Christmas
The Team
Jacobs
2024
Music 2024
100

What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?

Coca-Cola

100

Who has just been cast as an old hag in a recent stage show? 

Claire Brough

100

Where is the Jacobs Headquarters? 

Dallas, Texas

100

Which well-known musical was adapted into a film and released in cinema this year?

Wicked

100

Charli XCX performed in Manchester yesterday! What special display or message was featured on the CO-OP Live Building to celebrate this event?

Bratchester

200

What was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?

A Button

200

How many of the Stakeholder (North) family got engaged this year?  

3 (Izzy, Kristy and Eliza) Congratulations!!

200

Who is the Jacobs CEO? 

 Bob Pragada

200

In his keynote speech to the Labour Conference in September, Keir Starmer mixed up his words and forcefully called for the immediate return of:

Sausages

200

Which artist headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2024?

Usher

300

In the movie Elf, how does Buddy get to the North Pole?

He hides in Santa's sack

300

Who in the team has played the drums for 10 years?

Fardowsa Moalim

300

How many Jacobs Gens are there? 

8

300

‘From the moment our conversation began, I was captivated by his charm and easygoing nature.’ Who wrote this, in her 2024 memoir, about her first meeting with her future husband?

Melania Trump

300

Beyoncé released her eighth studio album in March, titled Cowboy Carter and sent the world into a country music frenzy. But do you know in which year Queen Bey released her debut solo album?

2003

400

What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?

"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby

400

Who won the East Midlands Christmas card competition in 2001

Hannah Ewins (she won £2000 for her school, at age 4)
400

What year was Jacobs founded?

1947

400

What was the highest-grossing movie of 2024?

Inside Out 2

400

Singer-songwriter Chappell Roan also went viral in 2024 with catchy hits like HOT TO GO! and Good Luck, Babe! What is the singer's real name?

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz

500

What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?

Jingle Bells (Shook)

500

How many countries did Kristy visit during her gap yah?

16

500

How many people are in the UK Stakeholder Engagement team?

83 

500

Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo that lives in Thailand, also went viral in September this year. The name Moo Deng was chosen by a poll on social media - what does it mean in English?

Bouncy pork, or meatball

500

Sabrina Carpenter's career exploded in 2024, despite her being in the public eye for over 10 years. In which Disney Channel series did Carpenter first gain recognition for her role as Maya Hart?

Girl Meets World

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