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A Christmas Quiz
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:39 |
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See below ooh trying to be quick!! |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:40 |
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1. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk. Of what material is it usually made? - Straw 2. Name Santa’s reindeer. - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (originally Donder - thanks Joy), Blitzen and Rudolph 3. Name the Three Kings. - Caspar, Balthazar & Melchior 4. Who wrote “The Father Christmas Letters”? - JRR Tolkien 5. What, in the song, was sent on the eleventh day? - Pipers piping 6. Who invented the Christmas Cracker? - Tom smith 7. Who banned Christmas? - Oliver Cromwell 8. What year were electric Christmas lights first used in Britain? 1897 9. In what year was the last Christmas day postal delivery? 10. Bing Crosby sang White Christmas in the 1954 film of the same name, but he performed it in an earlier film – Name that tune erm I mean film? - Holiday Inn |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:41 |
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2 rudolf donna blitzen dasher dancer prancer (hubby and son told me these but cant think of any more at moment ) |
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Unknown | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:44 |
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1 = Straw |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:45 |
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Lou there are only three more? Ade correct |
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June | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:46 |
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3 Balthazar Caspar don,t know the third? |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:46 |
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kaz hubby n son hav made some other sugestions but they r too rude.............lol |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:48 |
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Do you want a clue Lou? |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:49 |
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kax yes please :-) althought he cider iv drank is slowly taking over my brain................lol |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:52 |
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Lou They begin with C,C &V - should provide even more rude suggestions! BTW never been called Kax before!!!!!!!!!!! June another clue it begins with M |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:53 |
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oops..................sorry ...............lol |
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Unknown | Report | 1 Dec 2005 20:56 |
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Melchior |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:00 |
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huby says ........vixen........... !!! |
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Sue | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:00 |
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2. Vixen was another one I think - and Comet and Cupid (according to Grandaughter) |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:01 |
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Yaaay! Lou only the two C's to get!!! Well done Sue Too! |
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Joy *The Carlos Cutie of Ilson* | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:02 |
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2. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (originally Donder apparently), Blitzen and Rudolph (on a foggy Christmas Eve). Joy |
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Researching: |
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lou from leicestershire | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:02 |
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cupid................thats hubbys choice but son says no..............lol |
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Kaz in a Tizz | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:06 |
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Correct joy Lou, Hubby was right he can gloat now! |
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Sue | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:06 |
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Rudolf wasn't one according to The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore. Did you know he was a professor of Hebrew and Greek and born in New York in 1779! Clement C Moore that is - not Rudolf! LOL Sue xx |
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Sue | Report | 1 Dec 2005 21:07 |
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5. Eleven ladies dancing? 6. Tom Smith 10. The Bells of St Marys |
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