The Wooplr Fun Christmas Quiz 2015 - Final Round
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A Christmas Quiz held at the Wooplr office in Bangalore as part of the Christmas Celebration Week on December 21, 2015. Prelim questions have not been included. Quizmaster: Praveen Rajaretnam
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The Wooplr Fun Christmas Quiz 2015 - Final Round
- 2. 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
- 4. Alumni of which Bangalore school? AUDIENCE QUESTION
- 5. Frank Anthony Public School ANSWER
- 6. Round 1 All things X’mas
- 7. Which iconic landmark in Bangalore has the address #1, MG Road QUESTION #1
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. Why is Boxing Day called so? QUESTION #3
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. The phrase translates to “I Believe Elvis Yet Lives” …and the song is Christmas Lights. ANSWER
- 16. Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of which country? AUDIENCE
- 17. Australia ANSWER
- 19. QUESTION #5
- 20. ANSWER
- 21. QUESTION #6
- 22. ANSWER
- 23. QUESTION #7
- 24. ANSWER
- 25. QUESTION #8
- 26. ANSWER
- 28. Which famous brand is credited with changing the colour of Father Christmas from green to red? AUDIENCE
- 29. Coca-Cola ANSWER
- 30. Round 3 A Space X’mas
- 31. One of the astronauts played Jingle Bells on a harmonica It’s the first time someone played a musical instrument in space. ANSWER
- 32. 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?
- 33. 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
- 34. 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
- 35. “…it should be a good Christmas Day. We'll get to celebrate it 16 times” QUESTION #11 Explain the significance of this statement
- 36. 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
- 37. NASA recently announced that 'Santa's sleigh' will be visible above UK homes this Christmas Eve. What are they referring to? QUESTION #12
- 38. The International Space Station ANSWER
- 40. What's a White Christmas? AUDIENCE
- 41. A White Christmas simply means a complete covering of snow on Christmas Day ANSWER
- 43. QUESTION #13
- 44. ANSWER
- 45. QUESTION #14
- 46. ANSWER
- 47. ANSWER
- 48. QUESTION #15
- 49. QUESTION #16
- 50. QUESTION #16
- 51. TIE-BREAKER What’s the name of this fractal?
- 52. 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
- 53. TIE-BREAKER
- 54. ANSWER
- 55. 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
- 56. Miracle on 34th Street ANSWER
- 57. 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
- 58. Eggnog. The small, carved wooden mug is ‘Noggin’ ANSWER
- 60. Location #6, AS Chambers, 3rd Cross Koramangala VI Block, Bangalore – 95 Phone (+91) 80 4161 1313 Email / Website hello@wooplr.com www.wooplr.com Happy Holidays!
Editor's Notes
- Lara Dutta was crowned Miss Universe 2000.
- Studied in Frank Anthony Public School, Cambridge road, Ulsoor, Bangalore.
- St. Mark’s Cathedral is also the place where Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba used to meet up when they were in Bangalore. The road perpendicular to MG road in Bangalore is named after her.
- St Joseph’s Youth Association has geared up to install a 90-feet tall Santa Claus in the premises of St Joseph’s Church situated at Fr Briand Square, Chamarajpet at a cost of INR 25 Lakhs
- Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers.
- “I Believe Elvis Yet Lives” and the song is Christmas Lights.
- Australia.
- Christmas Island is in the Indian Ocean.
- A Christmas Carol
- Elf
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Scrooged
- Scrooged
- One of the astronauts played Jingle Bells on the harmonica while the other sang it. It’s the first time someone played a musical instrument in space.
- 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.
- The following statement: “We're going to have a little gift exchange and eat some irradiated turkey, dehydrated mashed potatoes and cornbread dressing”
- Also, the other members of Expedition 42 are Russian cosmonauts Elena Serova, Alexander Samoukutyaev and Anton Shkaplerov, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. The Russian Christmas is on Jan. 7, and the crewmembers will hold another celebration that day for the three cosmonauts on board. Space station astronauts often participate in the holiday celebrations of crewmembers from different nations.
- The International Space Station
- In the United Kingdom, although for many a white Christmas simply means a complete covering of snow on Christmas Day, the official definition by the British Met Office and British bookmakers is for snow to be observed falling, however little, (even if it melts before it reaches the ground) in the 24 hours of 25 December In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm at 7:00 a.m. local time on Christmas morning.
- In the United Kingdom, the official definition by the British Met Office and British bookmakers is for snow to be observed falling, however little, (even if it melts before it reaches the ground) in the 24 hours of 25 December In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm at 7:00 a.m. local time on Christmas morning.
- Early Christmas Sale. Starts 19 October.
- Ikea
- Have a break. Kit-Kat.
- Have a break. Kit-Kat.
- Wishing you a White Christmas.
- Wishing you a White Christmas. Tide.
- Faster. Farther. Drive Responsibly. Suzuki
- The person on the poster is Bill Murray.
- The person on the poster is Bill Murray.
- The person on the poster is Bill Murray.
- A Very “Murray” Christmas.
- The film's original title was "Christmas Miracle on 34th Street" but because the release date was moved to the summer, the Christmas from the title was dropped.
- Your quizmaster for the day is Wooplr co-founder and CMO, Praveen Rajaretnam.
- Held at the Wooplr Bangalore Office on December 21, 2015. Happy Holidays!