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Merry Quiz-mas!
QM: George Zacharia
Quiz conducted from 17th - 23rd Dec 2018 in
I Quiz Campus Pro Whatsapp Group
21 questions

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Rules of The Quiz
• 3 questions daily , ie, 1 each of Easy, Average
and Difficult questions
• Easy questions are first open for Beginner
quizzers. Allow them to answer first and then
you can.
• Questions will be closed after 2-3 hours after a
question is asked.
• One question each will be uploaded in the
morning, Afternoon and Evening.
• All the best!

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1
• ”Thee Kayykal” or Fire-
warming is a common
ritual followed by
Keralite Christians
during the Midnight
Christmas Mass.
• What is the meaning/
symbolism of this
ritual?
Easy

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Answer
• It signifies warming Baby Jesus just after birth

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• Connect (there are more in this list):
- ______ Treasures
- Time Honoured Traditions
- The Gift Of Holidays
- A Timeless Tradition
-A Children’s Winter Wonderland
- Gather Around
Avg

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Answer
• Theme of Christmas Celebrations at the White House

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3
• This is a 1931 edition of
the Soviet
magazine Bezbozhnik,
depicting an Orthodox
Christian priest being
forbidden to take home
a tree for the
celebration of
Christmastide.
• Why was he forbidden?
Diff

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• It was banned under the Marxist-Lenninist Doctrine of
State Atheism

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• The word “Lehem” means “Meat” in Arabic, “Bread” in
Hebrew and In Greek, refers to the fertility God Lehem.
• This is one part of the etymology of the name of a place
related with Christmas.
• Name the place.
Easy

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• Bethlehem (Baith (House) + Lehem)

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• Connect the 3 pictures
Avg

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• ”The Gift of the Magi” – story by O. Henry

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• ___X_____ was shot and killed by __Y_____ in a
Christmas based episode of South Park (2002) and was
rescued by the protagonists along with
Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patche
s and Montel, who are the Z.
• What is X, Y and Z?
(X and Z is a phrase of words, Z is a single word)
Diff

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• X ! Santa’s famous 8 reindeers (Dasher, Dancer,
Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen) were
killed (Santa was also on the sleigh but saved)
• Y ! Iraqi captors
• Z ! Santa’s backup reindeers

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• DC comics publishes special comics to commemorate the
Festive Season. Earlier the comics were titled Christmas
special. In 2017, they renamed it to Holiday Special.
• But in 2018, they have also removed the “Holiday” in it
and have named it instead __________ special.
• What have the named it as?
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Answer
• Nuclear Winter Special

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• "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is a
phrase from an editorial called "Is There a
Santa Claus?". The editorial appeared in the
September 21, 1897, edition of The (New
York) Sun and has since become part of
popular Christmas folklore in the United
States. It is the most reprinted newspaper
editorial in the English language.
• Why is “Virginia” mentioned?
Avg

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Answer
• Virginia was the
name of the girl
who sent a letter to
”The Sun” asking if
Santa Claus
existed

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• The Faroe Islands (a
autonomous country
under the Kingdom of
Denmark) released a set
of stamps for Christmas
2001. One of the stamp
was called “The Scream
From Ramah”.
• How is it connected with
Christmas?
Diff

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Answer
• The Biblical Story of the Massacre Of Innocents by King
Herod after knowledge of Jesus’s Birth
(Mathew 2:18, A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel
weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.)

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• Chrismanukkah is a portmanteau word combining the two
festivals of Christmas and Hannukkah, that is also
celebrated during the festive season.
• In an episode of friends, what costume did Ross wear to
explain to his son about Hannukkah?
Easy

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Answer
• Armadillo
(Ross uses his "Holiday Armadillo" costume to excite his son Ben about
Hanukkah. That is until Chandler shows up dressed as Santa not knowing
that his "part-Jewish friend" has already arrived.)

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• “The Father Christmas
Letters” are a collection
of letters written and
illustrated by X between
1920 and 1942 for his
children, from Father
Christmas.
• Identify X.
Avg

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Answer
• JRR Tolkein

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12
• Its not just Halloween that people dress up as devils
scaring people. In the first week of December, young men
dress up as ________ (especially on the eve of St.
Nicholas Day) frightening children with clattering chains
and bells.
• Name the character. (Often told as the evil accomplice of
St. Nicolas)
Diff

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Answer
• Krampus

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• The BJP Government declared
25th December as Good
Governance Day to honour Late
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday.
• The Congress criticized it for
two reasons. One was that it
was kept on the same day of
Christmas. What was the
second?
Easy

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Answer
• It was made as a Working Day keeping with Good
Governance by the Government

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• When Dr. Warren performed the first public
operation with the use of ether anesthesia,
to the stunned audience at the
Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren
declared, "Gentlemen, this is no humbug.”
• Humbug means a person or object that
behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way
(like a hoax).
• In English literature, a famous dialogue was
said by X to Y calling him, “Bah! Humbug!”.
• Who is X and Y?
Avg

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Answer
• X ! Ebenezer Scrooge
• Y ! Christmas

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• X, with its striking red flowers, is an important symbol for all New
Zealanders. In Maori mythology, its flowers are said to represent the
blood of a young warrior who perished while trying to avenge his
father’s death.
• When Christian settlers arrived in New Zealand, the blossoming of
this species’ bright red flowers in December and January inspired its
alternative common name of the New Zealand Christmas tree.
• X often features on festive greetings cards, poems and stories.
• Identify this tree (X).
Diff

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• Pohutkawa

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• Janet McTear, the British actress
starred in an ad as part of a
marketing campaign by Marks &
Spencer.
• In the ad, she helps a seven-year-
old child asking for help with a gift
for his older sister, whom the boy
has a difficult relationship with.
• What role did she play in the act?
• Clue: The picture is from the ad
Easy

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Answer
• Mrs. Claus

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• LBDC, is an informal internet competition to avoid
_____________ for the duration of the holiday
shopping period beginning on the day
after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, and
extending through December 24, Christmas Eve.
• Participants have, since 2014, been able to post
"elfies" to the official Facebook page showing their
horror when they ________ and lose. As of 2018,
some 10,000 people have either liked or followed the
contest page on Facebook.
• What should the contestants avoid to win the
competition?
Avg

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Answer
• Avoid hearing the Christmas song “The Little Drummer
Boy” (LDBC – Little Drummer Boy Challenge)

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• Kishore Kumar‘s 'Aata Hai Aata Hai Santa Claus'
based on 'Jingle Bells’ might be the only one or one of
the very few Bollywood Movie songs about Christmas.
• This was part of which movie (released in 1974)?
Clue: A popular Bollywood movie with the same name
released after a few years back
Diff

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Answer
• Shaandaar

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• ”A Family Comedy Without The Family”
• This is the tagline of? (Something related to Christmas)
Easy

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Answer
• Home Alone (1990) (It
was A Christmas Movie)

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• This Christmas ad is by?
Avg

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Answer
• Greenpeace

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• Nativity scenes (In Malayalam, Pulkoodu),
are one of the most loved attractions of the
Christmas season. They find place
everywhere. St. Francis of Assisi is credited
with starting this tradition.
• Kraków szopka is a special type of nativity
scene originated from Krakow, Poland and
has been included in the UNESCO list of
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in
2018.
• What makes these nativity scenes different?
Diff

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Answer
• They contain historical
buildings from Krakow,
Poland as the backdrop

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