AT CHRISTMAS

1 Which of these musicians, all born on Christmas Day, has not featured on a UK No 1 single? a. Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) b. Dido c. Robin Campbell (UB40) d. Shane MacGowan (The Pogues)

2 What event of Christmas Day 1776 was commemorated in a famous 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze? a. Birth of Queen Victoria b. Boston Tea Party c. George Washington crossing the Delaware d. Execution of Louis XVI

3 Charlie Chaplin died on Christmas Day – in which year? a. 1947 b. 1957 c. 1967 d. 1977

4 What was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day in 1950? a. Stone of Scone b. Charles Darwin’s remains c. Some of the Crown Jewels d. The organ

5 Which of these cricketers, who have all captained England Test sides, was not born on Christmas Day or Boxing Day? a. Marcus Trescothick (N) b. Kevin Pietersen (H) c. Alastair Cook (U) d. Heather Knight (L)

6 The Czech writer Karel Čapek, who died on Christmas Day in 1938, coined what word for a 1920 play? a. Computer b. Robot c. Satellite d. Internet

7 On Christmas Day in 2003, British scientists lost contact with the Beagle 2 spacecraft as it entered the atmosphere of which planet? a. Venus b. Mars c. Mercury d. Pluto