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The Kilkenny Observer Friday 10 December 2021
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Ok, let’s see how smart you are! SO, it’s our Christmas Quiz this week. There will be a prize of €50 One For All Card to be won for the first correct answer drawn. The winner will be drawn in time to spend your prize at Christmas. The questions are eclectic, ranging from multiple choice, true or false and a riddle or two to make it interesting. Get your answers in via post or email by Tuesday, December 21 and the draw will take place on Thursday, December 23 and the winner will be announced in the paper of January 7, 2022. 1. Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk said the brain of which animal had been implanted with a computer chip, as part of his Neuralink venture?
5. Which city is Die Hard set in?
13. What does inflation mean? a. Less value of money due to sustained increase in prices b. Prices decrease c. More value of money due to sustained decrease in prices
6.What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding? a. Money. b. A rag c. A ring
14. You reduce the risk of investing in the stock market by buying a wide range of stocks? a. True b. False.
7. Who served up figgy pudding in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? a. Mrs Cratchett. b. The Ghost of Christmas future. c. Tiny Tim.
2. Consumers trying to take advantage of Christmas deals temporarily crashed a company’s website in November – whose was it?
8. In what classic novel does the protagonist set sail for a sea voyage on a cold Christmas day
3. Drinks giant Diageo recalled its alcohol-free Guinness 0.0 just two weeks after launch in the UK, because:
a. The amount of money you can spend after you’ve paid your mortgage payments b. The amount of money you don’t need to save at the end of the month c. The amount of money you can spend after all fixed taxes have been paid
4. In which city does the annual Christmas busk including the likes of Bono and Glen Hansard take place?
a. Gertude the pig. b. Thomas the bear c. Billy the Sheep.
a. Naked Wines. b. Alibaba c. Amazon
12. What is disposable income?
a. There was evidence of contamination and the possible presence of mould. b. Alcohol was present c. Problems with ring pull
a. Moby Dick b. Treasure Island c. Gone With The wind. 9. How many gifts were given in The Twelve Days of Christmas song? a. 364 b. 202 c. 187
10. Name of the fictional Christmas song that makes Hugh Grant rich from all the royalties in About A Boy? a. Rudolf Where Are You? b. Santa’s Super Sleigh c. The Night The Elf Danced. 11. What is Phishing? a. When scammers try to obtain sensitive information from you. b. When scammers hack your computer. c. When you illegally download something, like a movie.
15. Your friend tells you to invest in gold. What should you do first? a. Research information b. Make an investment plan for five years c. Shop for gold jewelry 16. What are the currencies of the following countries: (a)China, (b) Brazil, (c)Isreal, (d)Turkey, and (e) South Korea? 17. Who said: “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”?
18. In which country was paper money first used as a currency? 19.Which stock market has the Hang Seng Index? 20. In the Christmas story of the Three Wise Men, what are the gifts they gave to baby Jesus? 21. In which European country was the original St. Nicholas born? 22. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time? 23. According to 1946’s Christmas classic It’s Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings? 24. A Christmas anagram - knife scanner? 25. In which classic Christmas film does Bill Murray play TV executive Frank Cross? 26. And finally a riddle or two – one for Mammy and Daddy: A chicken was given €7, an ant was given €21, a spider was given €28. How much money was the dog given? And one for the children: I drop from the sky far more beautiful than rain. There are no two pieces that’ll ever look the same. What am I? Best of festive luck to everyone.
John Ellis
