Question: In The Scaffold’s ‘Lily the Pink’, which young lady “had terrible freckles”?
Answer: Jennifer Eccles

Question: What Islamic religious title was given to General Gordon’s nemesis?
Answer: Mahdi

Question: What long, loose over-garment was the distinctive garb of Jews in the Middle Ages?
Answer: Gaberdine

Question: In 1966, what replaced the Aust ferry?
Answer: Severn Bridge

Question: Why do Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen feature in this set?
Answer: Last Men To Be Hanged In

Question: At what time is the Queen’s Christmas Day speech first broadcast on the major channels?
Answer: 3.00 Pm

Question: In a classic Xmas TV show from 1971, who was called ‘Mr. Preview’ by one of his hosts?
Answer: Andre Previn

Question: In which country is the cake known as ‘stollen’ traditionally eaten at Christmas?
Answer: Germany

Question: On what day of the year did the events described in ‘Good King Wenceslas’ occur?
Answer: BOXING DAY/DECEMBER 26th

Question: Where in London do some swimmers take a bracing dip on Christmas Day?
Answer: SERPENTINE, Hyde Park

Question: Which British physicist and mathematician was born on 25/12/1642?
Answer: Sir ISAAC NEWTON

Question: Which statesman, Egypt’s third President, was born on 25/12/1918?
Answer: ANWAR El SADAT

Question: Which former dictator was executed on 25/12/1989?
Answer: Nicolae CEAUSESCU

Question: In ‘Pickwick Papers’, where did Mr. Pickwick and friends have a fine time at Christmas?
Answer: Dingley Dell

Question: Which popular sitcom ended on Christmas Eve 1998, after a nine-year run?
Answer: Birds Of A Feather

Question: ‘Hollyoaks’ is set in which English town or city?
Answer: Chester

Question: What was the name of Scrooge’s late partner? (Both names needed.)
Answer: Jacob Marley

Question: Who wrote the poem ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’, aka ‘The Night Before Christmas’?
Answer: Clement C. Moore

Question: CHRISTMAS ANAGRAMS. What seasonal anagrams can be made from the following?
Answer: One answer is two words.

Question: Who were the runners up in the men’s rugby union 2012-13 Six Nations competition?
Answer: England

Question: On selling sites online, what does the acronym ‘BUMP’ represent?
Answer: Bring Up My Post

Question: Which African country was known as South-West Africa, prior to 1968?
Answer: Namibia

Question: The 9-inch tall pyramid at the top of the Washington Monument is made of what?
Answer: Aluminium

Question: Below the ‘out’ line, what is the only part of a squash court that is out of bounds?
Answer: The TIN

Question: What was the first name of the man who invented the Fosbury Flop technique?
Answer: Richard/Dick

Question: On Sept. 20th 2013 , who were runners-up to Nottinghamshire in the YB40 final at Lords?
Answer: Glamorgan

Question: In 1967, who became the first recipient of a human heart transplant?
Answer: Louis Washkansky

Question: Who wrote the series of children’s books about Dr. Dolittle?
Answer: Hugh Lofting

Question: What eight-letter word is the Japanese for ‘goodbye’?
Answer: Sayonara

Question: The European prince Henry the Navigator was born in 1394 in which country?
Answer: Portugal

Question: Which element in the periodic table has the chemical symbol W?
Answer: Tungsten

Question: Which sport was played at Wimbledon prior to lawn tennis?
Answer: Croquet

Question: Who wrote the 1927 poem ‘The Journey of the Magi’?
Answer: T.S. Eliot

Question: The Bible. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
Answer: Deuteronomy

Question: According to tradition in Syria, who or what deliver the Christmas presents?
Answer: Camels

Question: A rudolph is a term used in what sport?
Answer: Trampolining

Question: Whose radio show can be heard on Radio 1 Mondays to Thursdays, 7-00 to 9-00 pm?
Answer: Zane LOWE

