1) Dummy Question - What is 2 x 2 x 5? a) 10 b) 50 c) 20 d) 200 e) 15 f) 2 2) Finish off the Christmas lyric: "I don't need to hang my stocking, there upon the fireplace. Santa Claus won't make me happy, ..." a) With some joy on Christmas day. b) With a boy on Christmas day. c) With alloys on Christmas day. d) With a toy on Christmas day. 3) What happens during oxidation? a) Atoms gain electrons. b) Atoms lose electrons. c) Atoms will form neutral ions. d) Atoms form compounds. e) Atoms form molecules. 4) Christstollen is a traditional bread with bits of candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds and spices from which country? a) Russia b) Germany c) United Kingdom d) China e) Austria f) Rome 5) What is the name of the fifth alkane? a) Methane b) Propane c) Hexane d) Octane e) Decane f) Pentane 6) Whitney Houston was number 1 for ten weeks including Christmas 1992, with which song? a) The Bodyguard b) I Will Always Love You c) My Heart Will Go On d) Hit Me Baby One More Time e) Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer f) All I Want For Christmas 7) Which takeaway food is so popular in Japan at Christmas that it often has to be ordered weeks in advance? a) Pizza Hut b) Nando's c) McDonalds d) KFC e) Burger King 8) The words 'Candy Cane', written in order, contain how many different elements? a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3 e) 2 f) 1 9) How many kJ (kiloJoules) of energy can be found in a mince pie? a) 10 b) 100 c) 1000 d) 10,000 e) 20,000 f) 30,000 10) What kind of plant is mistletoe? a) Seaweed b) Fern c) Holly d) Parasitic e) Tree f) Grass 11) Where did the first ever Christmas tree in the UK come from? a) Germany b) Norway c) Denmark d) The North Pole e) Antarctic f) Christmas Island 12) What do scientists actually think the 'North star' was? a) A planet b) A supernova c) Another galaxy d) A milky way e) A comet f) A black hole 13) Who was ACTUALLY born on the 25th December? a) Albert Einstein b) Professor Brian Cox c) Sir Isaac Newton d) Your teacher e) Jesus f) Your headteacher 14) How many sides does a snowflake have? a) 6 b) 4 c) 8 d) 12 e) 16 f) 18 15) What part of a the Brussel sprout plant is actually being eaten when we have sprouts? a) Leaf b) Stem c) Root d) Bud e) Flower f) Reproductive organs 16) Before Christianity, what did people celebrate at this time of year? a) The equinox b) The winter solstace c) Advent d) Beltane 17) Which 1993 Christmas film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's pumpkin king? a) The Grinch b) The Nightmare Before Christmas c) The Nightmare on Elm Street d) Scream e) Corpse Bride f) Beetlejuice 18) What charge ion would be attracted to the cathode? a) Negative b) - c) Positive 19) What substance would elves actually lack in real life from their bodies? a) Testosterone b) Adrenaline c) Progesterone d) Growth hormone e) Oestrogen 20) Which element is used to determine if a displacement reaction will take place? a) Hydrogen b) Gold c) Platinum d) Silver e) Carbon f) Nitrogen 21) What is the chemical formula for glucose?  a) C6H12O12 b) C12H12O12 c) C6H6O6 d) C6H12O6 e) C6H10O6 f) C6H11O2 22) Which of the following is NOT one of Snow White's 7 dwarves? a) Bashful b) Sneezy c) Dopey d) Sleepy e) Doc f) Wishful 23) Hollybush leaves have evolved to have sharp spines. What is the function of the spines? a) To absorb water for photosynthesis. b) To aid with camouflage. c) To ward off predators. d) To reduce water loss. e) To increase surface area. 24) Bethlehem is a tiny village in which UK country? a) Northern Ireland b) Scotland c) England d) Wales 25) If you were born on Christmas Day, what would your star sign be? a) Capricorn b) Aquarius c) Gemini d) Virgo e) Libra f) Leo 26) What is the name of the pigment found inside green plants? a) Chlorophyl b) Chloroplast c) Chlorophyll d) Chlorophil e) Chlorophyte f) Chloroplist 27) We all know there are 12 days of Christmas - but