Christmas

Quiz!

PART 1

Geography

  1. Which bridge over the Thames has the shortest name?
  2. What is the smallest Australian state?
  3. Which country in Europe has the lowest age of consent? And for a bonus, what age is it?
  4. What five cities beginning with the letter M have hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
  5. The following phrases are anagrams of stations on the District Line. Unscramble them for a point each.ersunugbyrn, asquaelernos, lrbmyboeobw
  6. Only one the 196 world capital cities begins with the letter I. Name it.
  7. Which city is 303 miles from Venice, 420 miles from Canterbury, 570 miles from Valencia, and 236 miles from Luxembourg?
  8. Ten independent countries have names that are only four letters long.
  9. Which city in the Western US is served by McCarran International airport?
  10. If you drew a line from Edinburgh to London, which city would be nearest the midway point?
  11. What is the deepest river in the world?

General Knowledge

  1. How many horns does an African rhino have: one or two?
  2. To the nearest 20, how many calories are there in a Big Mac?
  3. What are the four words beginning with C used to describe the quality of diamonds?
  4. How many pods are there on the London Eye?
  5. What order do the four main “fashion weeks” go in?
  6. How many “secret herbs and spices” are in the KFC recipe?
  7. Who was the father of Henry VIII?
  8. According to the Cheese Marketing board, what are the five most commonly bought cheeses in the UK?
  9. Who was the longest-serving British PM in the 20th century?

Sport

  1. How many attempts did it take Andy Murray to win his first Grand Slam?
  2. What is the only sport that must be played right-handed for safety?
  3. Which company is the current sponsor of the FA Cup?
  4. What colours are the five Olympic rings? FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
  5. What is the PARA in Paralympics short for?

Picture Round

The famous faces below placed in the correct order will give you a well known Christmas word or phrase… can you guess them all?

PART 2 (NAME THAT TUNE)

Listed below are the names and links to the Linked In profiles of a selection of the Macildowie management team. Within the summary section of each profile, is one single line from their favourite song J. All you need to do is guess the name of the song, easy right?

  1. Louise CarlingClick here
  2. James TaylorClick here
  3. Alex AlcockClick here
  4. Will ThomasClick here
  5. Ian MachellClick here

PART 3 – send in your Christmas Jumper photo!