E: 24/12 (ADVENT) Dorset Cereals Christmas Quiz (Facebook only)

lizd31

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Today's quiz question could involve a lot of guessing, but don't worry, everyone who answers will be entered to win one of 5 cases of our porridges, simply comment to enter (full t&c's here: http://on.fb.me/Iy1ZXq). The question: Roughly how many packs of cereal do Dorset Cereals make a year?
A: 30,000
B: 300,000
C: 3,000,000
30,000,000

No idea what the answer is but option C seems most popular on the comments

the closest I got from googling was 25 million so I would go for 30 million

fizzyhelen

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Time for today's quiz question... try & win one of 5 copies of our wonderful Breakfast Book by commenting below with your answer (full t&c's here: http://on.fb.me/Iy1ZXq). The question: Which Christmassy plant has the latin name 'Hedera'?
A: Holly
B: Ivy
C: Mistletoe
The Christmas tree

Answer is - B: Ivy

ladyt

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Win one of 5 cases of muesli.


What last happened in London at Christmas in 1813-14?


A: Christmas Fair on a frozen River Thames:)
B: A traditional Christmas day football match
C: The great naked Thames swim
A giant bauble being rolled down Oxford Street

ladyt

Day 10 - win one of 5 glorious cases of our granolas


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Roughly how many people watched the Queen's speech on BBC1 at 3pm Christmas Day in 2012?
A: 5.23 million
B: 6.58 million
C: 7.85 million
10.56 million


The Guardian reported that: "The Queen's annual Christmas message had 8.7 million viewers across BBC1, ITV1 and Sky1 at 3pm, the vast majority of them (6.3m) watching on BBC1." http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/26/eastenders-wins-christmas-day-ratings

ladyt

Day 11 - win one of 5 cases of our chunky porridges (full t&c's here: http://on.fb.me/Iy1ZXq) - Who sang the opening line of "Do They Know It's Christmas" for Band Aid II in 1989?
A: David Bowie
B: Bono
C: Kylie Minogue
Paul Young


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lizd31

ladyt wrote: »

Day 11 - win one of 5 cases of our chunky porridges (full t&c's here: http://on.fb.me/Iy1ZXq) - Who sang the opening line of "Do They Know It's Christmas" for Band Aid II in 1989?
A: David Bowie
B: Bono
C: Kylie Minogue
Paul Young


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that's the incorrect answer - the correct answer is Paul Young

ladyt

lizd31 wrote: »

that's the incorrect answer - the correct answer is Paul Young

My answer is correct.

The question is Do They Know It's Christmas" for Band Aid II in 1989?

Paul Young did the first line on the 1984 version, Kylie did it on the 1989 version - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VgyF0i5EfM

serenity2012

Answer is definitely Kylie Minogue

lizd31

oops sorry I didn't even realise there was another version, that'll teach me to read thoroughly

ladyt

Day 12 - win one of 5 copies of our wonderful Breakfast Book


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Which charity produced the first charity Christmas card in 1949?
A: Oxfam
B: Save the Children
C: The Salvation Army
UNICEF >>>source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_card