Question: What is a great way to have festive fun with friends and family, even if you can only meet remotely?

Answer: A quiz!

Bearing that in mind, we’ve created a list of 36 free quiz questions for your convenience below – 12 each on Christmas, first aid and our own hometown – Hull.

Christmas Questions

1. What is the most streamed Christmas song ever in the UK according to the Official Charts company?
   1. Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens
   2. Last Christmas – Wham
   3. All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
   4. Fairy-tale Of New York – The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl

 

2. Every year, a Christmas tree is erected in Trafalgar square, but which country gifts it to the UK?
   1. Canada
   2. Sweden
   3. Finland
   4. Norway

 

3. What time is the Queen’s speech traditionally broadcast on Christmas day?
   1. 12 pm
   2. 3 pm
   3. 4 pm
   4. 7 pm

 

4. When do the 12 days of Christmas start?
   1. The 14^th of December
   2. The 24^th of December
   3. The 25^th of December
   4. The 26^th of December

 

 

5. In Do They Know it’s Christmas by Band Aid, Bono famously sings “Well tonight, thank god …”
   1. … it’s Christmas time
   2. … there’s snow in Africa
   3. … we can feed the world
   4. … its them, instead of you

 

6. How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
   1. One
   2. Two
   3. Three
   4. Four

 

7. Classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life teaches us that what happens every time a bell rings?
   1. An angel gets its wings
   2. Jesus blesses a new life
   3. A star is born
   4. Father Christmas adds a name to his nice list

 

8. According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
   1. Lords a-leaping
   2. Ladies dancing
   3. Maids a-milking
   4. Pipers piping

 

9. What is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time?
   1. Die Hard
   2. Home Alone
   3. Miracle on 34^th Street
   4. Elf

 

10. How many gifts did my true love give to me in all in the song The Twelve days of Christmas?
    1. 144
    2. 344
    3. 364
    4. 504

 

11. Which gift did the three kings not bring to the baby Jesus?
    1. Frankincense
    2. Gold
    3. Silver
    4. Myrrh

 

12. In the Pogues’ Christmas classic, Fairy-tale of New York, what were the NYPD choir singing?
    1. Galway Bay
    2. All today
    3. James Bay
    4. Day-by-day

 

First Aid Questions

Who knew Christmas games could be so useful? The answers to these questions could save a life one day!

1. When dealing with a conscious casualty, you should ask for:
   1. The local authority’s go-ahead
   2. A Christmas present
   3. Consent
   4. The casualty’s blood type

 

2. Which of the following is your job as a first aider?
   1. Giving casualties hot drinks in winter
   2. Making the area safe
   3. Referring casualties to specialists
   4. Diagnosing long-term health problems

 

3. How long should you cool a minor burn for (minimum)?
   1. 5 minutes +
   2. 10 minutes +
   3. 15 minutes +
   4. 20 minutes +

 

4. Which of the following should be recorded in a workplace accident book when an employee is injured?
   1. The casualty’s name and address
   2. The GP’s contact details
   3. The person who caused the accident
   4. The casualty’s full medical history

 

5. Which of these items is a first-aid kit necessity?
   1. Ibuprofen
   2. Iodine
   3. Sterile dressing
   4. Antiseptic cream

 

6. When fog threatened the safety of Santa’s annual Christmas flight, what clever but questionable health and safety solution did he use?
   1. Under-sled floodlights
   2. Wing-tip lights
   3. A loud horn
   4. A red-nosed reindeer

 

7. Why should you wash your hands after touching dirty turkey packaging?
   1. To keep your hands moist, ready for stuffing
   2. To remove any bacteria on them
   3. To ensure you remain on Santa’s nice list
   4. To remove any bad smells

 

8. What does RICE mean in relation to sprain and strain treatment?
   1. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
   2. Really Icy Christmas Entertainment
   3. Rest, Ice, Comfort, Elevation
   4. Raise, Ice, Compression, Evaluation

 

