SHOWBIZ MAKES A HAPPIER CHRISTMAS

SHOWBIZ MAKES A HAPPIER CHRISTMAS

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Interactive Video

History

KG - University

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The video highlights a Christmas campaign organized by the Variety Club, featuring Miss Christmases and celebrities like Stanley Baker and Davy Kaye. The campaign aimed to collect 15,000 toys for sick and crippled children, with showbiz stars like Sid James participating. Toys were distributed to hospitals across London and the South East, and similar campaigns were held in other UK cities, raising nearly half a million pounds for children's charities.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the Miss Christmases?

Toy collectors

Santa's helpers

Charity organizers

Finalists in a beauty contest

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which personalities supported the toy campaign?

Miss Christmases and Santa

Nurses and doctors

Sid James and Dickie Henderson

Stanley Baker and Davy Kaye

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who played Father Christmas in the campaign?

Stanley Baker

Sid James

Davy Kaye

Dickie Henderson

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of nurses in the campaign?

Organizing the beauty contest

Performing in the show

Distributing toys to hospitals

Collecting donations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much money did the variety clubs raise for children's charities?

100,000 pounds

A million pounds

Half a million pounds

15,000 pounds