Déjà Vu 98
In miles driven, how far is it from Land's End to John O'Groats?
840 (756 - 924)
In which century did Father Christmas first appear?
16th (15 - 17)
In 1898, the Bayer company began marketing what they claimed was a non-addictive opiate. What was it?
Heroin
Complete the verse: "’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house; Not a creature was stirring, not even a …"
Mouse
Justin Timberlake
(Qs from my Ps)
Who bought 'SexyBack' in 2006?
What is the name of a colourless, volatile liquid, formerly used as an anaesthetic?
(C is for Crystal Palace every Week!)
Chloroform
According to boffins at Admiral.com, what is the optimum number of baubles for a standard 5 foot, full-figured tree?
74 (67 - 81)
Which tree has catkins in the spring and edible nuts called cobs in the autumn?
Hazel
According to the nursery rhyme, who ‘sat in the corner, eating his Christmas pie’?
Little Jack Horner
1982
(U got AIDS!)
Previously coined GRID, in what year was the term AIDS first used for the disease?
Who had a U.K. number one hit in 1998 with 'If You Tolerate This'?
Manic Street Preachers
How old is Robert May’s story of ‘Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer’?
85 (77 - 94)
What is a picture representing a word or syllable?
Hieroglyph
What did Harry Potter get for Christmas after his first term at Hogwarts?
An invisibility cloak
Goose
(G is for Ghee)
Pâté de foie gras is made from the liver of which animal?
In which city do the Browns play?
(AFC teams)
Cleveland
Erected and decorated at Northgate Shopping Center, Seattle, Washington in December 1950, how tall was the world’s tallest cut Christmas tree, in feet?
221 (199 - 243)
The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called the what?
Hypotenuse
The Christmas tree displayed in London’s Trafalgar Square is traditionally donated by which country?
Norway
The Cardinals
(Déjà Vu / NFL study)
What is Arizona’s nickname?
Name the Oscar-winning Sam Mendes gangster movie from 2002 starring Tom Hanks.
Road to Perdition
In what year did Austrian, Joseph Mohr, write the lyrics - in German - to ’Silent Night’?
1816 (1812 - 1820)
What was left at the bottom of Pandora’s box?
Hope
In which year was the family Christmas classic ‘The Snowman’ first released?
(Bonus closest no. - within a year for double points)
1982 (1981 - 1983)
Japanese
(Loanwords)
From which language does the word 'tsunami' originate?