Well, it's almost time for the Mersey Basin Campaign to knock off for the Christmas break, but we haven't quite wound down yet. Last week, the Campaign hosted the annual Christmas quiz here at Ecohub North, as we like to think of our offices. Teams from MBC, Groundwork Northwest, Enworks, Sustrans, United Futures, CLES, Greater Manchester Environment Commission, Creative Concern to name just a few battled it out to find the trivia kings and queens amongst the Northwest's finest environmental minds, at our temporary festive home, the Treehugger's Arms pub.
We thought we'd post the quiz up here in case anyone else would like to challenge themselves - go on, it'll be something to do whilst you digest your Christmas dinner.......
Answers will appear here in the new year.
Quiz of the Year:
Round 1: 2008
- Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture?
- Barack Obama won the US presidential election in November, but he isn’t president yet. When is his inauguration?
- How many GOLD medals did Great Britain win at the Olympics in Beijing?
- 2008 was a very important year in some quarters. Which of the following was it the UN’s official year of?
a. International Year of Dance
b. International Year of Bees
c. International Year of the Potato
d. International Year of Knitting
- In what month of 2008 did the price of oil hit $100 a barrel for the first time?
- For the first time in 32 years, Fidel Castro isn’t President of Cuba. Who took over from him this year?
- What device failed to destroy the earth, as predicted by some, in October?
- Which soul legend who died this year won’t be making any more chocolate salty balls?
- Which environmentally-themed space movie, made in 1971, was set in 2008?
- On 1st January 2008, the no.1 single was ‘When You Believe’, and the no.1 album was “Spirit” – but what connects the two?
Round 2: It was 40 years ago today – 1968
1. Which band were in the number one slot on 1st January 1968? You get a bonus point if you can name the song…
2. This year, Lewis Hamilton became the first Briton to win the Formula One Drivers’ Championship since Damon Hill, but who won it in 1968?
3. Manchester United became the first English club to win the European club championship in May 1968, but which NATIONAL team became European champions the following month?
4. Who was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel?
5. What popular children’s toy, still available today, did Mattel launch in September 1968?
a) Barbie
b) Hot Wheels
c) Viewmaster
6. Who became a father in February ’68, and made a famous musical comeback in December?
7. Kylie Minogue was born in 1968 – yes, she really did turn forty this year – but what was her first number one hit in the UK in 1987?
8. The movie ‘Blade Runner’ was based on a 1968 story by Philip K. Dick. What was the title of the story?
9. What was the average price of a British house in 1968?
10. Which moviestar, who died in 1968, said “All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl?”
Round 3: The Eleven-Plus
1. Mary is 12 years old, and her father, Steve is 42.
a) How old was Mary’s father when he was four times as old as Mary?
b) In how many years will Steve be three times as old as Mary?
c) How old will Mary be when her Dad is 10 times as old as she was 6 years ago?
2. A factory employs 1044 people. One quarter of them cycle to work, and half travel by bus. Of the remainder, one third come by train, and the rest walk. How many employees walk to work?
3. If December 1st falls on a Friday, on what day will Christmas Day fall that year?
4. Rewrite the following sentences, using only the correct word from each bracket:
a) (Whose / Who’s) afraid of the big bad wolf?
b) The dog can see (its / it’s) master when (its / it’s) standing by the gate.
5. The leader of a Guide Patrol is named Mary Jenkins; so her surname is Jenkins, her Christian name is Mary, and her initials are M.J. There are 6 other girls in her patrol; each has two initials.
Surnames: Brown, Smith, Evans, Clark, Jones
Christian names: Molly, Celia, Gwen, Ruth, Sally
Two girls have surnames and Christian names beginning with the same letter; two others are named Ruth. One of the twins has the same initials as the leader, and the other has the same Christian name as Evans.
Write down each girl’s full name.
1 point for each correct name.
Round 4: Merry Christmas everyone…..
1.Name 5 of Santa’s reindeers from “The Night Before Christmas
2. In the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song, how many gifts are given in total?
3. In what year did Cliff Richard last have a Christmas Number 1?
4. Who resigned from their position of power on Christmas Day, 1991?
5. Which Christmas-hating beast lives on Mount Crumpit? (Just north of Whoville)
6. Name all the paranormal visitors that Scrooge receives in ‘A Christmas Carol’….
7. Which of the following Christmas paraphernalia was invented by Sir Henry Cole?
(a) Fairy lights
(b) Christmas cards
(c) Crackers
(d) Mince pies
8. Which British monarch was the first to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? Bonus point if you can name the year.
9. According to the Met Office, when was the UK’s last official ‘White Christmas’?
10. In what country was tinsel invented in the 1600s?
(a) Wales
(b) Germany
(c) Argentina
(d) Spain
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