what can you legally buy at the age of 12? a) A car b) A motorbike c) A rabbit d) A dog e) A house f) Alcohol 28) What piece of information does a Period of a periodic table tell you? a) The number of electrons on the outer shell b) How full the outer shell will be c) The type of element d) The position of the element e) The number of protons in the element f) The number of electron shells the element has 29) Which country does St. Nicholas originally belong to? a) United Kingdom b) USA c) Germany d) Austria e) Turkey f) Russia 30) Which direction does active transport happen? a) High to low concentration b) Low to low concentration c) High to high concentration d) Low to high concentration e) Towards no particular concentration 31) What is a swede? a) A crossbreed between a cabbage and a turnip b) A crossbreed between a parsnip and a beetroot c) A crossbreed between fennel and carrots d) A crossbreed between potatoes and carrots 32) How is water transported in living organisms? a) Diffusion b) Active transport c) Osmosis d) Movement e) Transport f) Diffusion and osmosis 33) Lord Derby, Woodpecker and Fascination are classifications of which fruit? a) Blackberries b) Cranberries c) Grapes d) Gooseberries e) Figs 34) How many metals are there in the reactivity series? a) 12 b) 13 c) 11 d) 10 e) 15 f) 14 35) Which type of chocolate may help to reduce blood pressure? a) Caramel chocolate b) Dark chocolate c) White chocolate d) Dairy chocolate e) Milk chocolate f) Fudge chocolate 36) On average, how many Christmas-tree related A&E visits are there in the UK every year? a) 100 b) 1,000 c) 10,000 d) 100,000 e) 200,000 37) What piece of equipment is used to conduct a squeaky pop test for hydrogen? a) A candle b) A lit split c) An unlit splint d) An alight splint e) A lit splint 38) Until 1851, what did turkey replace as Queen Victoria's Christmas dinner? a) Swan b) Carp c) Partridge d) Duck 39) What type of bonding happens when atoms donate or accept electrons (from another atom)? a) Hydrogen b) Covalent c) Ionic d) Intermolecular e) Intramolecular f) Bonding 40) What property do all the Group 7 elements share? a) They are all gases. b) They will all form positive ions. c) They will all gain two electrons to complete their outer shells. d) They all have 7 electrons on their outer shell. e) They are all metals. 41) What type of bonding happens when atoms share electrons? a) Ionic b) Covalent c) Hydrogen d) Sulfuric e) Intermolecular forces f) Intermolecular bond 42) Which of the following happens if you feed garlic to chickens? a) Their coop (the cage they live in) smells better b) They become more aggressive c) Their eggs taste better d) They stop attacking each other 43) What colour is a snowflake? a) White b) Silver c) Green d) Colourless e) Yellow f) Brown 44) What insect do South Africans have on the Christmas menu? a) Ants b) Tarantulas c) Caterpillars d) Crickets 45) In which country were red apples traditionally used to decorate Christmas trees? a) Kenya b) Sweden c) Germany d) France e) Australia 46) Which of the facts about mistletoe is TRUE? a) It is used to symbolise love. b) It is safe for humans to eat. c) It has magical properties. d) It is parasitic and grows on other trees to survive. 47) Why does Santa feed his reindeer carrots?  a) Carrots are high in water content. b) Carrots are high in beta carotene.  c) Carrots are high in iron. d) Carrots are high in fibre. 48) Who invented Christmas lights? a) Isaac Newton b) Rosalind Franklin c) Marie Curie d) Thomas Edison e) Mary Anning 49) Why are more robins seen in the winter time? a) Robins prefer the cold. b) Robins migrate to the UK. c) Robins stand out against the white snow. d) Robins are fed more by humans. 50) What do brussel sprouts contain which causes them to smell? a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) Potassium d) Lithiuim e) Sulphur f) Sodium

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