Candy/Tones Christmas family quiz

Example riddle:

A noise, a bird, a knock on the door

She jumps, she sprints across the floor

Her little snout she puts to use

A howling racket she does produce.

What is the name and what is the word?

ANSWER: Millie bark

(a)  

A famous playwright for the stage

His words are lifted off the page

He doth hold these works so dear

Who was the playwright? (a)  

Flying swiftly across the keys

She plays one after the next with ease

Her fingers limber, hands swaying

Answer this: what is she playing?

(a)  

A maiden swift, none could outrun

She raced for love, but tricks were spun.

Golden apples sealed her fate,

Who is this runner, strong and great?

(a)  

From a distant isle she came to learn

A large degree, did she earn

But where was this masters degree

We know what year but what city?

(a)  

A waiting game, a game of choice

Do by yourself, or with the boys

The time of day, the light above

What is the sport that he so loves?

(a)  

The sharp students eager to thrive

Or was it the tremendous drive

Something kept her all the same

At this great school, what is the name?

(a)  

A sphere of air they kick around

Eleven each are on the ground

They net the ball in many ways

What colour is the team he plays?

(a)  

Her travels were; an ice-cream shop

A uni was also a stop

Home and here and there and far

What was the colour of her first car?

(a)  

He got to drive with nature’s force

Up and down, around the course

A solo plastic little trick

His favourite class, the O’pen …..

(a)