Rita's Jeopardy Holiday Edition - 31 December 2020

RUDOLPH

1

*400*

Which was the very first song heard from Space?

JINGLE BELLS

2

*200*

How many presents are there in "The 12 days of Christmas"?

364

3

*800*

Under which calendar is New Year's Day Jan. 1?

GREGORIAN CALENDAR

4

*1000*

Who were the English Premier League's top four goal scorers in the 2019 - 2020 season?

Jamie Vardy (23)

Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang (22)

Danny Ings (22)

Raheem Sterling (20)

5

*600*

What does "auld lang syne" mean?

"TIMES GONE BY"

COMET

1

*1000*

Which three multinational food and or beverage companies were named the top plastic polluters in 2020 for the third year in a row?

Coca Cola

Pepsi

Nestle

2

*600*

How do you say "Happy Christmas" in Spanish? 

'FELIZ NAVIDAD'

3

*400*

In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?

EBENEZER

4

*800*

Which country eats caterpillars during Christmas?

SOUTH AFRICA

5

*200*

What does the word "HANUKKAH" mean?

DEDICATION

VIXEN

1

*600*

From 1659 - 1681, in which country was Christmas illegal?

AMERICA

2

*200*

In the early 1800's, the gingerbread house was inspired by what fairy tale?

HANSEL & GRETEL

3

*1000*

Who won Sports Personality of the Year?

LEWIS HAMILTON

4

*400*

Who stole Christmas?

THE GRINCH

5

*800*

In which two years did the ball not drop at Times Square and why?

*400* - 1942 & 1943

*400* - IN OBSERVANCE OF WARTIME BLACKOUTS

PRANCER

1

*200*

Which reindeer's name starts with a "B"?

BLITZEN

2

*400*

Which type of tree was the partridge sitting in, according to "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

PEAR

3

*1000*

The tradition of decorating a home with a tree began in Germany. In the 1930s Americans rejected this tradition until this world icon was sketched standing around a Christmas tree with her children?

QUEEN VICTORIA

4

*600*

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of ......?

NEW YEAR

5

*800*

JK Rowlings started publishing a new book in on-line instalments - what is it called?

THE ICKABOG

DASHER

1

*1000*

Which Stevie Wonder song begins with "No New Year's Day to celebrate"?

I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU

2

*600*

There are 365 days in a year. What number day is Christmas Day this year?

360

3

*200*

What beverage company has been using Santa Clause in its advertising since 1931?

COCA COLA

4

*400*

What Christmas themed ballet premiered in Russian in 1892?

THE NUTCRACKER

5

*800*

Which star joined Instagram, broke, and then broke a Guinness World Record in less than six hours by posting a picture of her friends?

Jennifer Aniston