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By Vivienne
#314729
If you're bored today, have a smash at this quiz, to see how much you know about your Xmas trivia:-

a) What is the biggest selling No. 1 Xmas single?

1. Mull of Kintyre
2. Do They Know It's Christmas
3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day


b) What is the definition of a "white Xmas" according to William Hill?

1. Visible snow on the rooftops in London.
2. One single flake falling.
3. 50+ flakes falling.

c) Who wrote "White Christmas"?

1. Bing Crosby
2. Paul McCartney
3. Irving Berlin

d) Who was born on December 25th?

1. Annie Lennox
2. Dido
3. Humphrey Bogart

e) Who are Cupid, Vixen and Comet?

1. Xmas dolls
2. Santa's reindeers
3. A brand new girl band!

f) The "poinsettia" is a Xmas flower, but where did it originally grow?

1. Mexico
2. France
3. Spain
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By Vivienne
#314733
Answers will be in a few days, once people have had a chance to try the quiz! :-) You got 3 out of 6!
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By MK Chris
#314737
A: 3
B: 2
C: 3
D: 1
E: 2
F: 3

Mine are pretty much guesses two, though I know two are right.
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By MK Chris
#314740
I've just been checking answers and I reckon I got more than that...
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By Vivienne
#314744
You didn't, tophs... at least not according to my answers. :-0
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By MK Chris
#314749
Also, question A is ambiguous, you don't explain whether or not that is UK only or worldwide (or something else), on top of which, you say best-selling Christmas song that has been number 1. Does that mean that is there is a Christmas song that reached number 2, but has sold more overall than a Christmas song that managed number 1, the song that reached number 2 is excluded?
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By Vivienne
#314752
Question A = The U.K. Please don't be so tedious. It will be interesting to see who can get them all right! And, there's a trick question... but will anyone spot it?
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By Console
#314756
Well, presumably, the trick question is question d, as I happen to know that at least two of the answers are correct.
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By Vivienne
#314758
why don't you try them all, rather than just one! The trick question is indeed D because they were all born on Xmas day!
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By Zoot
#314759
Vivienne wrote:If you're bored today, have a smash at this quiz, to see how much you know about your Xmas trivia:-

a) What is the biggest selling No. 1 Xmas single?

1. Mull of Kintyre
2. Do They Know It's Christmas
3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day


b) What is the definition of a "white Xmas" according to William Hill?

1. Visible snow on the rooftops in London.
2. One single flake falling.
3. 50+ flakes falling.

c) Who wrote "White Christmas"?

1. Bing Crosby
2. Paul McCartney
3. Irving Berlin

d) Who was born on December 25th?

1. Annie Lennox
2. Dido
3. Humphrey Bogart

e) Who are Cupid, Vixen and Comet?

1. Xmas dolls
2. Santa's reindeers
3. A brand new girl band!

f) The "poinsettia" is a Xmas flower, but where did it originally grow?

1. Mexico
2. France
3. Spain
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By Console
#314761
Vivienne wrote:why don't you try them all, rather than just one!


Because then everyone would know the correct answers and it would spoil their fun.
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By Zoot
#314763
Buggered that up ...

A - 1

B - 1

C - 3

D - 1, 2, 2

E - 2

f - 1
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By MK Chris
#314764
Ah bollocks I actually meant 1 for F, but I put 3. Rubbish.
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By Vivienne
#314765
O, so you've automatically got to have them all right, but are not willing to prove it!
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By MK Chris
#314767
I would have got 4 if I'd realised Mexico was option 1, not option 3.. I still dispute question D.

Not that I'm a sore loser.
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By Console
#314768
Vivienne wrote:O, so you've automatically got to have them all right


Actually, I'm not sure about question b, is that another 'trick' question by any chance?
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By Vivienne
#314771
Question B is not a trick question. Please do my quiz, so I can correct your answers.
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By Console
#314775
Fine: -

Vivienne wrote:a) What is the biggest selling No. 1 Xmas single?

2. Do They Know It's Christmas
Vivienne wrote:b) What is the definition of a "white Xmas" according to William Hill?

2. One single flake falling. - I was confused about this until I remembered that the MET Office isn't in London.
Vivienne wrote:c) Who wrote "White Christmas"?

3. Irving Berlin
Vivienne wrote:d) Who was born on December 25th?

1. Annie Lennox
2. Dido
3. Humphrey Bogart
Vivienne wrote:e) Who are Cupid, Vixen and Comet?

2. Santa's reindeers
Vivienne wrote:f) The "poinsettia" is a Xmas flower, but where did it originally grow?

1. Mexico
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By Vivienne
#314777
Well done! 6 out of 6! Prize of the day for you.
By Ballbag
#314778
Vivienne wrote:Well done! 6 out of 6! Prize of the day for you.

Or you could go two posts above and and realise that I'd already answered the questions correctly before Console.