1. GEOGRAPHY CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2016

2. Get into groups of 3s or 4s
Decide on a team name
Collect
1 pair of scissors
1 glue stick
1 piece of A4 paper
1 answer sheet

3. The task is to get as many baubles for your tree as possible.
Each colour ball is worth a different amount of points 1 2 3 4 5

4. A series of clues will appear on the screen – each will lead to a country that has appeared in the news that month. As soon as you know the answer, fill out an answer sheet and bring it to me at the front. I’ll give you a bauble worth:
5 points if you’re correct after the first clue
4 points if you’re correct after the second clue
3 points if you’re correct after the third clue
2 points if you’re correct after the fourth clue
1 point if you’re correct after the fifth clue 1 2 3 4 5

5. YOU GET BAUBLES BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS
Whilst the game is in progress you must cut out the baubles NEATLY and glue them onto your Christmas tree.
At the end of the game add up the numbers on the NEATLY GLUED IN baubles & the team with the highest number wins. Any baubles not NEATLY glued in will fall off the tree and be worth nothing!!!
You won’t lose points for guessing, but you can only have one guess per clue!

6. ANY QUESTIONS???

7. 1 – January
On the 16th, this country elected its first female president. 5
The tallest building here is called Taipei It has 101 floors and is earthquake resistant. 4 3 2
The Democratic Progressive Party nominee Tsai Ing-wen came in first with 56.1% of the vote.
Taiwan
This island has been independent from China since 1950, but China regards it as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland - by force if necessary. 1

8. 2 – February
The rocket that launched the satellite was called Kwangmyongsong or shining star. 4 1
Anagram: orhtn kraeo
On the 6th, this country launched a Satellite into orbit. 5
The capital is Pyongyang 3 2
North Korea

9. 3 – March 1 2 5 3 4 The currency is the Somali shilling.
This country has a self-declared state that is internationally recognized called Somaliland. 1 2
US-led air strikes killed more than 100 Islamic extremists here in March 5 3
Somalia
Pirates threaten the sea around this country. 4

10. 4 – April
In 2011 this country was part of the Arab Spring uprising. It is still very dangerous for residents and journalists. 3 2
The capital city is Damascus 4
On the 13th Parliamentary Elections took place here in the Midst of Civil War 5
Syria
The currency is the Syrian pound 1

11. 5 – May
This is the largest country on earth, in terms of land area. 2
During this month, this country was nearly banned from competing in the 2016 Olympics. 5
The president is Vladimir Putin. 3
The ban was a result of state-sponsored doping of athletes. 4
Russia 1

12. 6 – June 3
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray to win the final match of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. With this win, Djokovic holds four Grand Slam titles concurrently and makes history—the first man to hold all four major titles at the same time since 1969. 5
The capital city of this country is Belgrade. 2
Serbia 1
Anagram: sbaire
This country was one of six republics that made up the country of Yugoslavia, which broke up in the 1990s. 4

13. 7 – July 3 5 4 1 2 This African country has penguins.
In July a murder conviction leads to a 6-year sentence for a famous Paralympian from this country. 5 4
His name was Oscar Pistorius. 1
The 2010 World Cup was held here.
South Africa 2

14. 8 – August
The prime minister of this country is Matteo Renzi 3
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit this country at 03:36 on the 24th. 5
The capital city is Rome. 1 2
Florence and Milan are famous cities here.
Italy 4
At least 241 people died in this European country.

15. 9 – September 1 2 4 3 5 The capital city is New Delhi.
The economy of this country is the seventh-largest in the world measured by GDP and the third-largest by PPP. 4
Slum Dog Millionaire was filmed here. 3
India
The economy of this country grew by 7.1% in this month (the UK economy grew by <1% during the same month). 5

16. 10 – October
A large refugee camp was cleared in this country during this month. 5
The camp had been unofficially called ‘the Jungle’. 4 2
President Francois Hollande has vowed to dismantle the "Jungle" migrant camp "definitively, entirely and rapidly" by the end of the year. 1
France
Many of the refugees here wanted to travel to the UK. 3

17. 11 – November 1 2 3 4 5 Capital: Havana
The country is a Caribbean island nation with white beaches and tobacco fields 2 3
His name was Fidel Castro and his father was Spanish. 4
Cuba
This country’s former revolutionary leader died this month. He governed the country for 47 years as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. 5

18. 12 – December
Following the death of his father he will become King Rama X, the 10th monarch of the Chakri dynasty. 4
This country will have a new king this month. The death of the old king earlier in the year means that Queen Elizabeth II is now the longest serving monarch in the world. 5
The capital city (Bangkok) is experiencing rapid population growth. The land beneath it is physically sinking due to the over-extraction of groundwater for water supplies. 2 3
Thailand 1
The currency is the Thai baht

19. 13 – Bonus round. Have you been listening
13 – Bonus round. Have you been listening? Match the 12 events to months
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray
A country was nearly banned from competing in the 2016 Olympics
Elections took place in the Midst of Civil War
The first female president is elected
US-led air strikes killed more than 100 Islamic extremists
A large refugee camp was cleared
A country’s former revolutionary leader died
A murder conviction leads to a 6-year sentence for a paralympian
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit this country
The economy of this country grew by 7.1%
A country gets a new king
A satellite is launched into orbit

20. 13 – Bonus round. January – the first female president is elected
February – a satellite is launched into orbit
March – US-led air strikes killed more than 100 Islamic extremists
April – elections took place in the Midst of Civil War
May – a country was nearly banned from competing in the 2016 Olympics
June – Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray
July – a murder conviction leads to a 6-year sentence for a paralympian
August – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit this country
September – The economy of this country grew by 7.1%
October – A large refugee camp was cleared
November – A country’s former revolutionary leader died
December – A country gets a new king

21. COUNT YOUR BAUBLES!!!... 1 2 3 4 5