Question: Which Scottish Premiership association football club has Rugby Park for its home ground?
Answer: Kilmarnock

Question: Because of its supposed curative qualities, what is the alternative name for mistletoe?
Answer: Heal-All

Question: The 1954 film ‘White Christmas’ is set in which state of the USA?
Answer: Vermont

Question: Who painted ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ (1624)?
Answer: Peter Paul RUBENS

Question: What is the name of the dog in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (2000)?
Answer: Max

Question: Who composed ‘A Sea Symphony’ between 1903 and 1909?
Answer: Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Question: In what year did King Edward VIII’s abdication crisis occur?
Answer: 1936

Question: What nationality is violinist Andre Rieu?
Answer: Dutch

Question: Strabismus is more commonly known by which one-syllable word?
Answer: Squint

Question: Who is the patron saint of physicians and surgeons?
Answer: Saint LUKE

Question: The leaves of which tree are used as a symbol for the National Trust?
Answer: Oak

Question: Which dish is made by curdling cream with wine, adding flavouring and frothing it up?
Answer: Syllabub

Question: What was the title of the first ever 'Carry On' film?
Answer: Carry On Sergeant

Question: War and Remembrance was the sequel to which US TV World War 2 saga?
Answer: Winds Of War

Question: With which musical instrument does one associate Julian Lloyd Webber?
Answer: Cello

Question: In 1901 who was first person to transmit radio signals across Atlantic?
Answer: Marconi

Question: Launched in 1845, what was the world's first Iron-hulled ship with a screw propeller?
Answer: Brunel's S.S. GREAT BRITAIN

Question: In 1953, what was first successfully transmitted in the USA?
Answer: COLOUR TV pictures

Question: By population, which is the largest state in the USA?
Answer: California

Question: If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of?
Answer: Beards

Question: Scotopic people are said to be able to do what?
Answer: See In The Dark

Question: Which vegetable, a gourd-like squash, derives its name from the Greek for 'large melon'?
Answer: Pumpkin

Question: In the film 'Psycho', what was Norman Bates' hobby?
Answer: Taxidermy

Question: Who became Vice-President of the USA in 2001?
Answer: Dick CHENEY

Question: In which English city will you find the National Railway Museum?
Answer: York

Question: Played by Kate Ford, 2007 saw which Coronation Street character turn 30 years-old in jail?
Answer: TRACY or BARLOW

Question: What is the main religion in Sri Lanka?
Answer: Theravada BUDDHISM

Question: What colour are the petals of the flower known as the Black-eyed Susan?
Answer: Yellow

Question: Which London park lies between Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace?
Answer: ST JAMES`S Park

Question: What was the title of the first feature film made in Cinemascope?
Answer: The Robe

Question: Which real-life historical person has been depicted on screen more times than any other?
Answer: NAPOLEON or Bonaparte

Question: In the Winnie the Poo stories, what is Kanga's baby called?
Answer: Roo

Question: In the nursery rhyme 'Who Killed Cock Robin', "Who saw him die?"?
Answer: I, said the FLY, with my little eye

Question: Attributed to Saint Piran, the flag of which English county is a white cross on a black field?
Answer: Cornwall

Question: Which temple is depicted on the flag of Cambodia?
Answer: Angkor Wat

Question: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Brian Jones and Emperor ‘Barbarossa’ all died in what manner?
Answer: Drowned

Question: In which English city would you find The Mathematical Bridge?
Answer: Cambridge

Question: Chennai is the capital and chief city of which Indian state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Question: In which European capital city is the Amalienborg Palace the main royal residence?
Answer: Copenhagen

Question: Which Elton John hit of 1972 contains the line: "I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife"?
Answer: Rocket Man

Question: Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You a Star were UK No1 singles for which singer?
Answer: David ESSEX

Question: A Scottish river, an English river and a Russian river all share which name ?
Answer: Don

Question: On which river does Winchester stand?
Answer: Itchen