9. When Santa got stuck up the chimney, what symptoms of a potential big sneeze did he show?
   1. He began to shout
   2. There was soot in his sack
   3. His beard was black
   4. His nose was tickling too

 

10. With which condition are the terms tonic, clonic and recovery phase associated?
    1. Diabetes
    2. Epilepsy
    3. Asthma
    4. High blood pressure

 

11. What does AED stand for when written on a brightly coloured box?
    1. Anti-epilepsy drug
    2. Aviation emergency doctor
    3. Alternative entry dialysis
    4. Automated external defibrillator

 

12. Which of these drugs could save someone’s life when they are having a heart attack?
    1. Aspirin
    2. Salbutamol
    3. Ibuprofen
    4. Co-codamol

Hull Questions

Remote quizzing? Find out how much your friends and family from far afield know about our lovely little city with these questions on all things ‘ull.

 

1. Hull recently spent a year as the UK city of what?
   1. Health and safety
   2. Renewable energy
   3. Boats
   4. Culture

 

2. What kind of spice is a locally famous delicacy throughout Hull and the surrounding area?
   1. Indian curry powder
   2. Chinese five-spice
   3. Mexican paprika
   4. American chip spice

 

3. What animals give their names to Hull’s football team?
   1. Wolves
   2. Tigers
   3. Lions
   4. Hornets

 

4. It’s never *what* in ‘ull?
   1. … dull
   2. … sunny
   3. … a bad day
   4. … too bad

 

5. Hull MP William Wilberforce is famous for campaigning effectively against what?
   1. Drugs
   2. The slave trade
   3. Unsafe workplaces
   4. Sexism

 

6. Which formerly record-breaking bridge can be seen from almost all of Hull? Hint: It’s named after the river it crosses.
   1. The Humber Bridge
   2. The Severn Bridge
   3. The Hull Bridge
   4. The Ouse Bridge

 

7. The name of which city, which can be reached by ferry from Hull, forms the title of a hit song by local band, Beautiful South?
   1. New York (or anywhere)
   2. Hull (or anywhere)
   3. Sydney (or anywhere)
   4. Rotterdam (or anywhere)

 

8. The hull is traditionally a part of which vehicle?
   1. Boat
   2. Plane
   3. Rocket
   4. Bike

 

9. Hull graces the shores of two rivers. Which one splits the city in half?
   1. The Amazon
   2. The Ouse
   3. The Hull
   4. The Humber

 

10. Every October, Hull plays host to one of the largest whats in Europe?
    1. Beer festivals
    2. Wizards
    3. Comic conventions
    4. Travelling fairs

 

11. The Whitsun Weddings by former resident Hull poet Philip Larkin describes views from the windows of what mode of transport while leaving Hull?
    1. Plane
    2. Car
    3. Train
    4. Ferry

 

12. Hull-born Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from England to where?
    1. France
    2. Mars
    3. Australia
    4. America

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Answers

Christmas

1. 3 – All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey 

2. 4 – Norway 

3. 2 – 3 pm

4. 3 – The 25th of December

5. 4 – … its them, instead of you 

6. 4 – Four 

7. 1 – An angel gets its wings

8. 3 – Maids a-milking

9. 2 – Home Alone

10. 3 – 364 

11. 3 – Silver

12. 1 – Galway bay 

First Aid

1. 3 – Consent

2. 2 – Making the area safe 

3. 3 – 20 minutes +

4. 1 – The casualty’s name and address

5. 3 – Sterile dressing 

6. 4 – A red-nosed reindeer

7. 2 – To remove any bacteria on them 

8. 1 – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

9. 4 – His nose was tickling too

10. 2 – Epilepsy

11. 4 – Automated external defibrillator

12. 1 – Aspirin

Hull

1. 4 – Culture

2. 4 – American chip spice

3. 2 – Tigers

4. 1 – … dull 

5. 2 – The slave trade

6. 1 – The Humber Bridge

7. 4 – Rotterdam (or anywhere)

8. 1 – Boat

9. 3 – The Hull

10. 4 -Travelling fairs

11. 3 – Train 

12. 3 – Australia