The Forum Games Pointless/PEEHS Advent Calendar 2022

Posy

I was toying (!) with saying tamagochi and beating myself up for not, but then I realised it would have made no difference to my score anyway! 😂

Rikand

I never heard of Beyblades before.

Posy

Me neither. They look like a type of fidget spinner! 🤨

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119972992#Comment_119972992

That's what I was going to go for! I only recognised three of them, and it turns out one of those was wrong...... I think I dodged a bullet there!!

Electric Nitwit

Morning all

Today, I'm thinking about food. Neven Maguire (Irish Celebrity Chef, according to Wikipedia!) has a book in which he gives a christmas pudding recipe that was handed down to him. "In my opinion, no one makes Christmas pudding as good as my Auntie Maureen"

Question 9: Give one ingredient in the Christmas pudding recipe in Neven Maguire's Perfect Irish Christmas

Aisling(",)

I've never seen a pudding being made, made a pudding or eaten a pudding so this is going to be a pure guess!

Posy

I've never eaten one (yuk) but I have made them, and Christmas cakes, back when I could be bothered. 😂

HildaOgdenx

I only eat the pudding my mammy makes, so will have to guess as regards Neven's auntie's version 😁

HildaOgdenx

Oops nearly forgot to enter! If I'm too late, no worries.

Electric Nitwit

Here's Nevin's answers...

Electric Nitwit

Fairly big sheep for the safe bet of flour. It's bad luck for Sephi and Heidi as there's no brandy or cherries included. Mutley, Shane and Barna pick up some great aces

Electric Nitwit

Which means new leaders, as DvB and Shane leapfrog guiri

HeidiHeidi

😱

WTAF??

A Christmas pudding with no cherries??????

I mean, I'm a big fan of Neven, but I might just have to reconsider.....

(I wouldn't mind, but my initial first instinct was mixed peel 🙄)

Posy

Get out of my mind, @Loughc! 😂😂

HildaOgdenx

Carrots! I would never have thought of carrots for a Christmas pudding.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119976921#Comment_119976921

We’re like two mods in a pod 😛

Posy

😂😂😂

Electric Nitwit

Music today. Fun fact: from 2006 to 2013, every Irish Christmas number one came from the winning contestant of that year's series of the British X Factor. So, of course...

Question 10: name one of these X Factor winners who had an Irish Christmas number one...

Electric Nitwit

OK, today's answers...

Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson, Alexandra Burke, Joe McElderry

Matt Cardle, Little Mix, James Arthur, Sam Bailey

Every answer was given, but by how many people...?

Electric Nitwit

Double sheep for Leona Lewis and Matt Cardle, while Little Mix somehow ace

Electric Nitwit

No change at the top

Electric Nitwit

Sticking to the music theme today, and another pointless favourite, anagrams! Anagrams of Christmas carols to be precise. For example, JILL BEGS LEN would be Jingle Bells

Question 11: give one of the Christmas carols from the anagrams below...

COOKED ANGELS WINGS

WATCH FESTIVE DAMES SHORTLY

THE GREEKS WIN

EARTH SHAKING DANGER SHELL

BOOM TWENTIETH HOTEL FELL

COYLY SEND VICTORIAN AID

TED HACKS HELL

LINEN TIGHTS

Electric Nitwit

One hour warning for @HeidiHeidi and @Mutleyboo

Mutleyboo

Kids got in the way today... so inconsiderate! I'll take a look now

HeidiHeidi

Oh lordy, had a look at this earlier, and then completely forgot about it!

On the way.....

Electric Nitwit

No rush, still plenty of time 🙂

Electric Nitwit

Here's today's answers, to put you out of your misery...

COOKED ANGELS WINGS Good King Wencelas

WATCH FESTIVE DAMES SHORTLY The Twelve Days of Christmas

THE GREEKS WIN We Three Kings

EARTH SHAKING DANGER SHELL Hark The Herald Angels Sing

BOOM TWENTIETH HOTEL FELL O Little Town Of Bethlehem

COYLY SEND VICTORIAN AID Once In Royal Davids City

TED HACKS HELL Deck The Halls

LINEN TIGHTS Silent Night

Electric Nitwit

I think Silent Night and Deck the Halls were the easiest two, and they're a double sheep

Electric Nitwit

That sees Guiri reclaim the lead, but there's still only 5pts separating the top ten:

HeidiHeidi

I think I need to go back to Peehs school 🙄