Quiz Number #352 Christmas

The Chase

Which island is mentioned in the opening verse of “Donald Where’s Your Troosers?”?
Skye <
Mull
Bute

True or False: The December solstice happens at the same instant for all of us, everywhere on Earth.
TRUE <
FALSE
Don’t Know

Which of her 3 companions did Dorothy meet first?
Scarecrow <
Tin Man
Lion

Which TV program involved Noel Edmond surprising people with Christmas presents?
Noel’s Christmas Presents <
Noels List
Noel’s Surprises

What is Prince Philip’s full title?
Duke of Edinburgh <
Prince of Cornwall
Duke of Cambridge

Passengers
The Polar Express
Kindergarten Cop
Holiday Inn
The Family Man

Mince Shy – Chimneys

Which of these cities is not in Turkey?
Izmir
Bursa
Marrakesh <
Istanbul

Buttons is the name of a character in which pantomime?
Cinderella <
Puss In Boots
Aladin
Snow White

What nickname is given to the Spanish annual Christmas lottery that offers €2.5b in prize money?
El Gordo <
La Puta
El Perro
El Camarero

Pic: Which one is this in a box of Quality Street?
Orange Crunch
Strawberry Delight
Coconut Éclair
Hazelnut Noisette <

What is the chemical formula name for snow?
H20 <
H21
SN1
NA2

Which actor, played burglar Harry Lime in Home Alone?
Joe Pesci <
Ray Liotta
Robert De Niro
Tim Allen

The King George VI Chase on boxing day is competed at which racecourse?
Kempton <
Newmarket
Doncaster
Cheltenham

Christmas Island belongs to which country?
Australia <
Hawaii
Argentina
Malaysia

The summer solstice occurs during which month of the year?
June <
July
August
September

Lily Allen performed the song to which John Lewis advert?
Bear & the Hare <
Pete the Penguin
Buster the Bandit
The Flying Snowman

Which of these Christmas songs was a number 1 for Harry Belafonte?
Mary’s Boy Child <
Christmas Alphabet
Silver Bells
Blue Christmas

Who composed the music known as The Nutcracker Suite?
Tchaikovsky <
Strauss
Lully
Drigo

Who wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang along with Ken Hughes?
Roald Dahl <
Dick Van Dyke
Albert R. Broccoli
Ian Fleming

Which American state’s Spanish translation means ‘covered in snow’?
Nevada <
Alaska
Minnesota
Colorado

The NYPD choir are mentioned singing which song in “Fairytale Of New York”?
Galway Bay <
Old Mountain Dew
Queen of NY City
The Sash