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Christmas Quiz Results Friends" of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool 2009 Winter Quiz - Results Winner: 100 Debi Smith SwindonRunners up: 99 Linda Hares Swindon Sue Wooley Derby Mr A Berry Swindon Denise Rock Swindon 96 Neil Hadwin Chippenham 95.66 Sandra Hunting Swindon 94.33 Julie Baxter Swindon 94 Elaine Foreman Swindon 93.66 Mervyn Skull Swindon 91 Chris Elias Swindon 90.33 Ruth Cooper Swindon Congratulations to the winner and all the runners up in a very high scoring quiz and with some very interesting answers. Our thanks to all of you who supported the Friends by buying quiz sheets and to those who returned theirs for marking (18 In total). Neil Lee Hon Treasurer - FTHP February 2010 The Answers 01. What date is St Stephens Day? 26th December 02. In Charles Dickens’ novel a Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge’s dead business partner? Jacob Marley 03. The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film? Holiday Inn 04. Which country normally gives London’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree? Norway 05. In the song the twelve days of Christmas ‘ my true love brought to me nine…‘ what? Ladies Dancing 06. Name the original eight reindeers from the poem ‘Twas the night before Christmas’? Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner and Blitzen (or Dunder & Blixem) 07. Who wrote ‘Auld Lang Syne’? Robert Burns 08. How many points does a snowflake have? Six 09. What year was Rudolph created for the Montgomery Ward department store chain, which extended the 1923 poem? 1939 by copywriter Robert May 10. What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmastime? Pannetone 11. The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film? The Nightmare before Christmas 12. What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant? White 13. What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus? Balthasar, Melchior & Caspar (or Gaspar) 14. What country is St.Nicholas said to have come from? Turkey 15. From which country does the poinsettia plant originate? Mexico 16. Who wrote how the ‘Grinch Stole Christmas’? Dr Seuss 17. In what year was the original band-aids ‘Do they know its Christmas’ top of the UK charts? 1984 18. A baker made what item associated with Christmas in 1847? Tom Smith invented the Christmas Cracker 19. What is New Years Eve called in Scotland? Hogmanay 20. In the 1946 film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ what is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel? Clarence Oddbody 21. Which form of “transport do Norwegians hide away somewhere in the house on Christmas eve? Brooms, in order to keep Witches away 22. Who wrote ‘What if Christmas doesn’t come from a store’? Dr Seuss 23. What are the three main ‘feast days’ do Americans consume the most food? Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and Superbowl Sunday. 24. Which year did Queen Elizabeth II deliver her first ‘Christmas Televised message to the nation’? 1957 25. In which country doe malicious creatures called Kallikantz up to mischief around Christmas time? Greece 26. What kind of animal delivers gifts in Syria? Camel (One of the Wise Men’s camels) 27. Who said, “It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge? Charles Dickens (from a Christmas Carol) 28. Who composed the music for the festive season ballet ‘The Nutcracker’? Tchaikovsky 29. How many years does it take a Scottish Pine Christmas tree to reach a typical height of 6 feet? 7 years 30. Which two figures traditionally deliver gifts in Russia during the festive season? Little Snowflake (Snegurochka) and Grandfather Frost (Dedushka Moroz) 31. In the song ‘The twelve days of Christmas’ what did my true love give to me on the 12th day? 12 Drummers Drumming 32. What three ingredients make up a ‘Snowball’ cocktail? Advocaat, Lemonade and Lime 33. Who wrote the Christmas story ‘The Snowman’? Raymond Briggs 34. Traditionally what colour is Santa Claus’s belt? Black 35 In the TV show ‘The Simpson’s’ who or what is Santa’s little helper? The families’ pet dog 36. How many different ghosts visited Scrooge? Four 37. From the Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslas” where was the King from? Bohemia 38. In which festive song does a snowman pretend to be ‘Parson Brown’? Winter Wonderland 39. In what year was the first Christmas card produced? 1843 40. Charlie Chaplin died on Christmas day 1977 in which country? Switzerland 41. On the 26th December of which year was the USSR officially dissolved? 1991 42. What is a baby reindeer called? A Calf 43. Which Reindeer was Rudolph’s father? Donner 44. In which year were Christmas lights first used? 1882 45. What did Chevy Chase plan to buy with his Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation"? A swimming pool 46. In which year did NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) start tracking Santa’ flight path? 1955 47. Each year in November Sinterklass, the Dutch Father Christmas arrives in Holland. Where does he come from and how does he arrive in Holland Spain (He lives in a palace in Madrid) by Steamboat. 48. What is the botanical name for the holiday plant known as a Christmas cactus? Schlumbergera 49. In which cathedral, is said to contain the bones of the three wise men? Cologne 50. In which year did Coca Cola start featuring Santa in their Christmas advertising? 1931 51. In which city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth? Bethlehem 52. Who first recorded "Here Comes Santa Claus"? Gene Autry 53. Which artist was famous for his paintings of Madonna with Baby Jesus? Raphael 54. What is the full title of John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s 1971 Christmas single? Happy Xmas (War is Over) 55. Which famous actor was born on the 25th December 1899? Humphrey Bogart 56. Who was executed with his wife on Christmas day 1989? Nicolae & Elena Ceauşescu 57. What is December 25th known as in Taiwan Constitution Day 58. Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day? King William 1 59. What was the name of the Walt Disney Film released for Christmas in 1963? The Sword in the Stone 60. Christmas of which year was the Eagles release – New Kid in Town? 1976 61. Which actress was born on Christmas Eve 1922? Ava Gardner 62. The Library of Congress in Washington was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve which year? 1851 63. In what town does” It’s a Wonderful Life” take place. Bedford Falls 64. What song did the Righteous Brothers release on December 26th? You’ve lost that Loving Feeling 65. A Norfolk Black is what type of creature? Turkey 66. What animal is Snowball in George Orwell’s book Animal Farm? Pig 67. Who was the first British Monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? George V 1932 68. Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? Oliver Cromwell 69. On which date is Epiphany celebrated in the traditional Western calendar? 6th January 70. Presepe in Italy refers to what Christmas tradition? Nativity Scene (literally meaning crib) 71. Who wrote the carol “Silent Night” in 1818? Austrian Priest Josef Mohr 72. Which US State was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday? Oklahoma 73. What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon? Pigs in Blankets 74. Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas Night in 1776? The Delaware 75. The Christmas period of 1813 – 1814 saw the last what in London? Christmas Fair on a frozen River Thames (Known as the Frost Fair) 76. How many gifts in total are given in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? 364 77. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country? Australia 78. In Victorian England what people were called “Robins” because of their red uniforms? Postmen 79. Yorkshireman William Strickland is thought to have brought the first what to England in 1526? Turkey 80. Which way should you pass a bottle of port around the table? To the Left (so you can keep your right hand/sword hand free) 81. When and what is Stir up Sunday? The Sunday before, Advent Sunday, the traditional day to make your Christmas pudding 82. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, what is it? Small Goat made of straw 83. Which token vegetable is often included in the ingredients for a Christmas pudding? Carrot (vegetables were in earlier times used in making Christmas puddings) 84. Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of Gold for the baby Jesus? Melchior 85. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden & Norway notably) tend to celebrate Christmas chiefly on which date? 24th December 86. What changed in 1752, which caused Britain to have a white Christmas less frequently? The calendar (The adoption of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar, shifted Christmas back 12 days) 87. The 1954 film version of “White Christmas” was the first Paramount pictured filmed in what format? VistaVision 88. The USA’s official National Christmas Tree is in which National Park? King’s Canyon National Park (a giant Sequoia named The General Grant) 89. The words “Myrrh is mine, its bitter breathes of life, of gathering gloom” come from which Christmas carol? We Three Kings of Orient Are (composed by Rev John Henry Hopkins 1857) 90. Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas? I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 91. Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen? Cake 92. Which diarist noted on 25th December 1662, "(Christmas Day). Had a pleasant walk to White Hall, where I intended to have received the communion with the family, but I have come too late..." Samuel Pepys 93. Who lost $8,000 in It's a Wonderful Life? Uncle Billy 94. In what city did Miracle on 34th Street take place? New York 95. The jólasveinar, or "Yule lads", are a traditional part of an Icelandic Christmas. What are they? 13 gift giving Goblins 96. George Frederick Handel's great Christmas oratorio, The Messiah, was first performed in 1742. Where did the performance take place? Dublin 97. What important contribution to the USA Christmas customs did Louis Prang, who came to the USA from Germany in the 19th century, make? Popularised Christmas Cards in the US 98. The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. What is it? Urn containing wrapped presents 99. What does the red stripe in Christmas candy cane represent? Christ’s Blood 100. Who introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services? St Francis of Assisi
The “Friends of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool” will benefit from a Bombay Lounge curry night for our charity on Monday 23rd June Enjoy a great night out and help boost our income The Bombay Lounge restaurant and Swindon Link magazine are working together to offer community groups and charities the chance to raise money whilst enjoying a tasty curry. Profits on a Monday evening will be donated to us. Call The Bombay Lounge on 887799 and book a table for yourself, family and friends. The more supporters who go along on the night the more money will be donated to our group. Come along have an enjoyable evening with great food and help the pool at the same time. The annual Christmas Bazaar takes place this year on Saturday 24th November at St Barnabus Church Hall Gorsehill. Doors open 10-00am, the event closes at Noon. The Bazaar will be opened by the Worshipful Mayor of Swindon Cllr Michael Barnes. There will be the ever popular Christmas Tree, with its delightfully wrapped mystery presents, Cake Stall, DVDs, Video's & CDs. White Elephant, Cake Stall, Tombola and many others. Refreshments will be available along with a raffle for a lovely Christmas Hamper. If you would like to donate anything to the event or bake a cake please contact the Friends via the pool or email Barbcharlwood@aol.com Look forward to seeing you there
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