Grammar
History
Christmas
100

What happens when we invert a sentence?

Change the verb / subject order

100

Depending on who you ask, “B.C.” can mean “Before the Common Era,” “Before the Current Era,” or before which Biblical figure?

Christ

100

What date is Christmas in the UK?

25/12

200

Invert the sentence for emphasis: I have never been so disappointed!


Never have . . . 

I been so disappointed

200

Who is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"?

J. Robert Oppenheimer

200

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

Germany

300

Complete the expression: 

As old . . . 

as the hills

300

Which year did WWI officially end?

1918

300

Which English novelist wrote 'A Christmas Carol', the story in which mean Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by 3 ghosts?

Charles Dickens

400

What do we add to sentences in the past/present when inverting?

Auxiliary verbs

400

What was the first country to use paper currency?

China

400

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris

500

Invert the sentence for emphasis:

If I were really good at football I'd play for England

Were I to be really good at football I'd play for England

500

How long did the Great Depression last?

12 years, from 1929 to1941

500

Name 3 of Santa's reindeer

Rudolph & . . . 

  • Dasher,
  • Dancer,
  • Prancer,
  • Vixen,
  • Comet,
  • Cupid,
  • Donner,
  • Blitzen