Christmas Quiz - The Answers

The CD Team Christmas Quiz 2011 is now closed and the winner and two runners-up have been informed.

1. How many pipers piping did my true love give to me?

     9
     10
>> 11 <<

2. What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book 'Animal Farm'?

     Horse
>> Pig <<
     Dog

3. John Callcott Horsley first designed what commercial Christmas item in 1843?

     Pudding
>> Card <<
     Cracker

4. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?

>> Norway <<
     Sweden
     Germany

5. In what year was Band-Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' the UK Christmas chart-topping record?

     1982
>> 1984 <<
     1986

6. Who sang the 2005 Xmas number 1 'That’s My Goal'?

     Gareth Gates
>> Shayne Ward <<
     Westlife

7. From which country does the Poinsettia originate?

>> Mexico <<
     Australia
     Italy

8. Who wrote 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'?

     Dr. Who
     Dr. Zhivago
>> Dr. Seuss <<

9. How many "la's" in one line of the song 'Deck the Halls'?

     7
>> 8 <<
     9

10. How do you say 'Merry Christmas' in Spanish?

     Oye Coma Va
     Adeste Fideles
>> Feliz Navidad <<

11. Who wrote the book that inspired the 1983 animated film 'The Snowman'?

>> Raymond Briggs <<
     Rudyard Kipling
     A A Milne

12. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the movie 'Jingle All The Way'. What year was it released?

     1994
     1995
>> 1996 <<

13. In which city was Kevin lost during Christmas in ‘Home Alone 2’?

     Los Angeles
     Miami
>> New York <<

14. If you were born on Christmas Day what star sign would you be?

     Sagittarius
>> Capricorn <<
     Aquarius

15. Christmas Ridge is located in which underwater mountain range?

     Indian Ocean
     Atlantic Ocean
>> Pacific Ocean <<

16. Which ruler of England once abolished Christmas?

>> Oliver Cromwell <<
     Henry the VIII
     Winston Churchill

17. What is the city of Bethlehem also known as?

     The Holy City
>> The City of David <<
     The Forbidden City

18. What is the name of the character played by Will Ferrell in the movie 'Elf'?

     Santa
>> Buddy <<
     Rudolph

19. What Christmas food is made from Marsh-whorts?

     Brandy Sauce
     Bread Sauce
>> Cranberry Sauce <<

20. In Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' who was Scrooge’s dead business partner?

>> Jacob Marley <<
     Casper McFadden
     Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

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Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous 2012!

Author: Richard Dearing, Managing Director

Christmas Quiz and Opening Times

Pre- and post-Christmas is an extremely busy time of year for us. If you have any requirements for our products or services in the next few weeks, or the first week of the New Year, please get in touch so that we can allocate a time slot in production and ensure we have your product in stock when you need it.

The CD Team Festive Quiz 2011!

To say thank you to our 2011 customers our sales team has put together a festive trivia quiz.

Answer all of the questions correctly and you will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win one of the following prizes:

 - 1st Prize: One lucky customer will receive an Amazon Kindle eBook reader*
 - 2nd Prize: Two runners up will receive a £15 Amazon Voucher

The closing date for entries is mid-day on Wednesday the 21st of December at which point the correct answers will be posted here. Hint: call your Account Manager on 01491 63 63 73 if you get stuck.

Christmas and New Year Opening Times

CD Team office will close at 5:30pm on Friday the 23rd of December 2011 and re-open at 9:00am on Tuesday the 3rd of January 2012.

Our technical team will provide email and call-back support on Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th of December for our support agreement customers. Please email any requests for technical assistance to technical@cdteam.co.uk.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous 2012!

Author: Richard Dearing, Managing Director

*Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with E Ink Pearl Technology. Please note that this competition is designed to reward our customers for continued good relations and CD Team limited considers it to be a proportionate and reasonable promotional activity. Please refer to your company policy; if you are unable to accept this type of prize CD Team Limited would be happy to provide a £100 charity voucher as an alternative.