The ultimate family Xmas Zoom quiz

We might not be able to be with all our loved ones in person this week, but you can get together online... and pit your wits against the family in our mind-bending bumper festive quiz

Sequences

What comes next in these sequences?

1. Chance, Park Lane, Super Tax...

2. Obama, Bush, Clinton...

3. Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester...

4. Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee...

5. Lancaster, York, Tudor...

6. Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban...

7. Green, Brown, Blue...

8. Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta...

9. Sept, Huit, Neuf...

10. London Gateway, Toddington, Newport Pagnell...

Missing names

Whose surname is the other person’s first name? 11. Bobby .................................. Heston 12. Bryan .................................. Green 13. George.................................Ford 14. John ................................... Nutkins 15. Grace ...................................Holmes 16. Jennifer ............................. Dallaglio 17. Fiona .................................. Springsteen 18. Hannah ..........................Strachan 19. Damien ...................... Hamilton 20. Rustie .........................Mack

Jack Nicholson films

Name the movies missing their vowels

21. THDPRTD

22. BTMN

23. FWGDMN

24. THSHNNG

25. NFLWVRHCTCKSNST

26. CHNTWN

27. THWTSCHSFTWCK

28. SGDSTGTS

29. SYRDR

30. WLF

Geography

31. Put these capitals in order north to south Paris, London, Oslo, Ankara, Lisbon 32. World capitals (north to south) Delhi, Wellington, Canberra, Moscow, Beijing

33. East to West (starting from London) Baghdad, Rio, Manila, Washington DC, Berlin

34. US states (north to south) Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, New York 35. US states (west to east) Kansas, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Massachusetts, California 36. African countries (north to

south) Sudan, South Africa Uganda, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

37. Put these islands in order of size (biggest to smallest) Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland, Madagascar, Cuba

38. Put these countries by length of coastline (most to least) UK, Russia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany

39. World cities by population (biggest to smallest) Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, Cairo, Paris

40. UK Rivers by length (longest to shortest) Mersey, Severn, Clyde, Aire, Thames

Anagrams

Can you unscramble these classic TV quiz shows and their hosts?

41. ATHLETESKIKNEW – ONIONBANNERS

42. STUBBLEROCKS – SONHOBBLES

43. SHECHEAT – BAWLEDRASHLY

44. STIRMADMEN – HORNJUMPYSHH

45. HESAGGED – YERMENJIVE And these TV detectives and the actors who play them?

46. ITPOOR – ADVICETHUDS

47. CARERBEG – HENSENTJOLT

48. SHELLROOMSHECK – CUBICBEDCHAMBERTENT

49. RAVE – TRENDYBLABHEN

50. ALLCREAM – RIFLENANA

Picture round

Can you name these famous faces? And first to guess the theme gets a bonus point.

Film translations

Guess the original move titles before they were translated into other languages.. to give you a clue, we’re giving you the name of some of the stars

61. Six Naked Pigs (Chinese) – Robert Carlyle

62. Vaseline (Argentina) – John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John

63. He’s A Ghost! (Chinese) – Bruce Willis

64. The Teeth From The Sea (French) – Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw

65. The Boy Who Drowned in Chocolate Sauce (Danish) - Johnny Depp

66. Mom, I Missed the Plane (French) - Macaulay Culkin

67. The Young People Who Traverse Dimensions While Wearing Sunglasses (French) – Keanu Reeves

68. Run! Run! Cloudzilla (China) – Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt

69. The Night Of The Cold Noses (Spanish) – Disney animated classic

70. Super Power Dare Die Team (China) – Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd

Who lives here?

Which fictional characters live at these addresses?

71. 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean

72. 344 Clinton St., Apt. 3B, Metropolis, USA

73. 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, UK

74. (Business address) 84 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

75. 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield

76. Southfork Ranch, Braddock County, Texas, USA

77. Skypad Apartments, Orbit City 78. 221B Baker Street, London 79. 0001 Cemetery Lane

80. 1007 Mountain Drive, Gotham

Festive link

Can you answer the questions and work out the festive link?

81. What’s the 1978 war film with Richard Burton and Roger Moor

82. Who is Steve Coogan’s most famous comedy creation?

83. What’s the upper chamber of Great Britain’s legislature called

84. What was the nationality of singer Serge Gainsbourg?

85. What’s the name of a Victorian card game, still played today – mostly by children?

86. Being out first ball in cricket is known as what kind of duck?

87. Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, and

Leonardo are all ninja versions of what kind of reptile?

