St. Peter's Slinfold Appeal Fund Quiz

Christmas Quotations Quiz 2011

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Here are hints to 60 well-known phrases (just a few are less well-known). They may be from songs or carols, poems, speeches, sayings, or books, in fact anything from nursery rhymes on. A new section this year is 'Nostalgia and Schmaltz'

The prize winners are

One overall winner for the highest number correct. Unfortunately, nobody got it all right. 2 people had 59 correct, and on the tie-break sentence, the committee selected Chris Chantler of Bath
One winner drawn from all completing one whole section. John Underwood of Billingshurst
One winner drawn from all completing any 30 correctly. Clare Bettoon of Douglas IOM
One winner drawn from all entries returned. Margo Sweeting of Llandovery

Solve as many as you can (you don't have to complete it) and send the leaflet to :-
J Walker, Upper Bottle House, Stane St., Slinfold RH13 0RE
together with a donation of at least £3 for St Peter's Appeal
(If you can fill in the Gift Aid declaration at the end of the page, your gift is worth even more).

(If you would like the complete answers, include an s.a.e. with your entry and we'll send them out in January.)

The Quiz

Section 1 (Child's play)

a t bright a b
t c j over t m
h b t you
r rabbit r r r r r
l blue d d l g
r r row y b g d t s
j a j w up t h
s g born o a m
i-w s c t water s
t o a t p-c w t sea
a s o u events
h t g stole c!

Section 2 (Seasonal)

a t bells w r o f c d
o t feast o s
l now l t t s d i p
t sound a a s
o s o w star o n
w i a winter w
I'll h a b c w y
o t first d o c
g t w bring t y a y k
t f n t angel d s
j dearest j m h m c t c d
...c l t h s bells i t s

Section 3 (Popular Songs)

l o a sunny a
t hills a a w t s o m
b h a devil p a f m
t i nothing l a d
i fun t s a t y
I've b a w r f m a y
g o k w I'd b w y
t t i love y t y o a d a
e e e morning y g m
m s love's n s a m
e m while i k t s
i met h o a m a m h s s (d d r r r)

Section 4 (Classical)

w a t sacred r r
t curse i c u m c t l o s
n i t winter o o d
w a c o ivory a a a p s...
o upon a m d
i i t east a j i t s
a i twenty p a e n n s r h
i h n t o b blood t t a s
out o t m o b a s
g i o percent i a n-n p p
o m l i l a r r r t n s i june
m j h d m j hunter d f a b ...

Section 5 (Nostalgia and Schmaltz)

I'll b y s i y w b m
p i s p a time g b
We've b t n f f y
t m h I'm a s i p
w t girl i y a i t g i y h
all i h t d i d
let m c y s i i l w y
y saw m c i t c
she's o a b i a g c
d s u t a-tree w a e b m
d i a g o silver t a t g
t a m h i k m t l w true

In the event of a tie the winner will be the person who, in the opinion of the committee, best completes this sentence, using ten or fewer words:- 'A quiz is fun for Christmas because-
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This quiz is now closed. We hope you enjoyed it. Our next quiz will appear here in the autumn; in the meantime look out around Easter for our latest Christian Aid quiz