did Michael Jackson die' June WILLIES 1. The 1993 movie Free Willy was centred around what type of animal' Killer Whale (Orca). 2. Which band had a hit in 1972 with Little Willy' Sweet 3. Steamboat Willie was a 1928 Walt Disney cartoon with Mickey Mouse, but the title was a parody of Steamboat Bill Jr, a full length silent comedy of the same year which starred which famous deadpan comedy great' Buster Keaton 4. Which character in Eastenders owned a dog called Willy' Ethel (Skinner) 5. In the 1971 movie Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka is played by Gene Wilder. Who plays him in the 2005 film Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' Johnny Depp 6. In which TV series would you find the character Groundskeeper Willy' The Simpsons 7. What sort of animal was World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 World Cup' A lion 8. What is the surname of the jockey with the first name Willy who won the Kentucky Derby four times' Shoemaker 9. Which Willy wrote the plays Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine' Willy Russell 10. Willie John McBride is a name associated with which sport' Rugby Union Who runs the Greendale post office in the children's TV show Postman Pat' Mrs Goggins What is the title of the first James Bond film' Dr No (1962) In cricket what is a batsman's score of nought commonly called' A duck In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie' Trainspotting   SPOT THE DIFFERENCE HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND'''''''   NO MISTAKES  Copyright 2009 by Roachy…. YES ! I wrote it, any questions don’t bother asking me as I know nothing “DON’T COUNT THE DAYS, MAKE THE DAYS COUNT”