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The Gift of Giving, Family Time, The Worst Birthday, Stocking Stuffers, and Christmas Movie Taglines.

The Gift of Giving

It's the thought that counts... so think hard.

1

While it actually arrived two years later, what gigantic gift was given to the USA by the French in 1884?

2

Of the three gifts brought by the Wise Men in the Nativity story, which is the only one that features on the periodic table?

3

How many weeks does Lifeblood ask Aussie donors to wait between each whole blood donation: 4, 8 or 12?

4

According to the saying, you should never look a gift what in the mouth?

5

In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, how many different types of bird are given as gifts?

The Gift of Giving

Family Time

We don’t have friends – we got family.

6

What gender-neutral colloquial term starting with the letter N is used as a replacement for “niece” or “nephew”?

7

Name either of the parents in The Brady Bunch.

8

After a recently resolved succession battle, which son of Rupert Murdoch has taken full control of the family’s media empire?

9

With which sport would you associate Spanish brothers Pau and Marc Gasol: basketball, soccer or tennis?

10

The Schönbrunn Palace in Austria was the main summer residence of which powerful royal family?

Family Time

The Worst Birthday

Can you name the famous person or character with a 25 December birthday?

(Reminder to text your born-on-Christmas mates, please.)

11

This divorced dad left the family business in January and hard launched his relationship with Katy Perry in December.

12

This British singer with a name from ancient mythology is sampled on Eminem’s hit “Stan”.

13

This Old Hollywood icon portrayed private detectives Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe as well as a bar owner named Rick.

14

These identical millennials are icons of edgy Australian pop – can you name both siblings?

15

The fictional London-dwelling Brown family decided this adopted family member from Peru should have two birthdays: the other is on the 25th of June.

The Worst Birthday

Stocking Stuffers

It’s like a mixed bag, only more festive.

16

The name Santa Claus is derived from which European language?

17

A Jewish candelabrum is generally known by what name starting with M?

18

During December, the Ancient Romans dedicated a week-long festival to which god: Saturn, Jupiter or Neptune?

19

Featured in an episode of The Bear, a popular Italian-American Christmas dish is a Feast of the Seven what?

20

Svalbard, between Norway and the North Pole, is home to a global vault containing samples of what from around the world?

Stocking Stuffers

Christmas Movie Taglines

Can you name the festive film from its tagline?

We'll also give you the film's initials and the year it was released.

21

“A family comedy without the family.”

(HA - 1990)

22

“Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.”

(G - 1984)

23

“Two dads, one toy, no prisoners.“

(JATW - 1996)

24

“This holiday, come out and meet the family.”

(HS - 2020)

25

“He's very naughty . . . and not very nice.”

(BS - 2003)

Christmas Movie Taglines

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