QMUL
The Christmas Picture Round
The 2025 recap
Gen Z
100
How many 'THE SCHOOL OF....' exist at QMUL? **
**According to Wikipedia on 16.12.2025
100
Name these three sweets:
Strawberry Delight
Fudge
The Green Triangle
100
Which pop star famously launched into space this year?
100
What is aura farming? Use is in a sentence
Deliberately doing or saying things to build an image of effortless cool, mystery, confidence, or authority- often for social media clout.
He didn’t say a word and still won the argument — aura farming.”
“She just stood there in silence. Pure aura farming.”
“Wearing sunglasses indoors is elite aura farming.”
200
Who this?
The statue of Clement Attlee on the Mile End campus of Queen Mary University of London is a bronze sculpture of the British Prime Minister,.
Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (1883 – 1967), served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. His post-war administration saw the establishment of the National Health Service and the expansion of the Welfare state, the nationalization of major industries, the development of an independent nuclear deterrent, recognition of the State of Israel and independence for India.
200
Which famous movies do these trees belong to?
Tree 1: Elf
Tree 2: Home Alone
Three 3: The Grinch who stole Christmas
200
Who sings this song?
Jess Glynn
200
What does Steezy mean? Use it in a sentence
Kind of like aura, “steez” (which is said to come from a combination of the words “style” and “ease”) indicates someone who is confident and effortlessly stylish. If you admire someone’s style, you might refer to them as “steezy.”
She landed the trick clean and walked away like it was nothing — proper steezy.
300
What University did Colin Bailey go to?
1. University of Exeter
2. University of Sheffield
3. University of Leeds
4. Cambridge University
Aged 22, Bailey began a degree in civil and structural engineering at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a first-class BEng in 1992.
300
What is the name of this dish and in which country is this eaten at during Christmas?
South Africa: Malva pudding
Malva pudding, a sponge cake containing apricot jam, is one of South Africa’s most decadent desserts. It’s reserved for special occasions throughout the year, but Christmas sees variations incorporating brandy or Amarula, a South African cream liqueur made from marula fruit. While the cake is still hot, it’s drizzled generously with a sweetened butter-cream sauce, giving the golden sponge dessert a gooey, caramelised consistency similar to sticky toffee pudding.
300
What word is the 2025 Oxford Dictionary Word of the year?
A. Rage bait
B. Doomscrolling
C. Quiet quitting
D. Goblin mode
A. Rage bait ✅
300
What does Goblin mode mean? Use it in a sentence
“Goblin mode”: going “crazy” or “insane”, losing it; meant to describe someone’s state of mind/persona; “I’m about to go full on Goblin Mode for this party tonight”, "My cat got the zoomies and went full Goblin Mode"
400
What room is this?
(Need the full name of the room)
Mason Lecture Theatre, Bancroft
400
What is the 'lore' behind this item?
Tió de Nadal is a Catalan Christmas tradition where children beat a smiling log with sticks so it “poops” presents and sweets on Christmas Eve.
400
How many offspring does Elon Musk have?
14
400
What does 'Charge it' mean? Use it in a sentence
Charge it - Short for “charge it to the game”. Its basically “it is what it is” because that expression doesn’t roll off the tongue as well unless you subtract all the ‘t’s from it.
500
What is the Queen Mary Motto?
1. Sancte et sapienter
2. Rerum cognoscere causas
3. Coniunctis Viribus
4. Cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae
3. Coniunctis Viribus: With united powers.
If you are interested:
1.King’s College London
Motto: Sancte et sapienter
Translation: With holiness and wisdom
2.LSE
Motto: Rerum cognoscere causas
Translation: To know the causes of things
4.UCL
Motto: Cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae
Translation: Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
500
What is this, where is it from and what is it's lore?
Mari Lwyd – Wales 🐴
A horse skull on a pole, decorated with ribbons, is carried door-to-door in a singing and rhyming contest.
The group challenges households in verse; if they lose, they must give food and drink.
500
What does Wabi Sabi mean? Use it in a sentence.
Wabi sabi is a 16th century Japanese term that means finding beauty in the imperfection. It went viral in 2025 after a resurfaced clip from King of the Hill, in which a character talks about a rose’s wabi sabi. Teens were using it to post videos of their own imperfections, and then it evolved into a passive aggressive way to give someone a backhanded compliment. For example, “I like your outfit, it’s so wabi sabi.”