English
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar: which playwright - considered to be the father of the English language - wrote these plays?
William Shakespeare
What do all of these words have in common: oiseau, chat, lapin, poisson
They're all animals.
What day of the week is Christmas this year?
Thursday 25 December
True or false: Mr D has a brother AND sisters
True
Bolivia is located on this continent.
South America
This is Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year for 2025.
rage bait
Je mange du pain avec de la confiture, des cereales et pour boisson, je prends du cafe.
What meal is this person having? (en francais et anglais)
le petit dejeuner / breakfast
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
... a partridge in a pear tree.
Mr D has an daily fear of these.
Birds
This is the only Middle Eastern country without a desert.
Lebanon
Name each conjunction in the sentence: "Marie is eating pizza and I'm eating pasta but we're now both full, so we decided to lie down for we have a comfy couch, yet there was nothing interesting on Netflix nor Disney+."
and, but, so, for, yet, nor
What is the difference between 'bonjour' and 'bonne journee'?
Bonjour: Hello/Good morning
Bonne journee: Have a good day
Feliz Navidad is in which language?
Spanish
This is Mr D's star sign.
Aries
The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere are all to do with what?
layers of the atmosphere
All of these adjectives describe a particular knife. What order should they go in?
butter, Italian, elegant, thin, silver
an elegant, thin, Italian, silver butter knife
J'ai, tu as, il / elle ___, nous ___, vous ___, ils / elles ___
J'ai, tu as, il / elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils / elles ont
Name all of Santa's reindeer (except Rudolph)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
Mr D was born in this country. (Double points if you can guess the closest capital city to where he was born.)
Manila, Philippines
In 1959, this Caribbean country experienced a revolution that inspired millions across the world.
Cuba
"The police arrested the teenager for shoplifting at Woolworths."
Change this sentence so it is in the passive voice.
The teenager was arrested (by the police) for shoplifting at Woolworths.
This is the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or (annual soccer award given to the best French player of the season).
Ousmane Dembélé
We know that 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' is the no.1 Christmas song of all time.
What's the second-highest selling?
"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
This was Mr D's ATAR (will accept an answer +/-5)
94.85
This is the newest country, which gained independence in 2011.
South Sudan