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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject: BB trivia Tournament - December's Quiz
2008 BB Trivia Tournament - December's Quiz
Sorry it's been a long time coming folks!
To take part in this month's tournament, please pm me your answers by the end of December.
There are 12 questions worth 2 points each, so get your thinking caps on. Your scores will be added to your total so far, and the winner will receive a £10 national book token in the New Year.
Christmas Theme (not all book related)
1. After being visited by the ghosts, what did Scrooge send to the Cratchit family in A Christmas Carol?
2. Which spirit doesn't speak to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
3. Historians believe that St. Nicholas, who inspired the legend of Santa, was born in what country?
4. The Grinch stole Christmas from which town?
5. Wassail is a medieval drink madde of gin and tonic associated with Christmas carolling, true or false?
6. Who wrote the Birds of Turkey?
7. Florence L Barclay wrote which book relating to Christmas?
8. Sylvia Christmas wrote a book entitled One-Way Ticket to - ?
9. Which well known Christmas film had a short novella penned, and released at the same time?
10. A crytic clue for you here: Book has victory in christmas period?
11. Another crytic one: Jostein Gaarder may need Poirot's help?
12. Solve this anagram which will give you a well known Christmas book character: Or Obscene Geezer.
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Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 919 Birthday: 23rd December
Location: Dorset, UK
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject:
Here are the answers to December's quiz -
Spoiler:
1. Turkey
2. The ghost of Christmas yet to come
3. Turkey
4. Whoville
5. False
6. Geoff Welch, Barbaros Demirci, Guy M. Kirwan, Kerem Boyla, Metehan Ozen, Peter Castell, Tim Marlow, and Hilary Welch
7. The Upas Tree - A Christmas story for all the year
8. Moscow
9. Miracle on 34th Street
10. Novel
11. The Christmas Mystery
12. Ebenezer Scrooge
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