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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
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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 / [email protected]
Happy Holidays!
