Part 1 Quiz Answers

How did you get on with the first part of this year’s first Christmas Quiz? We hope you enjoyed this new format and that you had fun puzzling over the answers. 

What were the connections between the four words in each group? Here are the answers: 

John Rutter carols in which the word precedes ‘Carol’ (______ Carol): 

• Donkey (Donkey Carol)  
• Star (Star Carol)
• Nativity (Nativity Carol)
• Angels (Angels’ Carol) 

Birds in The Twelve Days of Christmas:

• Partridge
• Turtle doves
• Geese
• Swans

The number 3: 

• French hens (3 French hens in The Twelve Days of Christmas, arranged by John Rutter)
• Ships (I saw three ships, arranged by John Rutter)
• Kings (The Three Kings by Peter Cornelius)
• O’clock (Past three a clock, arranged by John Rutter)

Verse endings of In the bleak midwinter:   

• Ago (verse 1: “In the bleak midwinter, long, long ago”)
• Adore (verse 3: “Which adore”)

• Kiss (verse 4: “With a kiss”)

• Heart (verse 5: “Give my heart”) 

Congratulations if you got full marks, and especially to our three winners – Dean N from Manila, Joanne F from Epsom and Fiona R from Farnham – each of whom will receive some signed sheet music. 

If you enjoyed the first quiz, try your hand at our second quiz. Make sure you enter Part 2 by 11.59pm on Thursday 19th December to be in with a chance of winning. 

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