Number Question
1.
Who created the first public electric light Christmas
Display?
2.
Where would you find the CIARC? (callsign VK9XX)
3.
What holiday movie sequel includes a cameo by Donald
Trump?
4.
In the song Frosty the Snowman what made Frosty come
to life?
5.
What was the name of the first US Space Station?
6.
Which amateur radio supplier was located at Union Mills,
Isle of Man?
7.
The R600, R1000 and R2000 were all models of HF
Communications receiver by which company
8.
Which US State has the greatest number of radio
amateurs?
9.
Which supplier of amateur radio equipment was at one
time based in Holsworthy, Devon?
10. What is the chemical formula for snow?
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25.
What Substance makes a Christmas Cracker go off with a
bang?
What craft crash into Mars on Chirstmas Day 2003?B
With which church has BBC Radio 4 partnered in its
Christmas appeal for over 90 years?
In which contest is the John Pilags Memorial Trophy
Awarded
How many wise men does the bible say visited baby
Jesus
Who designed and developed the Colossus computers
used to help British codebreakers of WW2?
Which club won the open section of the VHF
Championship in 2019?
What well-known Christmas Song was the first song
broadcast from Space in 1965?
In which country was the shortwave broadcast station
HCJB based?
On which dates are the RSGB Christmas Cumulatives run
in 2019?
Which TV Programme had the highest UK viewing figure
for three years running 2001, 2002, 2003
What do the following all refer to 11th hour, Loch Fyne
Kippers, The Bristol Four and Gearboxers?
What was the name of Marconi’s yacht?
Which Christmas song features the line “Mr Churchill
comes over here to say we’re doing splendidly”?
In a Muppet Christmas Carol who played Scrooge?
Answer
Thomas Edison
Christmas Island ARC
Home Alone 2
An old silk hat
Skylab
SEM
Trio
CA / California
MuTek
H20
Silver Fulminate
Beagle 2
St-Martin-in-the-Fields
RSGB VHF Championship
The bible doesn’t give a
figure
Tommy Flowers
Colchester
Jingle Bells
Ecuador
26-29 Dec
Only Fools and Horses
20.3, 16.3,15.5
VHF Contest Groups
Elettra
Stop the Cavalry, Jona
Lewie
Michael Caine
Tie Breaker: As at 1 Dec 2019 how many stations has submitted a scoring log (ie. not checklog) for at
least one UKAC contest in 2019? 684