The SWSCB Christmas Quiz 2007 Answers

 
Many thanks to all those that entered the Christmas Quiz. A total of 20 entries with some very high scores. However nobody managed to get every question totally correct, according to the judges answers. Despite stringent precautions and checking a single error did occur in question 41, where the date should have been 1912. Most entries spotted this and "corrected" their answer. There were a number of entries that were very close and I have had to take the words that are on the answer sheet and not something similar. However having double checked the top entries, a single winner, with 97 correct answers goes to the Handley family.

Many thanks to all those that took part and I hope you all had fun and frustrations!

Steve

1

O T 1st D O C

On the first day of Christmas

2

100 P in a P

100 pence in a pound

3

31.6 M S in a L Y

31.6 (22400) million seconds in a Leap Year

4

4 B in a N

4 Bits in a Nibble

5

W S W T F B N

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

6

3 D in S O S

3 dashes in Save Our Souls

7

O L T of B

O little town of Bethlehem

8

1024 B in a KB

1024 bytes in a Kilobyte

9

12 D D

12 Drummers drumming

10

66 B in T H B

66 Books in the Holy Bible

11

T! T! B B in T F of T N

Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright in the forests of the night

12

6 S on a D

6 sides on a dice

13

I K B W B in 1806

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in 1806

14

11 P P

11 Pipers piping

15

W A M D in 1791

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791

16

28 D C = 82 D F

28 degrees Celsius equals 82 degrees Fahrenheit

17

M 273 D C = A Z

Minus 273 degrees Celsius equals absolute zero

18

10 L a L

10 lords a-leaping

19

I T B M W

In the bleak midwinter

20

O H M S S

On her Majesty's Secret Service

21

1 H P = 746 W

1 horse power equals 746 watts

22

6 8 T has T B I A B

6/8 time has two beats in a bar

23

42 D on 2 D

42 dots on 2 dices

24

T 1st N

The First Noel

25

A 50 P has 7 S

A 50 pence has 7 sides

26

S W A T 7 D

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

27

9 L D

9 Ladies dancing

28

C D is on T 25 O D

Christmas day is on the 25th of December

29

2153 is 7 M T T

21:53 is 7 minutes to ten

30

8 M a M

8 Maids a-milking

31

G K W L O

Good King Wenceslas looked out

32

22 Y in a C

22 yards in a chain

33

7 D in A W

7 days in a week

34

H the H A S

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

35

7 P in a N T

7 players in a Netball team

36

W 3 K O O A

We three kings of orient are

37

T G, T B and T U

The good, the bad and the ugly

38

8 F in a M

8 furlongs in a mile

39

I Y C K Y H W all A Y

If you can keep your head when all about you
(Rudyard Kipling)

40

39.37 I in a M

39.37 inches in a Metre

41

T S on A 15 1912

Titanic sank on April 15th 1912

42

7 S a S

7 Swans a-swimming

43

2 C in a M

2 crochets in a minim

44

G R Y M G

God rest ye merry gentleman

45

T S of M

The sound of music

46

A in A M

Away in a manger

47

20 O S in a P

20 old shillings in a pound

48

18 H in A R O G

18 holes in a round of golf

49

A has 8 S

Australia has 8 states

50

6 B in an O

6 balls in an over

51

S N, H N

Silent Night, Holy Night

52

W F at Z D C

Water freezes at Zero degrees Celsius

53

6 G a L

6 geese a-laying

54

R, R & A, G, A, R

Red, Red and Amber, Green, Amber, Red
(Traffic lights sequence)

55

NY is 5 H B L

New York is 5 hours behind London

56

52 W in a Y

52 weeks in a year

57

8 N in A O

8 notes in an octave

58

I C U a M C

It came upon a midnight clear

59

F and T B B in a P

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie

60

B B is in S S T

Big Ben is in St Stephen's Tower

61

5 G R

5 Gold rings

62

360 D in A C

360 degrees in a circle

63

T P M L at 10 D S

The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street

64

5 V in T A

5 Vowels in the Alphabet

65

W B at 212 D F

Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit

66

G W T W

Gone with the wind

67

24 J 1965 C D

24th January 1965 Churchill died

68

H P and T P O A

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

69

16 O in A P

16 ounces in a pound

70

7 C in a R

7 colours in a rainbow

71

24 H in a D

24 hours in a day

72

26 L in T A

26 letters in the alphabet

73

4 C B

4 calling birds

74

14 P in A S

14 pounds in a stone

75

4.54 L I A G

4.54 Litres in a gallon

76

2.47 A I A H

2.47 acres in a hectare

77

G M 6 = A H O

Gas mark 6 equals a hot oven

78

3 F H

3 French hens

79

2240 P in A T

2240 pounds in a ton

80

T = 1 M M

Tera equals one million million

81

F T F, F T W

Faster than fairies, faster than witches
(From a railway carriage, R L Stevenson)

82

A D T F in A T

And did those feet in ancient times
(Jerusalem)

83

L O T R

Lord of the rings

84

Q V W B in 1819

Queen Victoria was born in 1819

85

G S O G Q

God save our gracious queen
(National Anthem)

86

12 V in A C B

12 volts in car battery

87

I W L as a C

I wandered lonely as a cloud
(Wordsworth)

88

2 T D

2 turtle doves

89

T 5 O on 27 M 2008

Terminal 5 opens on 27 March 2008

90

O C A Y F

O come all ye faithful

91

P of T C at W E

Pirates of the Caribbean at Worlds End

92

G F H W B in 1685

George Frederick Handel was born in 1685

93

568 M L in a P

568 milli-litres in a pint

94

53 C in T C

53 countries in the Commonwealth

95

O in R D C

Once in royal David's city

96

11 P in A F T

11 players in a football team

97

I D of A W C

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

98

88 K on A P

88 keys on a piano

99

T D of T E is 12.7 T K

The diameter of the Earth is 12.7 Thousand Kilometres

100

A a P in a P T

And a partridge in a pear tree