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Chipping Campden Christmas Quiz Answers 2022

Thank you to all those who took part in the Chipping Campden 2022 Christmas Quiz.

The winner this year is Bianca with 190/250.

The answers are given below the leaderboard:

LEADERBOARD

Here's how the current leaderboard looks:
Rank
Name
Score
1Bianca190/250
2Brenda180/250
3Julie180/250
4Dawn B170/250
5Holly170/250
6Nicola170/220
7Jayne150/250
8Willseb150/250
9kate150/250
10MT150/250
11NOEL E150/250
12Nicki150/250
13Andy150/250
14Saskia140/250
15Bonnie140/250
16Tom A140/250
17Carol140/250
18Lisa140/250
19Liz A130/250
20Angela C130/250
21Andy130/250
22Olivia130/250
23Liz130/250
24Reg130/250
25Tess130/250
26Andrew120/250
27Jane120/250
28Richard120/250
29Jane G120/250
30Richard120/250
31April120/250
32Jean N120/250
33Rosemary120/250
34carole120/250
35Carolyn120/250
36Jessica120/250
37liz h120/250
38Paddy120/250
39Dave120/250
40Gilly120/250
41Lottie120/250
42Anne110/250
43Grahame L110/220
44Kathryn110/250
45Marion110/250
46Bailey110/250
47Lisa110/250
48Tom H100/250
49Hils100/250
50Susannah100/220
51Phil100/250
52Tim S100/250
53DL M100/250
54Clare T100/250
55Judith M100/250
56Caroline100/220
57Neville S100/250
58Shelley100/250
59Sarah S100/250
60Noel90/250
61Gina90/190
62TW90/250
63Liz90/220
64Jo f90/190
65George90/220
66Perry. V90/250
67Teresa80/250
68victoria80/250
69Dan P80/250
70Bronia80/250
71margaret80/250
72Tim D80/250
73Marie80/250
74Liz80/250
75Jean70/220
76Karen70/250
77Cheryl70/130
78Hayley W60/250
79marion60/250
80Rick60/250

Quiz Answers

As many of you are eager to know, here are the answers to this years quiz:

Cecil Sharp came to Chipping Campden to Write the Melody for the famous Christmas Carol “The Holly and the Ivy”…

Correct Answer: False

The most popular version of the Carol was collected in Chipping Campden by Cecil Sharp’s visit, and if he had not come to our lovely Chipping Campden town, then we could well have been singing it to a different tune.  Find out more here: https://www.chippingcampdenonline.org/holly-and-the-ivy-chipping-campden

Chipping Campden is Famous for Many Things, but What is it Quietly Famous For?

Answer: Brussels Sprouts

Where Can the Oldest Christmas Market Be Traced Back To?

Answer: Dresden

Which of these are well known Christmas Books?

a. Little Women
b. A Christmas Carol
c. Letters from Father Christmas
d. The Greatest Gift
e. Skipping Christmas
f. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
g. The Polar Express

Harry Potter is incredibly popular but is not Christmas related and Batman Returns is in fact a popular film set during the Christmas period.

What Was the First Song Played in Space?

Answer: Jingle Bells.

Upon achieving a space rendezvous in Earth orbit with their sister ship Gemini 7 in December 1965, Schirra and Stafford played a rendition of “Jingle Bells” over the radio after jokingly claiming to have seen an unidentified flying object piloted by Santa Claus.

Coca Cola Turned Father Christmas Red and White?  True or False?

Answer: False.

This is a bit of a Christmas myth.

The Coca-Cola company is often credited with creating the red coated modern image of Santa Claus we know and love today but this isn’t true! Most of his modern image was put together by Thomas Nast in the 1870s.  In 1931, Coca‑Cola commissioned the artist Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa Claus for the company’s Christmas ads. Inspired by the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” the artist created the warm, jolly character we all know today, complete with rosy cheeks, a white beard, and twinkling eyes.

The Song ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ was Originally Used as What?

Answer: A threat.

Well it is kind of…threatening ….The song was often sung by crowds of lower-class servants as they demanded alcohol from their masters during the festive period. The lyric ‘We won’t go until we get some’ was used to get their point across.

Who Sent the First Christmas Card?

Answer: Queen Victoria

She was the first official person to send a Christmas card, but the first commercial card came in 1843 when Sir Henry Cole produced 1000 and sold them for one shilling each. There are currently only 12 of these cards left in the world with one going up for auction a couple of years ago for £30,000.

Which Country First Started the Tradition of Putting Up a Christmas Tree?

Answer: Germany

In the Christmas Film ‘Home Alone’, where are the family going to on holiday in such a rush?

Answer: France

How Many Christmas Trees are Grown in Europe?

Answer: Almost 60 million

How Many Ghosts Show up in ‘A Christmas Carol?’

Answer: It’s actually four.

Former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Die Hard is the highest grossing Christmas Film? True or False?

Answer: False

Many believe this to be Home Alone, but It’s actually believe it or not The Grinch (2018), grossing £429,882,718.40

Which of the Following Statements are True?

a. Candy Canes fare back to the 17th century
b. Christmas has been banned in the past
c. KFC for Christmas dinner is a Japanese tradition.

15) Who Started the Tradition of Exchanging Gifts?

Answer: The Romans

We look forward to seeing how everyone does on the 2023 Christmas Quiz.  We hope you had a lovely Christmas, and we wish you a very Happy New Year!

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