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The SWSCB Christmas Quiz 2007 Answers |
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O T 1st D O C |
On the first day of Christmas |
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100 P in a P |
100 pence in a pound |
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31.6 M S in a L Y |
31.6 (22400) million seconds in a Leap Year |
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4 B in a N |
4 Bits in a Nibble |
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W S W T F B N |
While shepherds watched their flocks by night |
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3 D in S O S |
3 dashes in Save Our Souls |
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O L T of B |
O little town of Bethlehem |
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1024 B in a KB |
1024 bytes in a Kilobyte |
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12 D D |
12 Drummers drumming |
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66 B in T H B |
66 Books in the Holy Bible |
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T! T! B B in T F of T N |
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright in the forests of the night |
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6 S on a D |
6 sides on a dice |
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I K B W B in 1806 |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in 1806 |
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11 P P |
11 Pipers piping |
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W A M D in 1791 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791 |
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28 D C = 82 D F |
28 degrees Celsius equals 82 degrees Fahrenheit |
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M 273 D C = A Z |
Minus 273 degrees Celsius equals absolute zero |
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10 L a L |
10 lords a-leaping |
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I T B M W |
In the bleak midwinter |
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O H M S S |
On her Majesty's Secret Service |
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1 H P = 746 W |
1 horse power equals 746 watts |
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6 8 T has T B I A B |
6/8 time has two beats in a bar |
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42 D on 2 D |
42 dots on 2 dices |
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T 1st N |
The First Noel |
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A 50 P has 7 S |
A 50 pence has 7 sides |
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S W A T 7 D |
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs |
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9 L D |
9 Ladies dancing |
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C D is on T 25 O D |
Christmas day is on the 25th of December |
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2153 is 7 M T T |
21:53 is 7 minutes to ten |
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8 M a M |
8 Maids a-milking |
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G K W L O |
Good King Wenceslas looked out |
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22 Y in a C |
22 yards in a chain |
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7 D in A W |
7 days in a week |
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H the H A S |
Hark the Herald Angels Sing |
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7 P in a N T |
7 players in a Netball team |
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W 3 K O O A |
We three kings of orient are |
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T G, T B and T U |
The good, the bad and the ugly |
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8 F in a M |
8 furlongs in a mile |
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I Y C K Y H W all A Y |
If you can keep
your head when all about you |
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39.37 I in a M |
39.37 inches in a Metre |
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T S on A 15 1912 |
Titanic sank on April 15th 1912 |
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7 S a S |
7 Swans a-swimming |
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2 C in a M |
2 crochets in a minim |
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G R Y M G |
God rest ye merry gentleman |
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T S of M |
The sound of music |
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A in A M |
Away in a manger |
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20 O S in a P |
20 old shillings in a pound |
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18 H in A R O G |
18 holes in a round of golf |
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A has 8 S |
Australia has 8 states |
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6 B in an O |
6 balls in an over |
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S N, H N |
Silent Night, Holy Night |
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W F at Z D C |
Water freezes at Zero degrees Celsius |
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6 G a L |
6 geese a-laying |
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R, R & A, G, A, R |
Red, Red and
Amber, Green, Amber, Red |
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NY is 5 H B L |
New York is 5 hours behind London |
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52 W in a Y |
52 weeks in a year |
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8 N in A O |
8 notes in an octave |
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I C U a M C |
It came upon a midnight clear |
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F and T B B in a P |
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie |
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B B is in S S T |
Big Ben is in St Stephen's Tower |
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5 G R |
5 Gold rings |
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360 D in A C |
360 degrees in a circle |
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T P M L at 10 D S |
The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street |
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5 V in T A |
5 Vowels in the Alphabet |
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W B at 212 D F |
Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit |
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G W T W |
Gone with the wind |
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24 J 1965 C D |
24th January 1965 Churchill died |
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H P and T P O A |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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16 O in A P |
16 ounces in a pound |
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7 C in a R |
7 colours in a rainbow |
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24 H in a D |
24 hours in a day |
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26 L in T A |
26 letters in the alphabet |
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4 C B |
4 calling birds |
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14 P in A S |
14 pounds in a stone |
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4.54 L I A G |
4.54 Litres in a gallon |
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2.47 A I A H |
2.47 acres in a hectare |
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G M 6 = A H O |
Gas mark 6 equals a hot oven |
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3 F H |
3 French hens |
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2240 P in A T |
2240 pounds in a ton |
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T = 1 M M |
Tera equals one million million |
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F T F, F T W |
Faster than
fairies, faster than witches |
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A D T F in A T |
And did those feet
in ancient times |
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L O T R |
Lord of the rings |
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Q V W B in 1819 |
Queen Victoria was born in 1819 |
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G S O G Q |
God save our
gracious queen |
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12 V in A C B |
12 volts in car battery |
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I W L as a C |
I wandered lonely
as a cloud |
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2 T D |
2 turtle doves |
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T 5 O on 27 M 2008 |
Terminal 5 opens on 27 March 2008 |
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O C A Y F |
O come all ye faithful |
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P of T C at W E |
Pirates of the Caribbean at Worlds End |
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G F H W B in 1685 |
George Frederick Handel was born in 1685 |
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568 M L in a P |
568 milli-litres in a pint |
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53 C in T C |
53 countries in the Commonwealth |
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O in R D C |
Once in royal David's city |
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11 P in A F T |
11 players in a football team |
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I D of A W C |
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas |
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88 K on A P |
88 keys on a piano |
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T D of T E is 12.7 T K |
The diameter of the Earth is 12.7 Thousand Kilometres |
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A a P in a P T |
And a partridge in a pear tree |
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