Parenthetic Trivia
Which World War One General is Mummy related to?
Earl Haig
What colour is Cherry Blossom, usually?
PINK !!!
What is wrong with this lyric :
" God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen "
There should be a comma after "Merry"
Where does the Christmas Tree on the Mound come from?
Norway
When was Drummond High School first opened?
1925
Where did Dad get his new Christmas Jumper from this year?
Sainsbury's
What kind of trees were outside the windows of Hillside Crescent?
Horse Chestnut
"Scaramouche, scaramouche will you......????"
Do the Fandango
What flavour is a pink Quality Street?
Fudge
Who was the leader of the Conservative Party before Kemi Badenoch?
You are allowed to scowl and boo.
Rishi Sunak
Which company in Dundee did Grandad work for in the 1960s and 1970s?
D C Thompson
What colour are gorse flowers and, for a bonus point, what do they smell of?
For extra kudos, when is Gorse in flower?
Yellow.
Coconut.
ALWAYS.
What year did Dire Straits release their classic track, and possibly best song in the world, Sultans of Swing?
1978
When does Father Christmas/Saint Nicholas/ Sinterklaas visit children in the Netherlands and Germany?
6th December
Which element has the chemical symbol Pb and which Latin word does it represent?
Bonus points if you can remember its Atomic Number :)
Lead - Plumbum
82
Why does Mummy call her maternal grandmother "Apple?"
Because she was Granny Smith.
What is the latin name for a Red Fox?
Vulpes vulpes
Which band released their first album of new songs for 16 years in 2024?
The Cure
What time does the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols come on the Radio on Christmas Eve?
3.00pm
Which famous author trained as a Doctor in Edinburgh in the 19th century?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Where was this photo taken and, for bonus points, can you tell us what month and year it was taken?!
Metropole Cafe, October 2002
What flowering bush are Edinburgh's Botanic Gardens famous for?
Hint : they burst into colour in the Spring.
:D
Rhododendrons
What was the Christmas Number One in 1979?
(The year before was Mary's Boy Child by Boney M...)
Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
Which Tchaikovsky Ballet is set at Christmas time?
The Nutcracker
What type of diminutive horses live near North Berwick Law?
Dartmoor Ponies