88. What’s the most widely grown brand of potato in the UK?

89. David Bowie and Bing Crosby duetted on which Christmas song?

90. The BBC World Service opened broadcasts during the Second World War with the phrase: ”This is London .................”

Hardest Christmas questions ever

91. What kind of Christmas animal is Rangifer Tarandus?

92. What have the chemical element Au, the aromatic resin olibanum, and natural gum from the small thorny trees from the genus Commiphora got to do with the Nativity?

93. Tom Smith (1823–1869) invented which Christmas favourite in 1847? They are currently banned on US aeroplanes.

94. Almost 125ft tall, built in the Austrian Alps, “Riesi” – meaning giant – entered the record books this year as the world’s tallest what?

95. Even though they didn’t sing the lyrics, Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra’s version of Jingle Bells made history in 1965. How come?

96. According to UNESCOs “International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground” what is defined as “An interlocked bunch or aggregate of ice crystals that falls from a cloud”?

97. The first reference to which vegetable, that no-one in their right mind can possibly enjoy, was recorded in 1587 by Dutch botanist Rembertus Dodonaeus?

98. George III’s German-born wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, introduced which festive feature at a party she gave for children in 1800?

99. Window-Peeper, Candle-Stealer, and SausageSwiper, are three of the Yule Lads who play tricks on people in the run-up to Christmas in which extremely northerly country?

100. In 1573 the poet and farmer Thomas Tusser had noticed that what, first brought to Europe from Mexico by Spanish invaders, was increasingly popular on Christmas dining tables?

ANSWERS

Sequences

1. Mayfair (Monopoly board)

2. Bush (Presidents)

3. Stansted (UK busiest airports)

4. Tom Baker (Dr Whos)

5. Stuart (Royal houses)

6. Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter books)

7. Pink (snooker balls)

8. Sydney (Olympic host cities)

9. Dix (French counting)

10. Northampton (M1 Service stations)

Missing name

11. Charlton

12. Robson

13. Harrison

14. Terry

15. Kelly

16. Lawrence

17. Bruce

18. Gordon

19. Lewis

20. Lee

Jack Nicholson films

21. The Departed

22. Batman

23. A Few Good Men

24. The Shining

25. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

26. Chinatown

27. The Witches of Eastwick

28. As Good As It Gets

29. Easy Rider

30. Wolf

Geography

31. Oslo, London, Paris, Lisbon, Ankara

32. Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Canberra, Wellington

33. Berlin, Baghdad, Manila, Washington DC, Rio De Janeiro

34. Maine, New York, Virginia, Georgia, Florida

35. California, Nevada, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts

36. Tunisia, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa

37. Greenland, Madagascar, UK, Cuba, Iceland

38. Canada, Russia, UK, Germany, Switzerland

39. Tokyo, Cairo, Los Angeles, Paris, London

40. Severn, Thames, Clyde, Aire, Mersey

Anagrams

41. The Weakest Link/ Anne Robinson

42. Blockbusters/Bob Holness

43. The Chase/ Bradley Walsh

44. Mastermind/John Humphrys

45. Eggheads/Jeremy Vine

46. Poirot/David Suchet

47. Bergerac/John Nettles

48. Sherlock Holmes/ Benedict Cumberbatch

49. Vera/Brenda Blethyn

50. Marcella/Anna Friel

Picture round

51 Anneka RICE

52. Kevin BACON

53. Jasper CARROT 54 Barry VENISON

55. Sean BEAN

56. Alec GUINNESS

57. Jenny ECLAIR

58. Alice BEER

59. Keith LEMON

60. Larry LAMB (Theme: Food and drink.)

Film translations

61. The Full Monty

62. Grease

63. The Sixth Sense

64. Jaws

65. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

66. Home Alone

67. The Matrix

68. Twister

69. 101 Dalmatians

70. Ghostbusters

Who lives here:

71. Spongebob Squarepants

72. Clark Kent

73. Harry Potter

74. Cheers

75. The Simpsons

76. The Ewing Family (Dallas)

77. The Jetsons

78. Sherlock Holmes

79. The Addams Family

80. Bruce Wayne (Batman)

Festive link

81. The Wild Geese

82. Alan Partridge

83. House of Lords

84. French

85. Old Maid

86. Golden

87. Turtle

88. Maris Piper

89. Little Drummer Boy

90. Calling (Link: 12 days of Christmas)

Hardest questions

91. Reindeer

92. Gold, frankincense and myrrh.

93. Crackers

94. Snowman

95. First song to be broadcast from space

96. Snowflake

97. Brussels sprouts

98. Christmas tree

99. Iceland

100. Turkey