2024 The Big Christmas Quiz

The one you’ve all been waiting for! Bigger and better than last year!
Save yourself energy and time at the end of term!

A pub-style quiz with eleven rounds of 10 questions in each. Created in PowerPoint so that it is easy to use in any classroom. (Answers for teachers are in the notes frame of each slide).
Suitable for 6th formers or those in upper secondary years. Ideally played in teams of about 4 people although in smaller classes, students can play in pairs.

Question categories are selected by teams and hyperlinks on the PPT take you to the 10 specific questions for each round. A final slide in each set takes you back to the round selection slide ready for the next team.

The quiz contains rounds with a Christmas or topical flavour as follows:
1 Christmas crackers
2 Books and Art
3 History
4 Music
5 What happened in 2024?
6 Over the Rainbow (colour-themed questions)
7 TV and Film
8 Science
9 Name that Tune!
10 Find the connection!
11 Geography and Nature
…and a Tie break question in the event of a tie between teams.

NB - the quiz was initially designed for A Level Language students so round 9 asks them to guess the titles of Christmas songs written in the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). However, this is guessable and decodable with a bit of imagination and so need not be avoided by non-linguists.

Preparation

• teams of about 4 (for smaller classes - aim for no less than 3 teams)
• paper and pens - for the whole class rounds
• white board - for teacher to keep running score
• festive music, food and prizes are optional!

How to Play
First round (used to decide which team selects their individual round first)
As a class - use the ‘Christmas Crackers’ round. For this, teams write their answers, the teacher gives the answers at the end of the round and then records each team’s score on the white board.
Next rounds
Teams then take it in turns (order decided on by teacher) to select their preferred category from the round selection slide.
Students confer in their teams and then give answers verbally and score themselves.
Any wrong answer can be offered to other team to score bonus marks (quickest to raise hand when asked.)
Teacher records teams score and any bonus points on white board.
Depending on time and number of teams

• Either more whole class rounds where students write answers on paper
• OR another set of team rounds (chosen from category selection slide) which they answer verbally
  Tie-break
  In the event of 2 teams on the same score at the end - use the ‘tie-break’ question.