BURNTWOOD FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2024

There was a good turn out when Burntwood Family History Group held its Christmas Social in December this year. Members were asked to bring party food to share during the meeting, and teams took part in a light-hearted quiz.

If you were unable to attend the meeting, you can still enjoy this year’s Christmas Quiz but I’m afraid you will have to supply your own party food and fancy dress costumes. There are no prizes for the winners so please feel free to invite friends and family to take part even if they are not BFHG members.

The answers for all the rounds were given at the meeting on Monday 9th December and have been included at the bottom of this page. The only rule is that the Quizmaster’s answers are the right ones (even if some turn out to be wrong!!!) Feel free to use the quiz for competitions within families or friendship groups. There is no charge for using the quiz, but if you enjoy it (and even if you don’t) please consider making a donation towards the work of a charity that you support or, alternatively, to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

I hope you enjoy this year’s quiz. There are 6 rounds altogether. You can find the answers at the end of the quiz but no peeking until you’ve attempted all the questions!

Chris Graddon
(Secretary/Treasurer Burntwood Family History Group)

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O.K. Let’s get this quiz under way. Here are your first round questions.

Round 1                 President Elect!!

In this round, the questions or answers relate (some rather tenuously) to THE DONALD.

Example 1   What is Donald Trump’s middle name?        

Answer        John            

Example 2   True or false? The President Elect used to own the Miss Universe pageant?

Answer        True

Example 3   True or false? Donald Trump has been tangoed.     

Answer        Sadly, this is false, as far as we know!!

Question 1.       Only two people have been selected as American president, then rejected at the end of their first term, and then selected again. Who is the most recent?

Question 2.       Who is the other?

Question 3.       Brass instrument.

Question 4.       Which Welsh Spring flower has a yellow trumpet?

Question 5.       A loose woman – or a female follower of the President elect.

Question 6.       Swan species found in North America.

Question 7.       Suit that has the most value in card games.

Question 8.       Hi + president elect = British manufacturer of cars and motorcycles

Question 9.       Type of steak found in the President elect.

Question 10.     (2 words) Nelly the Elephant trundled off to the jungle with a what ……?

Easy peasy!! Have you scored 10 out of 10?

The answers to all the rounds can be found at the end of the quiz.

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Round 2                 Prime Ministers – who are they?

In this round you have to identify the surnames of 12 British prime ministers from their non-surname birth names. 

Example 1      Alexander Boris de Pfeffel

Answer         Johnson                 {Boris Johnson}   

Example 2      Winston Leonard Spencer

Answer        Churchill               {Winston Churchill}       

Question 1.       Edward Richard George

Question 2.       David Lloyd

Question 3.       Mary Elizabeth

Question 4.       Henry John

Question 5.       Anthony Charles Lynton

Question 6.       William Ewart

Question 7.       Herbert Henry

Question 8.       Arthur Neville

Question 9.       Maurice Harold

Question 10.     Margaret Hilda

Question 11.     James Harold

Question 12.     Keir Rodney                  {Did Del Boy just say “What a plonker!!”}

Just a reminder, the answers to all the rounds can be found at the end of the quiz.

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I can imagine, for some of you, the last round was right up your street, while for others it would have been exactly what you didn’t want to see. Either way, onwards and upwards, the third round awaits you. Something a little different. You may need to get your Gogglebox heads on!!

Round 3                 Which (British) Sitcom?

In each question you have to identify the sitcom from a list of major characters.

Example 1   General Melchett, Mrs Miggins, Nursie and Baldrick.      

Answer        Blackadder  

Example 2   Arkwright, Granville and Nurse Gladys Emmanuel.         

Answer        Open All Hours    

Question 1.       Hugo Horton, Jim Trott and Geraldine Grainger.

Question 2.       Fletcher, Godber, Lukewarm and Mr Mackay

Question 3.       Yvette Carte-Blanche, Hubert Gruber and Officer Crabtree

Question 4.       Tom, Jerry and Barbara.

Question 5.       Gloria, Captain Ashwood and Lofty.

Question 6.       Tracey Stubbs, Dorien Green and Sharon Theodopolopodous.

Question 7.       Bren, Dolly and Jean, Anita and Twinkle.

Question 8.       Gladys Pugh, Ted Bovis and Peggy Ollerenshaw.  

Question 9.       David Brent, Tim Canterbury and Gareth Keenan.

Question 10.     Audrey, Marjory Frobisher and Richard DeVere.

Remember, the answers to all the rounds can be found at the end of the quiz.

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A little more highbrow this round. Classical composers - some better disguised than others.

Round 4          Classical Composers - How many can you identify?

Example 1   Frequently, what a dog does.

Answer        Offenbach

Example 2   He’s not found out in the open.

Answer        Haydn

Question 1. (2 answers) This description shows you’ve had far too much alcohol.

Question 2. Largely residential area of Liverpool, north of Anfield and east of Bootle.

Question 3. Remove the 1978 film starring John Trovolta and Olivia Newton-John from the blue-green layer that forms on copper.

Question 4. Used to open a door.

Question 5. Natural source of sugar, hospital, and where meals are cooked.

Question 6. Gents, offspring of Derek Trotter.

Question 7. Tea, one often comes with a winter cold, and in summer we like a nice blue one above us.

Question 8. Just the person if you want something on your feet.

Question 9. Victory, 4, discount supermarket chain.

Question 10. Where the police live.

The answers are not far away now, at the end of the quiz.

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Round 5          Linked Initials

In this round, each question links two things that share the same name, the same initials or the same abbreviation. You just have to identify them. Just to clarify, the two answers could share the same initials, or the abbreviation for the first answer could match the initials for the second. If that’s confusing, you’ll soon catch on.

