General Knowledge Quiz No. 202

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy ? Testacles

• 2. What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon ? Pigs in blankets

• 3. Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus ? Melchior

• 4. What changed in 1752 which caused England to have a White Christmas less frequently thereafter ? The calendar

• 5. Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen ? Cake

• 6. How many gifts are given in total in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas ? 364

• 7. The words "Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume breathes of life, of gathering gloom..." come from which Christmas carol ? We Three Kings of Orient Are

• 8. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country ? Australia

• 9. In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms ? Postmen

• 10. Which popular poem was alternatively known as A Visit from St Nicholas ? 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

• 11. Which token vegetable is often included in the ingredients of a Christmas pudding ? Carrot

• 12. What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book Animal Farm ? Pig

• 13. Yorkshireman William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526 ? Turkey

• 14. What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other ? A tandem

• 15. A marmoset is what type of animal ? A monkey