31st December is New Year's Eve: Be safe, if you're celebrating.
Questions.
Q1)London's New Year's Eve celebrations are ticket only, this year: by order of London's Mayor. Who IS the Mayor?
Q2)Name either of the first two nations to see in the New Year. (Both are island nations in the Pacific.)
Q3)New Year's Eve is also celebrated as Saint who's day: Sylvester's, Helen's or Malachi?
Q4)Which Scottish song is traditionally sung at New Year's Eve?
Q5)More to the point, who wrote the poem the song is based on?
Q6)London's New Year's Eve celebrations focus — in part — of the ringing of the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The bell's better known how?
Q7)Iceland's biggest New Year's Eve events are usually held in the capital city. What's that city's name?
Q8)'Hogmanay' is a term for New Year's Eve: with it's origins in which country of the UK?
Q9)The small town of Bideford is noted for it's New Year's Eve celebrations. Bideford is in which English county?
Q10)Finally … 'La Bonn Année' is a 1973 French-language film whose title means 'Happy New Year'. Where was it made: Canada, France or Haiti?
Here's last week's questions and answers.
Questions.
Q1)24th December sees the traditional <i>Nine Lessons and Carols</i> broadcast by the BBC. From which Cambridge College: Christ's, King's or Queen's … ?
Q2)On Christmas Eve, many Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries have a Midnight Mass called Misa de Gallo: or Mass of the … what … ?
Q3)Christmas Eve is on the 24th December: All Hallow's Eve is on which date … ?
Q4)Eve Harrington is a character is a character in which 1950 film … ?
Q5)More to the point, Evey Hammond turns up in which 2005 film … ?
Q6)Living between 140, 000 and 200, 000 years ago, what name is given to humanity's most ancient common female ancestor … ?
Q7)In which book of the Bible does Eve appear … ?
Q8)The EVE probe is a proposed European Space Agency probe. The ESA wants to send it to which planet?
Q9)Eve is a rapper: originally from Philedelphia. Her biggest UK hit, 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind', was a duet with which singer?
Q10)Finally … Which Christmassy poem is set on the night of Christmas Eve?
Answers.
A1)King's.
A2)Mass Of The Rooster.
A3)31st October: it's better known as Halloween.
A4)'All About Eve'.
A5)'V For Vendetta'.
A6)Mitochondrial Eve.
A7)The Book Of Genesis.
A8)Venus: EVE in this case, being an acronym that means 'European Venus Explorer'.
A9)Gwen Stefani.
A10)'A Visit From Saint Nicholas': better known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'.
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Questions.
Q1)London's New Year's Eve celebrations are ticket only, this year: by order of London's Mayor. Who IS the Mayor?
Q2)Name either of the first two nations to see in the New Year. (Both are island nations in the Pacific.)
Q3)New Year's Eve is also celebrated as Saint who's day: Sylvester's, Helen's or Malachi?
Q4)Which Scottish song is traditionally sung at New Year's Eve?
Q5)More to the point, who wrote the poem the song is based on?
Q6)London's New Year's Eve celebrations focus — in part — of the ringing of the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The bell's better known how?
Q7)Iceland's biggest New Year's Eve events are usually held in the capital city. What's that city's name?
Q8)'Hogmanay' is a term for New Year's Eve: with it's origins in which country of the UK?
Q9)The small town of Bideford is noted for it's New Year's Eve celebrations. Bideford is in which English county?
Q10)Finally … 'La Bonn Année' is a 1973 French-language film whose title means 'Happy New Year'. Where was it made: Canada, France or Haiti?
Here's last week's questions and answers.
Questions.
Q1)24th December sees the traditional <i>Nine Lessons and Carols</i> broadcast by the BBC. From which Cambridge College: Christ's, King's or Queen's … ?
Q2)On Christmas Eve, many Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries have a Midnight Mass called Misa de Gallo: or Mass of the … what … ?
Q3)Christmas Eve is on the 24th December: All Hallow's Eve is on which date … ?
Q4)Eve Harrington is a character is a character in which 1950 film … ?
Q5)More to the point, Evey Hammond turns up in which 2005 film … ?
Q6)Living between 140, 000 and 200, 000 years ago, what name is given to humanity's most ancient common female ancestor … ?
Q7)In which book of the Bible does Eve appear … ?
Q8)The EVE probe is a proposed European Space Agency probe. The ESA wants to send it to which planet?
Q9)Eve is a rapper: originally from Philedelphia. Her biggest UK hit, 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind', was a duet with which singer?
Q10)Finally … Which Christmassy poem is set on the night of Christmas Eve?
Answers.
A1)King's.
A2)Mass Of The Rooster.
A3)31st October: it's better known as Halloween.
A4)'All About Eve'.
A5)'V For Vendetta'.
A6)Mitochondrial Eve.
A7)The Book Of Genesis.
A8)Venus: EVE in this case, being an acronym that means 'European Venus Explorer'.
A9)Gwen Stefani.
A10)'A Visit From Saint Nicholas': better known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'.
If you'd like a frequent challenge, you can visit Nik Nak's Old Peculiar, and try the Daily Teaser: today's is at the top.
If you need quiz questions in a hurry, you're also welcome: you'll find the free Friday Questions Sets — covered by the Creative Commons License* — very handy.
Movie fans are welcome, too: as are Dr Who fans. I tend to write about them, too.
If you enjoy what I do, and wish to contribute, feel free to click the PayPal Donate button in the Old Peculiar's sidebar. Every penny is gratefully received.
Enjoy the week, folks.
* All that means is that you're free to copy, use, alter and build on each of my quizzes: including the Teasers, Gazette Teasers and the Friday Question Sets. All I ask in return is that you give me an original authors credit on your event's flyers or posters, or on the night: and, if you republish them, give me an original authors credit AND republish under the same license. A link back to the site — and to the Chronicle's, if that's where you've found these — would be appreciated: as would pressing my donate button, here. Every penny is gratefully received.