Example 1   Imperial unit of length & pink newspaper.

Answer        Foot & Financial Times - ft (foot) & FT (Financial Times)

Example 2   SI unit used to measure electrical resistance & James Bond would recognise this Secret Service prefix.

Answer        OHM & O.H.M. (as in “On His Majesty’s Secret Service”)

Question 1.       Theatrical impresario who brought the musical Les Miserables to the West End & SI unit for measuring small lengths.

Question 2.       Chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 2 & honorary title used to address an ambassador representing a foreign country.  

Question 3.       Surname of the American puppeteer behind Fozzy Bear in the Muppets and Yoda in the Star Wars films & Imperial unit used to weigh out small amounts when cooking.   

Question 4.       Soccer organisation on large Australian island & conglomerate that oversees the English Capital’s rail and bus services.

Question 5.       Actor who played Dr Frasier Crane in the TV series “Cheers” and its spin-off “Frasier” & SI unit used to measure the “weight” of a bag of sugar or flour.

Question 6.       For example & 19th century English novelist who wrote “Cranford” and “North and South”.

Question 7.       Doctor who transforms into The Hulk & unit used for measuring how loud sounds are.

Question 8.       Sixteen ounces & French educator whose raised dot system for reading is still used today by people who are blind or visually impaired.

Question 9.       Steamboat Willie & SI unit of measurement for small lengths.

Question 10.     Large glass of beer down the pub & the first Doctor Who.

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Not long to go now, just one more round.

Round 6                 Little Things Mean A Lot

All the answers in this round contain the word LITTLE.

Example 1   Comedy duo Syd and Eddie.

Answer        Little and Large

Example 2   Series of books written by Roger Hargreaves.

Answer        The “Little Miss” books

Question 1.       Novel telling the story of the four March sisters.

Question 2.       State capital of Arkansas.

Question 3.       Aston Villa player who went on to manage Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City.

Question 4.       Charles Dickens novel?

Question 5.       1957 Christmas hit for Nina and Frederik.

Question 6.       Ariel was the principal character in this 2023 film musical.

Question 7.       Charity which provides free, real hair wigs to children who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other conditions leading to hair loss.

Question 8.       Popular equine toy that was popular in the 1980s.

Question 9.       “Red Indian” boy who was a regular character in the Beano.

Question 10.     BBC comedy series starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas.

Got them all? Brilliant. Well done.

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That’s it. You are done!

By my reckoning, there are 73 points altogether.
I’m being generous, you can have a point for each answer in Round 6,
and there is a point for each answer in Round 4 question 1.

How well do you think you did?

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BFHG Christmas Quiz 2024
The Answers

Round 1

Question 1.       Donald Trump

Question 2.       Grover Cleveland

Question 3.       Trumpet

Question 4.       Daffodil

Question 5.       Strumpet

Question 6.       Trumpeter

Question 7.       Trumps

Question 8.       Triumph

Question 9.       Rump

Question 10.     Trumpety trump

Round 2

Question 1.       Heath                     {Ted Heath}

Question 2.       George                   {David Lloyd George}

Question 3.       Truss                     {Liz Truss}

Question 4.       Temple                  {Henry Temple – known as Lord Palmerston}

Question 5.       Blair                       {Tony Blair}

Question 6.       Gladstone              {William Gladstone}

Question 7.       Asquith                  {Herbert Asquith}

Question 8.       Chamberlain          {Neville Chamberlain}

Question 9.       Macmillan              {Harold Macmillan}

Question 10.     Thatcher                {Margaret Thatcher}

Question 11.     Wilson                   {Harold Wilson}

Question 12.     Starmer                  {Keir Starmer}

Round 3

Question 1.       The Vicar of Dibley

Question 2.       Porridge

Question 3.       Allo, Allo

Question 4.       The Good Life.

Question 5.       It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

Question 6.       Birds of a Feather

Question 7.       Dinnerladies

Question 8.       Hi-De-Hi

Question 9.       The Office

Question 10.     To The Manor Born

Round 4

Question 1.       Brahms & Liszt

Question 2.       Walton

Question 3.       Verdi

Question 4.       Handel

Question 5.       Beethoven

Question 6.       Mendelssohn

Question 7.       Tchaikovsky

Question 8.       Schumann (or Schubert)

Question 9.       Vivaldi

Question 10.      Copland

Round 5  

Question 1.       Cameron Mackintosh & Centimetre – C.M. & cm

Question 2.       Helium & His Excellency – He & H.E.

Question 3.       Oz (Frank Oz) & ounce – Oz & oz.

Question 4.       Tasmanian Football League & Transport for London – TFL & TFL

Question 5.       Kelsey Grammer & kilogram – K.G. & kg

Question 6.       Exempli gratia & Elizabeth Gaskell – e.g. & E.G.

Question 7.       (Dr.) David Banner & decibel – D.B. & dB

Question 8.       Pound & Louis Braille – lb. & L.B.

Question 9.       Mickey Mouse & millimetre – MM & mm

Question 10.     Pint & Patrick Troughton – pt & P.T.

Round 6

Question 1.       Little Women

Question 2.       Little Rock

Question 3.       Brian Little

Question 4.       Little Dorritt

Question 5.       Little Donkey

Question 6.       The Little Mermaid

Question 7.       The Little Princess Trust

Question 8.       My Little Pony

Question 9.       Little Plum            

Question 10.     Little Britain

That’s all for this year.
Have a brilliant Christmas and a fandabbydozy New Year.
But, above all, take care and stay safe.