Christmas Pantomime Quiz

by Eric Ellingworth

1. Which word, associated with Christmas comes from a Greek word meaning ‘we can act anything’?
2. What is odd about the principal boy and the dame in a pantomime?
3. Which pantomime features the character Maid Marion?
4. In the pantomime Aladdin what was the name of Aladdin’s brother?
5. In which Christmas pantomime does Buttons appear?
6. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor and Aladdin all derive from which collection of Middle East tales?
7. What is the name of the father of Cinderella and The Ugly Sisters?
8. In which pantomime does Idle Jack appear?
9. Which two pantomimes did Cliff Richard record soundtracks for in the 1960s?
10. Which traditional pantomime features a character called Dandini?
11. What name is given to the leading male role in a pantomime, usually played by a woman?
12. In pantomime, who is Princess Marcella?
13. What does Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother turn into a coach?
14. Who ate the Gingerbread House?
15. What told Dick Whittington to ‘turn again’?
16. What is the occupation of the Seven Dwarfs who befriend Snow White?
17. In which pantomime would you meet a ticking crocodile?
18. Which pantomime character shares their name with a brand of children’s confectionery?
19. Which is the most popular pantomime?

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Christmas Shopping Quiz

by Becky Hodkinson

1. Norway’s gift to London? (9) (4)
2. Snoop Dogg reading the Times (8) (5)
3. A TSAR PESTO TOO (Anagram) (8) (5)
4. Festive deck of what? (9) (5)
5. Originally made from thin strips of silver! (6)
6. A soldier – --- – arms! (8)
7. What country is the Hagia Sophia in? (6)
8. Cockney’s eyes? (5) (4)
9. The switch-on of what happens every year? (9) (6)
10. Sausage meat or sage and onion? (8)
11. Pull these with someone? (8)
12. Like Marmite, you either love them or hate them! (7)
13. “The – --- – and the ivy” (5)
14. Before microwaves they had to be steamed for hours. (9) (8)
15. Sounds like dad’s little tots of rum? (8)
16. In 1988 Cliff Richard had a Christmas number one with ”--- – and wine” (9)
17. A mere what? (6)
18. It sticks better to itself then to anything else! (8)
19. “Roasting on an open fre” (9)
20. To transport your shopping home through the snow? (6)

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