Answers!!! Answers to Christmas Quiz (December 27, 2006)

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1.) The song “Jingle Bells” was actually written to promote:

a. Sleigh racing in Boston

2.) In the Ukraine, what does it mean if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning?

a. Good luck

3.) What is the actual title of the movie in which Jim Carrey plays “The Grinch”?

d. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

4.) Which American state was the first one to announce Christmas as an official holiday?

c. Alabama

5.) When was Christmas first celebrated?

b. In the 4th century


6.) In the Christmas carol “Away in a manger” where does the little Lord Jesus sleep?

d. on the hay

7.) The story of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer was written by Robert L. May for who:

b. Montgomery Ward

8.) In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Suess’, the Grinch’s dog is named _____?

d. Max

9.) In “A Christmas Carol” what is the name of the little son of Bob Cratchitt?

d. Tiny Tim

10.) Finding a coin in your Christmas pudding means you will become wealthy and finding a thimble means you will becoming a spinster. What will you become if you find a button?

c. A bachelor

11.) Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate?

b. Germany

12.) What incident helped contribute to Grandma’s accident in “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”?

a. She got drunk on egg nog

13.) In “A Christmas Carol”, Scrooge’s dead business partner is named _______?

b. Jacob Marley

14.) Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus for what department store in “Miracle on 34th Street”?

d. Macy’s

15.) Why is December 25th considered “Christmas Day”?

d. To compete with a Pagan celebration

16.) Frosty the Snowman is brought to life by what?

c. An old silk hat

17.) The angel who helps James Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life” is named _______?

d. Clarence

18.) Which movie DOES NOT take place around Christmastime?

b. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

19.) Which actor (on the movie box) is portrayed in a red Santa suit, being electrocuted above his house by Christmas lights?

c. Chevy Chase

20.) What was frumenty (hint: it would be found at a Medieval Christmas party) and what do you do with it?

b. Porridge; eat it

21.) When you Wassail, you do what?

d. Go to visit neighbors and receive treats

22.) “A Christmas Carol” was written by which author?

a. Charles Dickens

23.) If you received all of the gifts in the song “The 12 Days of Christmas”, how many items would you receive?

a. 364

24.) Which image appeared on the first Christmas season stamp?

C. A rose

25.) Why did people begin kissing under the mistletoe?

a. The tradition is associated with the Scandinavian love goddess

26.) On the ninth day of the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, what does “my true love” give to me?

a. Nine ladies dancing

27.) Which ghost from 1988’s “Scrooged” appears as a huge grim-reaper like being?

c. The Ghost of Christmas Future

28.) Why is holly significant to Christmas?

d. Mistletoe was banned in the early church, so holly was used instead

29.) “White Christmas” was recorded by who first?

c. Bing Crosby

30.) Poinsettias originate from what country?

b. Mexico

31.) Christmas trees were originally lit with candles by who?

b. Martin Luther

32.) Christmas tree lights (electrical ones) were used first in which year?

c. 1895

33.) Bruce Springsteen will play this song in the summertime (even though it’s a Christmas song):

c. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

34.) “Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho.” This appears in what action movie?

d. Die Hard

35.) Celebrating Christmas was once illegal in this state/country:

c. Massachusetts

36.) “Messiah” was written by Handel for:

a. Dublin prisoners, as a fundraiser benefit

37.) In what country was St. Nicholas born?

c. Turkey

38.) A candy maker from ______ (what place) originated the candy cane legend, according to the children’s story.

c. Indiana

39.) “Here Comes Santa Claus” by Gene Autry was created while he was doing what?

d. Riding a horse in a holiday parade in Hollywood, California

40.) What toy do the chipmunks want in “The Chipmunk Song”?

b. A toy plane

41.) Comedy team “Bob and Doug McKenzie” created a version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” in which this is the first gift:

b. A beer in a pear tree

42.) An actor playing a cop gets plastic toy handcuffs and a plastic police badge for a Christmas present in which movie?

a. Lethal Weapon

43.) Which event DID NOT happen on Christmas?

b. Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by four ghosts.

44.) Which of the following is NOT one of the Three Kings who went to visit the baby Jesus with gifts?

b. Teleost

45.) This famous fantasy author also wrote The Father Christmas Letters. Who was it?

c. J.R.R. Tolkien