Farmlife’s Christmas family quiz
Sick of having the same old arguments with the family at Christmas? Give yourselves something new to debate over the Quality Street – the Farmlife family quiz. Make a note of your answers and check them against the answers at the bottom. No peeking beforehand
1) What are DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn’s middle names?
A James Wedgewood
B John Denby
C Joshua Doulton
2) How many maids were milking in the song the 12 days of Christmas?
A 6
B 7
C 8
3) Which famous author is president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England?
A Bill Bryson
B Frederick Forsyth
C J K Rowling
4) In Greek legend, what is the name given to the creature that is half man and half bull?
A Centaur
B Minotaur
C Chimera
5) Which is the longest river in Britain?
A River Severn
B River Thames
C River Trent
6) How many Gold medals did Team GB win at the 2008 Olympics?
A 19
B 21
C 23
7) Which of the following agricultural shows got the highest visitor numbers in 2008?
A Royal Highland Show
B Royal Welsh Show
C Great Yorkshire Show
8) Who was quoted at the NFU’s agm as saying that UK farmers had a “core responsibility to grow and produce the majority of food consumed by British people”?
A NFU president Peter Kendall
B HRH Prince Charles
C Prime Minister Gordon Brown
9) What do you call a group of owls?
A Brood
B Covey
C Parliament
10) John Torode, president of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, is famous for being a presenter on TV’s Masterchef. But what’s the name of his fellow presenter?
A Gregg Wallace
B Wallace Simpson
C Greg Dyke
11) Name three of Santa’s Reindeer – other than Rudolph?
12) Wales was victorious in the 2008 Six Nations rugby tournament. But which team came last?
A Italy
B Scotland
C Ireland
13) In what year was the Queen’s Christmas speech was first televised?
A 1962
B 1957
C 1959
14) Which of the following is a popular day to hold a pheasant shoot?
A Christmas Eve
B Christmas Day
C Boxing Day
15) In which city did US president-elect Barack Obama make his victory speech?
A Washington
B Chicago
C Pennsylvania
16) Which make of tractor is made in Basildon, Essex?
A New Holland
B McCormick
C Massey Ferguson
17) Which of these isn’t one of the three wise men?
A Melchior
B Aragorn
C Balthasar
18) Falstaff is a variety of:
A Potato
B Wheat
C Apple
19) Which of these three is not a UK village?
A Barton in Arden
B Barton in Fabis
C Barton in the Beans
20) Who is the current holder of the World Record for wheat harvesting?
A New Holland
B Claas
C John Deere
21) Who was the first person to Score 40/40 on Strictly Come Dancing?
A Colin Jackson
B Natasha Kaplinksy
C Jill Halfpenny
22) Which organisation celebrated its centenary in 2008?
A Tenant Farmers Association
B National Farmers Union
C Farmers Weekly
23) Which of these is not a pure breed poultry variety?
A Minorca
B Sussex
C Gibraltar
24) Which of these is the traditional Christmas tree?
A Norway Spruce
B Swedish Spruce
C Danish Spruce
25) A male turkey is most commonly called a:
A Stag
B Cock
C Jock
26) In which county is the college Askham Bryan located?
A Lancashire
B Yorkshire
C Durham
27) The popular Christmas film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is based on a book written by which author?
A Doris Lessing
B Ian Fleming
C P D James
28) Jimmy Doherty fronted a TV show about farming this year. What was it called?
A Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Hoodlums
B Jimmy Doherty’s Farming History
C Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Heroes
29) Who was Hilary Benn’s predecessor as DEFRA secretary?
A Margaret Beckett
B Nick Brown
C David Miliband
30) Which character in the Archers is detoriating with Alzheimer’s?
A David Archer
B Jack Woolley
C Brian Aldridge
31) The film Mamma Mia smashed box office records in 2008? But which Oscar winning actress starred in it?
A Helen Mirren
B Emma Thompson
C Meryl Streep
32) Which is the largest county in Britain?
A North Yorkshire
B Lincolnshire
C Hampshire
33) On which date did hunting with dogs become illegal in England and Wales?
A February 2006
B February 2005
C February 2004
34) Which part of your body would be in pain if you damaged your cruciate ligament?
A Your elbow
B Your knee
C Your back
35) Which European city does the Sima show take place in?
A Paris
B Hanover
C Bologne
36) Which is the odd one out?
A Lonk
B Lleyn
C Limon
37) What is Jethro Tull famed for inventing?
A Barbed wire
B Seed drill
C Baler twine
38) Which farmyard animal starred in the film Babe?
A Chicken
B Lamb
C Pig
39) If you saw a Turdus merula in your garden. What would it be?
A Blackbird
B Heron
C Sparrow
40 ) Solve the following three anagrams (clue: The answers are government agencies operating around the subject of agriculture).
A Contravening enemy
B Stands for “go and decay”
C A masterly repugnancy
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