The Chase Questions - Christmas 2021

Over December 2021 I posted 25 winter, Christmas, New Year, and holiday-themed questions, sort of like an advent calendar! Here's the full set, with answers at the end.

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Questions

Q201: Which of these is typically not an ingredient in pumpkin spice?

A. Cloves

B. Star anise

C. Ginger


Q202: Which actor played the role of Mr Hector, the hotel concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"?

A. Bob Hoskins

B. Pete Postlethwaite

C. Tim Curry


Q203: Poinsettia flowers are typically what colour?

A. White

B. Red

C. Pink


Q204: In 1977, Bing Crosby and David Bowie sang which standard Christmas song together for the TV special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas"?

A. The Little Drummer Boy

B. O Come All Ye Faithful

C. Silent Night


Q205: In 2014, a house in New York state broke the record for "Most lights on a residential property", with approximately how many?

A. 60,000 lights

B. 600,000 lights

C. 6,000,000 lights


Q206: In the Hebrew calendar, which of these occurs earlier in the year than Hanukkah?

A. Yom Kippur

B. Shavuot

C. Passover


Q207: According to the PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index, which of the 12 Days of Christmas gifts would be the most expensive to buy in 2021?

A. Seven swans a-swimming

B. Five gold rings

C. Eleven pipers piping


Q208: Which country donates a Christmas tree to be displayed in Trafalgar Square every year as a token of gratitude for British support during WWII?

A. Norway

B. Canada

C. Latvia


Q209: In the song 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses, what do the singer and the man she met earlier in the year both forget to buy, allowing them to meet in the all-night grocery?

A. Stuffing

B. Cranberries

C. Brandy


Q210: In the 1870s, what was the most popular tree topper in the UK?

A. A ribbon bow

B. An owl

C. A Union Jack


Q211: "White Christmas" was written by Irving Berlin for a film which leant its title to which hotel chain?

A. Holiday Inn

B. Double Tree

C. Four Seasons


Q212: Stir-up Sunday is commonly associated with the day that what Christmas food is made by families?

A. Panettone

B. Christmas pudding

C. Yule log


Q213: What are Christmas crackers known as in Australia?

A. Bon-bons

B. Marshmallows

C. Sherbert lemons


Q214: The name of which confectionery selection comes from a play by J. M. Barrie?

A. Celebrations

B. Roses

C. Quality Street


Q215: Which of these actors has played a live-action Santa on screen, as well as an animated one?

A. Jim Broadbent

B. Alec Baldwin

C. Tom Hanks


Q216: In "The First D'oh-El" segment of The Simpsons' episode "Simpsons Christmas Stories", who plays King Herod?

A. Fat Tony

B. Mr Burns

C. Sideshow Bob


Q217: Who is the only artist to have contributed vocals to three of the four versions of "Do They Know it's Christmas?"

A. Bono

B. George Michael

C. Phil Collins


Q218: What is traditionally eaten on every clock bell strike at midnight on New Year's in Spain for luck?

A. Grapes

B. Olives

C. Tomatoes


Q219: The word "solstice" comes from the Latin words "sol" for "sun" and "sistere" for what?

A. Swap sides

B. Second season

C. Stand still


Q220: Which of these songs was released most recently?

A. Happy Xmas (War is Over)

B. Merry Xmas Everybody

C. Merry Christmas Everyone


Q221: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is broken into five chapters, referred to as what in the book?

A. Staves

B. Episodes

C. Sides


Q222: Which of these countries does not traditionally open Christmas presents on the evening of the 24th of December?

A. Germany

B. Italy

C. Portugal


Q223: How many of the four Gospels give a narrative of the Nativity?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four


Q224: Traditionally performed on Boxing Day, the Gombey is a performance art from which British territory?

A. Isle of Man

B. Bermuda

C. Falkland Islands


Q225: The Westminster Quarters, which is the melody struck out every quarter hour at the Palace of Westminster, originated from which English city?

A. Bradford

B. Cambridge

C. Durham


Answers

Q201: B. Star anise

Q202: C. Tim Curry

Q203: B. Red

Q204: A. The Little Drummer Boy

Q205: B. 600,000 lights

Q206: A. Yom Kippur

Q207: A. Seven swans a-swimming

Q208: A. Norway

Q209: B. Cranberries

Q210: C. A Union Jack

Q211: A. Holiday Inn

Q212: B. Christmas pudding

Q213: A. Bon-bons

Q214: C. Quality Street

Q215: A. Jim Broadbent

Q216: B. Mr Burns

Q217: A. Bono

Q218: A. Grapes

Q219: C. Stand still

Q220: C. Merry Christmas Everyone

Q221: A. Staves

Q222: B. Italy

Q223: A. Two

Q224: B. Bermuda

Q225: B. Cambridge

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