NTU SocSci Festive Pop

This is a quiz that was set up for my work colleagues at a Christmas celebration. A couple of the questions are "in jokes", though they are legitimate questions with correct answers.

It's mainly about UK pop songs that either are about Christmas, or were high in the charts at Christmas in the UK. If you live outside the UK some of these will be tough. Some are tough anyway! But aside from the two which are "in jokes", all the questions could be described as general knowledge, even though some are obscure. There are some nice, easy ones too.

Created by: Faceblind
  1. What is the fourth line of Band Aid's "Do they know it's Christmas"?
  2. In what year did Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" first chart?
  3. What animal did Gayla Peveey want for Christmas?
  4. Bob the Builder was number 1 at Christmas 2000 with "Can we fix it". Who was the voice of Bob?
  5. Who sang "Walking in the air" on The Snowman cartoon? The record was released as a single in 1982.
  6. Bill Nighy performed "Christmas is all around" in the film Love Actually. Which actor played his manager?
  7. What were the NYPD Choir singing according to The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York"?
  8. Which of the following members of the amazing prog rock band Yes has NOT released a solo Christmas album?
  9. Only two bands or artists have had three consecutive Christmas number one singles. Which two?
  10. What is the title of Thea Gilmore's Christmas single?
  11. Where was Mommy seen kissing Santa Clause?
  12. What was Christmas number one in the year that Andy Sutton was born?
  13. How many gifts were sent in total on the seventh day of Christmas?
  14. Who wrote the classical tune the features in Greg Lake's "I believe in Father Christmas"?
  15. What did Elton John step into?
  16. Which politician is mentioned in the first line of Jona Lewie's "Stop the Cavalry"?
  17. What is the title of the Christmas single by Mud?
  18. Which of these was never number one at Christmas?
  19. How many times has Bohemian Rhapsody been Christmas number one?
  20. According to Slade, what does your granny always tell you?

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