Any ideas for new quiz questions?

[naomi24]

I organise a fundraising event with a quiz at this time every year - but I'm now running out of ideas for new questions. I try to stick to a Christmas/wintery type of theme but the questions cover all topics. For example, one last year asked who Widow Twankey is, and another where the coldest place on earth is, so anything goes.

Any ideas for new questions would be very gratefully received.

Thanks.

[Davethedog]

Christmas No1's

Songs with a winter theme.

Arctic explorers.

Names of the countrys with different santas names i.e in which country is he called "Sinterklaas"

Winter/christmas plants.

Winter Olympics

People with christmas winter names i.e John Snow was a famous what.

[rowanwitch]

The name of the children in 'the snow queen?' (Kai and Gerda)

lines from carols

eg the everlasting light --oh little town of Bethlehem

And still their heavenly music floats,
O'er all the weary world....... it came upon a midnight clear etc


or from christmas pop songs....


Photo quiz of christmas toys either name them or guess the year

[naomi24]

Oh, this is great! Thanks. Keep 'em coming! :o)

[MarkRae]

Related to Xmas pop songs, especially if you can have audio or audio visual as well, e.g. play a clip of Merry Xmas Everybody and/or I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and ask who the lead singer was - Noddy Holder / Roy Wood respectively, of course...

Related to the multilingual Santa Claus, if you have a project screen you could show "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in a different language and ask which language it is, e.g. 'Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr'.

[Sgt.Rock]

I have around 80 tried and tested Xmas questions and answers I'm happy to email to you should you wish.

[atalanta]

Why is Rudolf more likely to be Ruthie ?
Because if reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh have antlers they must be female. The male reindeer all drop their antlers before Christmas, the females keep theirs through the winter.

[Ouzel]

Films - The Lion in Winter, Winters Bone, Rebecca (Mrs de Winter) etc.

Wildlife - Snow Leopard, Snowy Owl, Snow Bunting etc.

Books / Plays - Winter Holiday, A Winter's Tale etc.

[naomi24]

Thanks very much everyone.

[sandyRoe]

In which on James Joyce's short stories does falling snow figure prominently?
(The Dead)

[sandyRoe]

What were the names of The Three Wise Men who brought gifts to the baby, Jesus?
(Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar) ;-)

[daisya]

What is marzipan made from?

[sandyRoe]

What links Charlemagne and William the conqueror ?
(Both crowned on Christmas Day)

[Sgt.Rock]

Oh well, can't say I didn't try.

[naomi24]

Sorry Sgt. Rock. I meant to say thank to you. It's just that I'm a bit wary of putting my email address on here now.

[jno]

invent a throwaway address on hotmail or gmail, naomi - set it up then abandon it once you have the answer you want. Takes seconds.

[jno]

What links William the Conqueror and Winnie the Pooh?

No, hang on, that's not Christmassy.

[naomi24]

I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that jno. Technology and I aren't the best of friends. :o/

I like that question. What's the answer?

[jno]

"same middle name"

here's the hotmail page:

Just click on "sign up", set up an account with a nonsense name - [email protected] or something

Post it here, read any answers, then just forget about it. Hotmail I think delete the account if you don't use it for a month.

[jno]

sorry, forgot the link

https://login.live.co...n-gb&cbcxt=mai&snsc=1

(as it's an https page it may not work as a link and you'll have to cut and paste it)

[naomi24]

Thanks jno. I'll give it a go.