Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 202
Posted: 09 Nov 2023 21:03
ANSWERS
- 1. Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy ? Testacles
- 2. What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon ? Pigs in blankets
- 3. Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus ? Melchior
- 4. What changed in 1752 which caused England to have a White Christmas less frequently thereafter ? The calendar
- 5. Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen ? Cake
- 6. How many gifts are given in total in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas ? 364
- 7. The words "Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume breathes of life, of gathering gloom..." come from which Christmas carol ? We Three Kings of Orient Are
- 8. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country ? Australia
- 9. In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms ? Postmen
- 10. Which popular poem was alternatively known as A Visit from St Nicholas ? 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
- 11. Which token vegetable is often included in the ingredients of a Christmas pudding ? Carrot
- 12. What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book Animal Farm ? Pig
- 13. Yorkshireman William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526 ? Turkey
- 14. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other ? A tandem
- 15. A marmoset is what type of animal ? A monkey