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Christmas and Computer Science

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do children hang stockings?
a)
by the fireplace
b)
on the Christmas tree
2.
How does Santa Claus get into houses at midnight? 
a)
through the chimneys
b)
through the doors
3.
Christmas is in the month of 
a)
September
b)
June
c)
December
4.
Eight PM to Six AM Without Noise
a)
Here Comes Santa Claus
b)
Silent Night
5.
Minuscule Hamlet in the Near East
a)
White Christmas
b)
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
6.
Listen, Aerial Spirits Announcing
a)
Little Drummer Boy
b)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
7.
All I want for Christmas is....
a)
my two loose teeth
b)
my two front teeth
c)
my two missing teeth
d)
my two back teeth
my two back teeth
8.
Deck the hall with...
a)
lots of holly
b)
boughs of holly
c)
loads of holly
d)
bags of holly
9.
Frosty the snowman was a....
a)
happy old soul
b)
joyful happy soul
c)
great old soul
d)
jolly happy soul
10.
Dashing through the snow, in a one-__________________.
a)
horse open sleigh
b)
house atop the sleigh
c)
house open today
d)
horse open tray
11.

Finish the Song " Rudolph the red nosed

a)

Deer

b)

Antler

c)

Reindeer

d)

Riendeer

12.

Finish the Song " Silent Night, Holy

a)

Day

b)

Evening

c)

Morning

d)

Night

13.

Finish the song " Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

a)

Jingle Bells

b)

Jingle All the Way

c)

Santa Clause has come

d)

Tomato Tamoto

14.
I'm dreaming of a white ______________
a)
bunny
b)
Christmas
15.
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ________
a)
ring
b)
ding
16.
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you ____"?
a)
turn
b)
look
c)
walk
d)
go
17.
In "12 days of Christmas", what was sent on the 2nd day besides a partridge in a pear tree?
a)
two french hens
b)
two calling birds
c)
two turtle doves
d)
two golden rings
18.

What is the next line?


Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh

Over the fields we go, laughing all the way;

Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright

a)

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight

b)

What fun it is to sing and dance with you tonight

c)

What fun it is to ride on a sleigh with you tonight

d)

What fun it is to bob along on a sleigh with you tonight

19.
"_____________ roasting on an open fire."
a)
Walnuts
b)
Chestnuts
c)
Hazelnuts
d)
Barb-B-Que
20.
Winter Wonderland:  "In the __________ we can build a snowman....."
a)
meadow
b)
evening
c)
city
d)
yard
21.
Which of these reindeer names is NOT mentioned in "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer"?
a)
Dancer
b)
Comet
c)
Blitzen
d)
Giggle
22.

Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Germany

c)

Austria

d)

Ireland

23.

What name is given to small sausages wrapped in bacon, a staple at a British Christmas dinner?

a)

Snuffling piggies

b)

Pork wraps

c)

Snuggly pigs

d)

Pigs in blankets

24.

The red and white costume of Father Christmas was allegedly first introduced by which drinks manufacturer?

a)

Pepsi

b)

Smirnoff

c)

Coca Cola

d)

Nescafe

25.

Approximately how many candy canes are manufactured during the festive season?

a)

3.9 million

b)

12 million

c)

1.7 billion

d)

1.1 billion

26.
What letter will be printed on the screen after running this code:
a)
e
b)
x
c)
t
d)
Nothing prints
27.

Who is Mark Zuckerberg

a)

an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist who co-founded Facebook

b)

a British technology entrepreneur and philanthropist who co-founded Facebook

c)

an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Facebook

d)

a computer hacker

28.

Who founded Google?

a)

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

b)

Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Larry Page

d)

Sergey Brin and Elon Mask

29.

What is Jeff Bezos famous for?

a)

Tesla Motors

b)

Google

c)

Amazon

d)

Amazonia

30.

The principal founder of the Microsoft Corporation is:

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Larry Page

d)

Clint Bezos

31.

Apple Inc is a multinational technology company founded by:

a)

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne

b)

Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and Larry Page

c)

Ronald Wayne, Larry Page and Bill Gates

d)

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

32.

Ada Lovelace is best known for:

a)

her work on the Analytical Machine and for publishing the first algorithm

b)

her work on the first digital computer

c)

her work on developing Twitter

d)

her work on developing Mathematics for programming

33.

The basis of the first digital computer were developed thanks to huge contributions from:

a)

John Von Neumann

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Steve Jobs

34.

Alan Turing was a British computer scientist who was highly influential in the development of:

a)

formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine

b)

linear programming

c)

the mainframe computer

d)

computer ergonomics

35.

The Turing Machine, developed by Alan Turing can be considered as a model of the general purpose computer as we know it today.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Tommy Flowers designed and built Colossus, which was:

a)

the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve encrypted German messages

b)

the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve complex mathematical equations

c)

the world's first printer

d)

the world's first electronic pager

37.

Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy admiral. She was also a:

a)

pioneer of computer programming

b)

computer hardware scientist

c)

co-developer of the first computer

d)

pioneer of solar engineering

38.
What is an example of an output device?
a)
Mouse
b)
Microphone
c)
Speakers
d)
DVD
39.
What is an example of an input device?
a)
Keyboard
b)
Speakers
c)
Monitor
d)
DVD
40.
What computer component is displayed?
a)
Expansion Card
b)
CPU
c)
Motherboard
d)
Memory 
41.
What are these?
a)
Tower
b)
Motherboard
c)
Harddrive
d)
RAM memory
42.
In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?
a)
central pc unit
b)
clean processing unit 
c)
computer processing unit
d)
Central processing unit
43.
What does HTML stand for?
a)
Hyper Text Mark up Lingo
b)
Hyper Text Mark Up Language
c)
Hyper Total Managed Language 
d)
Handy Texting Management Level
44.
Which of these is the 'brain' of the computer?
a)
RAM
b)
CPU
c)
Motherboard
d)
Hard drive
45.

What does Christmas commemorate?

a)

The birth of Jesus

b)

The beginning of winter

c)

The end of the year

d)

The discovery of the North Pole

46.

What do children leave for Santa Claus in the USA?

a)

Milk and cookies

b)

Money

c)

Presents

d)

Candy canes

47.

In which country do they open Christmas crackers?

a)

England

b)

Mexico

c)

The USA

d)

Italy

48.

In which country do children leave porridge for Santa?

a)

Mexico

b)

Sweden

c)

Germany

d)

Australia

49.

Which holiday treat was invented to keep children quiet during Christmas Eve church service?

a)

candy canes

b)

gingerbread cookies

c)

poinsettias

50.

Why were Evergreen trees chosen to represent our holiday tradition?

a)

They can be easily decorated with cookies, fruit, and candles.

b)

They are the tallest and most beautiful trees of all.

c)

They hold their green color through the harsh winter months.

51.

Who started a greeted card company called "Hallmark Cards" in 1915?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Hall

c)

Ralph Morris

52.

What did the first holiday card say?

a)

Merry X-Mas!

b)

Happy Holidays!

c)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

53.

Mele Kalikimaka is __________ for "Merry Christmas."

a)

Italian

b)

German

c)

Hawaiian

d)

Spanish

54.

In which country is KFC eaten on Christmas eve?

a)

USA

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

55.

In which country are latkes (fried potato pancakes) traditionally eaten at Christmas?

a)

Russia

b)

New Zealand

c)

France

d)

Israel

56.

Panettone is a bread with fruits or chocolates and is from what country?

a)

Italy

b)

Argentina

c)

South Africa

d)

Israel

57.

Tamales (a corn dough wrapped in banana leaf or corn husk) is traditionally served at Christmas in?

a)

Korea

b)

South Africa

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Argentina

58.

A julbord (like a buffet) is how people in ........ serve up their food at Christmas.

a)

Fiji

b)

Hong Kong

c)

France

d)

Sweden

59.

Mattak is strips of whale blubber encased in whale skin and is served as part of the traditional Christmas meal from ?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Greenland

c)

Antarctica

d)

Poland

60.

Bûche de Noël is a Yule style log dessert from?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Sweden

d)

Poland

61.

Shrimp for Christmas. In which country is this likely to happen?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Peru

c)

Iceland

d)

Australia

62.

In what country are apples wrapped in colourful paper and decorated with gold ribbon given as a gift at Christmas?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Ireland

c)

China

d)

Australia

63.

Which country claims this dessert as theirs at Christmas time?

a)

New Zealand

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Japan

64.

A superstition in this country is that on Christmas Eve, the table must be set with 12 plates (in honour of the 12 Apostles). One plate is a red soup or barszcz, made with beets and often accompanied by pierogi. What country does this?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Thailand

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

65.

Every year, the city of San Fernando holds Ligligan Parul (or Giant Lantern Festival) featuring dazzling parols (lanterns) that symbolize the Star of Bethlehem.The festival has made San Fernando the "Christmas Capital of the ........"

a)

Philippines

b)

United States

c)

Finland

d)

Norway

66.

In ............., children place their shoes by the window. In the morning, they'll either have received candy (if they're good) or be greeted with shoes full of rotten potatoes if they're bad.

a)

Sweden

b)

Spain

c)

Iceland

d)

Germany

67.

On the evening of December 24, .......families place their Christmas tree in the middle of the room and dance around it while singing carols.

a)

Japanese

b)

English

c)

Danish

d)

Swedish

68.

Traditional Christmas fare in .... often includes homemade roast goose, vegetables, cranberries, and potatoes.

a)

Ireland

b)

England

c)

Norway

d)

Germany