The Christmas Santa Tried His Hand At Golf

The Christmas when Santa tried his hand at golf turned into one great big snowball fight. Santa scared off the reindeer with his golf club, who, on the first shot, ran away in fright. With all the might that Santa had got, he started putting shots rather a lot (even though none of them hit the right spot !). Naturally, his first and second shots were quite bad. In fact, on the third shot, Santa snapped the golf club, he got so mad. It was the most rolling Christmas that the grotto had ever had ! Santa's fifth shot missed, of course, and his sixth shot veered off course. Gradually, his shots became even worse ! His seventh shot cracked a plate. His eighth shot broke the grandfather clock, so Christmas was late ! When Santa hit a four, a hole was created in the floor. The Christmas fairy didn't duck, so she was the first one in the grotto to get struck ! Before long, all the fairy lights in the hall became unstuck ! Whose idea was it, to buy Santa golf clubs and a set of tees ?!", asked the gnome, as a golfball flew past one the breeze. "BASH !", a window smashed, as another golf ball crashed. Mrs. Christmas in the kitchen, found a golf tee in her stitching. As it picked up dust, the golf ball was soon, the size of a Christmas pud, which bounced off the table and fell into the mud. When they heard the snowball "ZING !", someone thought that a thunderstorm was approaching. The golf ball that Santa shot, rolled out of the door and hit a flower pot. It bounced off the garden shed and gathered snow from the flower bed, instead. Gradually, as it headed down the hill, the snowball grew, until it was the size of the windowsill. After a week, it was as big as the house, so Santa used it as a step ladder to the chimney pot, to deliver a present to the attic mouse (though he wasn't sure if he was in or not !). Then, Santa used the giant golf ball to slide back down and deliver his presents all over town.

Rock 'N' Rollin' Christmas

Make sense from this nonsense ! Which is the correct one to use - "rock" or "roll" in the gaps ?

1. Santa ate soup with a bread __ __ __ __.

2. The giant snowball broke the c __ __ __ __ ery.

3. Santa went outside for a st __ __ __ __.

4. When it rained, Santa took his b __ __ __ __ ey to the supermarket.

5. Santa used his sleigh as a supermarket t __ __ __ __ ey.

6. Santa's sleigh was like a __ __ __ __ et.

7. Santa's reindeers f __ __ __ __ icked off through the snow.

8. Over the hills, the sleigh was like a __ __ __ __ er - coaster ride.

The Golf Maths Course

Write a mathematical equation to show your working out to the following maths problem.

1. In his first attempt at golf, Santa successfully hit only one in four of the first twenty golf shots - the rest he missed. Of the remaining golf balls, 20% were lost in the sand dunes. Half of the remaining balls were lost in the river so that leaves how many golf balls that could be shot ?

2. In his second attempt at golf, Santa 0.5 of the ten golf balls hit by Santa made it passed the fifth hole. Then one ball got lost on every third hole. If eventually only one ball was hit, how many flags were there on the golf course ?

3. The giant snowball increased by 400%. If the golf ball originally weighed 250 g, how big was it after it gathered snow ? Give your answer in g and kg.

Santa's Golf Points Score - Hit or Miss ?

Which of the following mathematical sums is a hit or miss ? (i.e. which does Santa get right ?)

1. 25 x 4 = 125

2. 500 / 4 = 125

3. 30 + 95 = 125

4. 150 - 25 = 125

5. 725 / 5 = 125

6. 500 - 375 = 125

7. 80 + 35 = 125

8. 25 x 5 = 125

9. 145 - 5 = 125 1

10. 1000 / 8 = 125

The Twelve Days of A Golfing Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, the snowball hit the door and rolled all the way across the floor ... On the second day of Christmas, the snowball hit the cat and rolled all the way across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ... On the third day of Christmas, the snowball hit a chair and soon there were snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ... On the fourth day of Christmas, the snowball hit the tree - soon there were snowballs in Santa's tea ... Then it hit a chair with snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! ... On the fifth day of Christmas, the snowball hit the pies and Santa was covered to his eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the sixth day of Christmas, the snowball hit the shed and knocked Santa's hat right off his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the seventh day of Christmas, the snowball hit the fairy and Christmas was snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the eighth day of Christmas, the snowball rolled along the hedge and knocked all the cards off the ledge ! Then it hit the fairy - snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the ninth day of Christmas, the snowball hit an elf and knocked over sherry on the shelf ! .. Rolled along the hedge - no cards on the ledge ! Then it hit the fairy - snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the tenth day of Christmas, the snowball hit the fireplace and snowballed the robin in his face ! Then it hit an elf - knocked sherry off the shelf, Rolled along the hedge - knocked cards off the ledge ! Then it hit the fairy - snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the eleventh day of Christmas, the snowball hit the dog and landed on Santa's yuletide log ! Hit the fireplace - snowballed robin in the face, Then it hit an elf - knocked sherry off the shelf, Rolled along the hedge - knocked cards off the ledge ! Then it hit the fairy - snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor ! On the twelth day of Christmas, the snowball hit grandma' socks and soon she had whiskey on the rocks ! Then it hit the dog, bounced off Santa's log, Then it hit an elf - knocked sherry off the shelf, Rolled along the hedge - knocked cards off the ledge ! Then it hit the fairy - snowball - extraordinairy ! Then it hit the shed - no hat on his head ... Then it hit the pies - covered Santa's eyes ... Then it hit the tree - snowballs in his tea ! ... Then it hit a chair - snowballs everywhere ! ... Then it hit the cat, rolled across the mat ! ... Then it hit door and rolled all the way across the floor !

Jacqueline Richards 2008 Answers : Game 1 - 1. (20 / 4 = 5) - (5 / 100 x 20 = 1) = 4 - (4 / 2 = 2) = 2 2. (10 / 10 x 5 = 5) + (5 x 3 = 15) = 20 3. 250 x 4 = 1000 g = 1 kg Game 2 - 1. Santa ate soup with a bread ROLL. 2. The giant snowball broke the cROCKery. 3. Santa went outside for a stROLL. 4. When it rained, Santa took his bROLLey to the supermarket. 5. Santa used his sleigh as a supermarket tROLLey. 6. Santa's sleigh was like a ROCKet. 7. Santa's reindeers fROLLicked off through the snow. 8. Over the hills, the sleigh was like a ROLLer - coaster ride. Game 3 - right - questions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 wrong - questions 1, 5, 7, 9, 10