Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz End Results

The scores from the last and final round:

Pete: 6.5
Middo: 6.5
Sarah: 5.5
Russell: 5.5

And the Grand Finale:

Pete: 19.5
Sarah: 18.5
Russell: 12.5
Middo: 9.5

Congrats Petey! Something is coming your way!!

And a HUGE encouragement award to Middo for kicking butt in that last round - you blew our socks off!!

Thanks for participating guys, you made my Christmas that little bit more special ;)

Now, let's go paaaaaaarty!

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz Results Round 3

First the answers:

1. Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas Tree? (Multiple choice)
Henry VIII Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth II King George VI

2. How many sides does a snowflake have?
Six

3. In which two oceans would you find a “Christmas Island”?
Indian & Pacific

4. The carol “Silent Night” was first played on what instrument? (Multiple choice)

Guitar Piano Trumpet Violin


5. At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?
Mistletoe

6. What is the connection between “Comet”, “Cupid” and “Vixen”?
They are all names of Santa’s reindeers

(But I accepted - They are Santa's reindeers)

7. In what year was the first Christmas card produced? (Multiple Choice)
1823 1892 1895 1846

8. Finish this line from an old Christmas Carol: Oh come, all ye faithfull….....
Joyful and Triumphant

9. How many “Lords a Leaping” were there?
10

10. What one reindeer is never mentioned in “The Night Before Christmas”?
Rudolph

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz Round 3 - Final Round

1. Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas Tree? (Multiple choice)

Henry VIII Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth II King George VI

2. How many sides does a snowflake have?

3. In which two oceans would you find a “Christmas Island”?

4. The carol “Silent Night” was first played on what instrument? (Multiple choice)

Guitar Piano Trumpet Violin

5. At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?

6. What is the connection between “Comet”, “Cupid” and “Vixen”?

7. In what year was the first Christmas card produced? (Multiple Choice)

1823 1892 1895 1846

8. Finish this line from an old Christmas Carol: Oh come, all ye faithfull….....

9. How many “Lords a Leaping” were there?

10. What one reindeer is never mentioned in “The Night Before Christmas”?

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz Results Round 2

Sorry about the long wait guys...I have been sick this week, and have only just been able to drag myself to work today. Hence, instead of doing work I am catching up on blogging and reading blogs!

Here are the answers from the 2nd round from Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz!

1. What was Rudolph’s punishment for his red nose?

Could not play the reindeer games

2. What did the Grinch use as a substitute for reindeer?

His dog

3. What carol is known as the counting song?

Twelve Days of Christmas

4. Traditionally, does the oldest or youngest family member open the first present?

The youngest

5. What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts? (Multiple choice)

Germany England Italy Poland

6. What are tiny, inexpensive gifts usually called?

Stocking fillers

7. What do most elves wear on the tips of their shoes?

Bells

8. After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colours?

Silver & Gold

9. What two words are normally pre-printed on gift tags?

To & From

10. Who wrote a Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

So here are the results for this round: (congrats to Middo doubling his score from last week!)

Sarah: 6
Pete: 7
Russ: 3
Middo: 2

And the grand total scores: (oooo can Pete take the lead? Can russell gives us a straight answer? can middo knock everyone's socks off?...we will have to wait and see!)

Sarah: 13
Pete: 13
Russ: 7
Middo: 3

The fish aren't bitin'

Since none of you bit when I said Russell had 10 points, I'll just have to fess up and say I was joking.

Geez...

Here are the official results:

Sarah 7
Pete 6
Russ 4
Middo 1

I wonder if Pete can catch Sarah, or if Sarah will streak ahead, if Russ can give a decent answer, and Middo prove that he truly does love christmas. (stirring you middo)

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz Round 2

Here is Round 2 of Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz. If you didn't enter in the last round, feel free to join in now.

This weeks questions are:

1. What was Rudolph’s punishment for his red nose?

2. What did the Grinch use as a substitute for reindeer?

3. What carol is known as the counting song?

4. Traditionally, does the oldest or youngest family member open the first present?

5. What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts? (Multiple choice)

Germany England Italy Poland


6. What are tiny, inexpensive gifts usually called?

7. What do most elves wear on the tips of their shoes?

8. After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colours?

9. What two words are normally pre-printed on gift tags?

10. Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz Results

Alright, well it seems that no-one else is going to enter my brilliant Christmas quiz, so it is just the four of you.

Here are the results:

Points

Russell 10
Sarah 7
Pete 6
Middo 1

I decided to give Russell 10 out of 10 for making me laugh. So, he is leader of the pack…you lot have a lot of catching up to do.

Here are the official answers to the questions:

1. How many reindeer does Santa have?
Nine
2. In Frosty the Snowman, who brought Frosty back to life?
Santa
3. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what biological shortcoming made the Grinch so mean?
His heart was two sizes too small.
4. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?
White Christmas
5. What was Scrooge’s first name?
Ebenezer
6. What carol contains the line “O tidings of comfort and joy”?
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
7. What was the first gift my true love sent on the sixth day of Christmas?
Six geese-a-laying
8. In what city did Miracle of 34th Street take place?
New York
9. In the Night Before Christmas, where were the stockings hung?
By the chimney
10. What is the last ghost called in A Christmas Carol?
The Ghost of Christmas yet to come

Stay tuned for the next 10 questions in Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz!!

What's wrong with you lot?

'Cmon already people! I need more entrants in my BRILLIANT quiz!

I can't just have 2! Thanks pete and Sarah.

But seriously people, 'cmon!! It's absolutely brilliant and fun and not really that hard.

I promise I won't laugh if you don't get any right. I may have a brief giggle, but honestly, please enter my quiz people.

I'm on my knees begging you to join in with my festivities...for once I can consider myself semi-smart for coming up with this, and if you don't enter then I will be forced to plunge into the depths of my doona and I may never recover.

I don't know what's up with me this morning, I think I'm losing it.

But seriously, enter and be amazed!

Bek's Brilliant Christmas Quiz

I am going to do a Christmas Quiz for you all! I can tell you are just all so excited about it! I will keep a running tally of who is in the lead, but we have a few simple rules!

A) NO GOOGLING!!
B) NO Phoning a friend

Please try and answer the questions without cheating...it's a real tester on your knowledge (if I may say so myself!)

Here are the first 10 out of 30 questions! I will post the next 10 next week. Post your answers in the comment section....and remember....NO CHEATING!! We are using the honor system here people!!

1. How many reindeer does Santa have?

2. In Frosty the Snowman, who brought Frosty back to life?

3. In How the Grinch stole Christmas, what biological shortcoming made the Grinch so mean?

4. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?

5. What was Scrooge’s first name in A Christmas Carol?

6. What carol contains the line “O tidings of comfort and joy”?

7. What was the 6th gift my true love sent to me on the 6th day of Christmas?

8. In what city did Miracle of 34th Street take place?

9. In the Night before Christmas, where were the stockings hung?

10. What is the last ghost called in A Christmas Carol?

I will also post the answers in the next couple of days! Enjoy!!