Christmas Quiz Questions

2021 Christmas quiz

18 December 2021 9:00 am

Set by Christopher Howse. Illustrated by Castro

2020 Christmas quiz

19 December 2020 9:00 am

Set by Christopher Howse. Illustrated by Castro

Gay giraffes and dead in ditches: The Spectator 2019 quiz

21 December 2019 9:00 am

They said it  In 2019, who said: 1. ‘You have stolen my dreams and my childhood.’ 2. ‘I didn’t sweat…

Christmas quiz

15 December 2018 9:00 am

You don’t say In 2018, who said: 1. ‘I have the absolute power to PARDON myself, but why should I…

Christmas quiz

16 December 2017 9:00 am

Weird world  In 2017:   1. Police discovered thousands of what kind of plant growing in a disused nuclear bunker…

Puzzles from GCHQ

10 December 2016 9:00 am

Solving serious puzzles — to catch criminals and thwart terrorist plots — is what the men and women who work…

Christmas Quiz

10 December 2016 9:00 am

Say so  In 2016, who said:   1. ‘Brexit means Brexit.’ 2. ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt…

Puzzles from GCHQ

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Solving serious puzzles — to catch criminals and thwart terrorist plots — is what the men and women who work…

Christmas Quiz

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Say so In 2016, who said: 1. ‘Brexit means Brexit.’ 2. ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries…

Which happy breed?

Christmas Quiz

12 December 2015 9:00 am

Set by Christopher Howse. Illustrated by Castro

Christmas Quiz

10 December 2015 3:00 pm

On the record In 2015, who said:1. We must get the cow off the ice. 2. It’s decision time —…

Which happy breed?

Christmas Quiz

10 December 2015 3:00 pm

On the record In 2015, who said:1. We must get the cow off the ice. 2. It’s decision time —…

The two billionth view

Christmas Quiz

13 December 2014 9:00 am

Set by Christopher Howse.

Illustrated by Castro

Christmas Quiz

11 December 2014 3:00 pm

So they say In 2014, who was quoted as saying:1. ‘There is no status for the partner of a head…

The two billionth view

Christmas Quiz

11 December 2014 3:00 pm

So they say In 2014, who was quoted as saying:1. ‘There is no status for the partner of a head…

The Spectator's Christmas Quiz

14 December 2013 9:00 am

Set by Christopher Howse

Christmas Quiz

12 December 2013 3:00 pm

Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…

Christmas Quiz

12 December 2013 3:00 pm

Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…