The Wooplr Fun Christmas Quiz 2015 - Final Round

Rules

• 4 rounds. 4 questions per round• Infinite bounce format

• +10 for direct and passed questions• 15 sec for direct & 5 sec for pass

• Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding

FINALS

Audience Question

Alumni of which Bangalore school?

AUDIENCE QUESTION

Frank Anthony Public School

ANSWER

Round 1All things X’mas

Which iconic landmark in Bangalore has the address

#1, MG Road

QUESTION #1

St. Mark’s Cathedral

ANSWER

10000 Kg steel, 200 Kg cotton

Bangalore is set to break a Guinness World Record this

Christmas day. What are we talking about?

QUESTION #2

A 90-feet tall Santa Claus at St Joseph’s Church, and to be revealed to the

public on December 25, 2015 is said to be the tallest such structure in the

world

ANSWER

Why is Boxing Day called so?

QUESTION #3

As per OED, it’s 'the first week-day after Christmas-day, observed as a holiday on

which post-men, errand-boys, and servants of various kinds expect to receive a

Christmas-box'

ANSWER

What does the Latin phrase from this 2010 Coldplay music video

mean?“Credo Elvem Etiam Vivere”Bonus points for naming the Coldplay song

QUESTION #4

The phrase translates to“I Believe Elvis Yet Lives”

…and the song is Christmas Lights.

ANSWER

Audience Question

Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of which country?

AUDIENCE

Australia

ANSWER

Round 2X’mas Movies

QUESTION #5

ANSWER

QUESTION #6

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QUESTION #7

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QUESTION #8

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Audience Question

Which famous brand is credited with changing the colour of

Father Christmas from green to red?

AUDIENCE

Coca-Cola

ANSWER

Round 3A Space X’mas

One of the astronauts played Jingle Bells on a harmonica

It’s the first time someone played a musical instrument in space.

ANSWER

In 1965, 2 astronauts of Gemini 6A frantically radioed Mission Control about an unidentified

object.

ANSWER

After several minutes of tense silence, the engineers at Cape Canaveral were told

what?

According to NASA, the last such event occurred in 1977, and barring this year,

this rare celestial event would not happen again until 2034.

What are we talking about?

QUESTION #10

Full Cold Moon. December’s full moon, the last of the year,

is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter.

ANSWER

“…it should be a good Christmas Day. We'll get to celebrate it 16 times”

QUESTION #11

Explain the significance of this statement

The ISS witnesses 16 sun rises and sun sets every day and hence the

statement. The 2 American astronauts aboard the ISS as part of Expedition 42 on how they were planning on celebrating Christmas Day followed

that statement with,“We're going to have a little gift exchange and eat some irradiated

turkey, dehydrated mashed potatoes and cornbread dressing.”

ANSWER

NASA recently announced that 'Santa's sleigh' will be visible

above UK homes this Christmas Eve.

What are they referring to?

QUESTION #12

The International Space Station

ANSWER

Audience Question

What's a White Christmas?

AUDIENCE

A White Christmas simply means a complete covering of snow on Christmas Day

ANSWER

Round 4X’mas Ads

QUESTION #13

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QUESTION #14

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QUESTION #15

QUESTION #16

QUESTION #16

TIE-BREAKER

What’s the name of this fractal?

ANSWER

Koch snowflake.

The curve is self-similar: if we zoom in on it at any point (and to any depth), it retains the

same (or at least broadly the same) structure and shape. It has infinite perimeter and a finite

area

TIE-BREAKER

ANSWER

Rated #2 in the Best Christmas Movies of all time list by Rotten Tomatoes, it was released in May and promoted keeping the fact that it was a Christmas movie a

secret.

Name the movie.

TIE-BREAKER

Miracle on 34th Street

ANSWER

TIE-BREAKER

The origin of the latter part of this holiday season beverage comes from a Middle English term for a small, carved

wooden mug used to serve alcohol?

What drink are we talking about

Eggnog.

The small, carved wooden mug is ‘Noggin’

ANSWER

Quizmaster

Praveen RajaretnamCo-founder, Wooplr

Location#6, AS Chambers, 3rd CrossKoramangala VI Block, Bangalore – 95

Phone(+91) 80 4161 1313

Email / Websitehello@wooplr.comwww.wooplr.com

Happy Holidays!