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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 5, 2008 22:31:03 GMT
In this thread, or the one at DM, you'll find the set of daily questions for the scavanger hunt. The set can be submitted at any stage during the competition, but the final deadline is 4th January 2009. Please remember to email your answers to shen_an_calhar@hotmail.co.uk or PM them to me!
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 5, 2008 22:51:09 GMT
Day 1 (Friday 5th December 2008) Starting off with something simple. Below are 10 anagrams of Christmas Carols and Songs. Answers are in yellow1. Thieve Thy Holy Land The Holy and the Ivy2. Lib Uncle Judo I In Dulce Jubilo3. A Behind Twinkle Remit In a Bleak Midwinter4. A Cafe Home Foully Lit O Come All Ye Faithful5. Let Things In Silent Night6. A Hitcher Slims Sly Not Lonely This Christmas7. A Clinked Egg Swoons Good King Wenceslas8. Tabby An As Santa Baby9. Any Airman Wage Away in a Manger10. Learn Twinned Word Winter Wonderland
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 7, 2008 20:57:15 GMT
Day 2 (Saturday 6th December 2008) Below are 5 Jak O' the Shadow verses describing an object associated with Christmas. Answers are in yellow1. A nice surprise will pop out, For the winner, a joyful shout, Yet the loser, they go without, Tugging with Jak O' the Shadows. Cracker2. With his bright red chest, St. Stephen's Day, in the forest, He hides by flying to the west, Singing with Jak O' the Shadows. Robin3. Sitting high and proud at the top, It can often lead for it to droop, Around her head, a golden loop, Shining with Jak O' the Shadows. Angel4. Aflame with a large splash of brandy, Are those peels of candy? Or is it something quite almondy? Eating with Jak O' the Shadows. Christmas Pudding5. With a rather large sack, He must have a rather strong back, For presents he does not lack, Delivering with Jak O' the Shadows. Santa Claus/Father Christmas
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 7, 2008 22:37:21 GMT
Day 3 (Sunday 7th December 2008) Find the translations of "Father Christmas" in the following 10 languages: Answers are in yellow1. Chilean Viejito Pascuero2. Sri Lankan Naththal Seeya3. Cornish Tas Nadelik4. French Père Noël5. Latin Pater Natalis/Sanctus Nicholaus6. Albanian Babadimri7. Egyptian (modern) Baba Noël8. Icelandic Jólasveinninn9. Polish Święty Mikołaj/Gwiazdor10. Welsh Siôn Corn
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 8, 2008 22:40:48 GMT
Day 4 (Monday 8th December 2008) 5 questions about the reindeer. Answers are in yellow1a. What are the names of the 8 reindeer of Father Christmas? [8 marks] Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donder Blitzen1b. What is our source for their names? [1 mark] A Visit from St. Nicholas/The Night Before Christmas/Twas the Night Before Christmas2. Which mountains share their names, and where can they be found? [2 marks] Christmas Mountains Canada3. To which of the 8 is Rudolph linked and how? [2 marks] Donder Son4. Who originally created the story about Rudolph? [1 mark] Robert L May5. In what year was this written? [1 mark] 1939
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 10, 2008 22:51:53 GMT
Day 5 (Tuesday 9th December 2008) Fill in the missing words from lyrics from Christmas songs. Answers are in yellow1. "This year to save me from tearsI'll give it to someone special" 2. "When the snowman brings the snow Well he just might like to know" 3. " Children singing christian rhyme With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree" 4. " Mistletoe hung where you can see Ev'ry couple tries to stop" 5. "Children gaze open mouthed Taken by surpriseNobody down below believes their eyes"
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 10, 2008 23:00:59 GMT
Day 6 (Wednesday 10th December 2008) 5 general questions on Christmas. Answers are in yellow1. Who designed the first Christmas Card? JC Horsely2. Who banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660? Oliver Cromwell3. In the UK, how many snow flakes are needed to fall during the 24 hours of 25th December for it to be classified a "White Christmas"? 14. Which country provides the tree for Trafalgar Square? Norway5. The 6th January is also known as what? Epiphany
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 11, 2008 23:04:36 GMT
Day 7 (Thursday 11th December 2008) Name 10 things that I will find on my plate for Christmas Dinner. Answers are in yellowPlease Note (1): Turkey does not count. Please Note (2): I only want the main course - no starter, and no pudding! Roast Potatoes Red Cabbage Roast Parsnips Sprouts Carrots Stuffing Gravy Cranberry Sauce Chipolata Bacon
N.B. If you said "pigs in blankets", this counted as two marks as it covered chipolata and bacon.
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 17, 2008 23:22:00 GMT
Day 8 (Friday 12th December 2008) Something nice and simple. Find 5 pictures of a robin in snow. I am not going to insult your intelligence here!
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 17, 2008 23:34:26 GMT
Day 9 (Saturday 13th December 2008) 5 general knowledge questions on Christmas music. Answers are in yellow1. In the second verse of We Wish You A Merry Christmas, what do the singers demand? Figgy Pudding2. How many "la’s" are there in the three verses of Deck The Halls? 963. In which year was Mr Blobby the UK Christmas number one song? 19934. Who wrote the Christmas Carol Sleigh Ride? Leroy Anderson5. Good tidings to you, and all of your what? Kin
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 17, 2008 23:48:53 GMT
Day 10 (Sunday 14th December 2008) 5 general knowledge questions on Christmas movies. Answers are in yellow1. In what movie did the song White Christmas first appear? Holiday Inn2. In the 1964 classic Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, what was the name of the elf that wanted to be a dentist? Hermie3. In the first Home Alone movie, where did the family go without Kevin? Paris4. In Tim Burton's dark little Christmas movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Oogie Boogie rolls snake eyes and then pounds the table to make the dice change. What number do they change to? 115. In Arnold Schwarzenegger's Christmas outing Jingle All The Way, what toy is Arnie trying to get for his son? Turbo Man
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 18, 2008 0:11:28 GMT
Day 11 (Monday 15th December 2008) Name the movie this still is taken from. Answers in yellow1. Miracle on 34th Street2. White Christmas3. Love Actually4. Christmas Carol5. Meet Me in St. Louis
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Post by M-G Corki on Dec 18, 2008 0:24:26 GMT
Day 12 (Tuesday 16th December 2008) Below are 5 general knowledge questions on Christmas. Answers are in yellow1. For the first time in 38 years, Christmas and which other religious festival coincided on December 25th 1978? Hannukkah2. What is your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day? Capricorn3. Which explorer set out to the South Pole on Christmas Day in 1911? Robert Scott4. Where did Mary and Joseph go to after they left Bethlehem? Egypt5. Which automobile manufacturer was born on Christmas Day in 1878? Louis Joseph Chevrolet
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