Christmas

Friday, December 29, 2023

Yes, I have been silent for awhile, but life has been very crazy. Nonetheless, I do want to wish you all a very merry Christmas season and a blessed New Year.

Before the New Year rolls in, I thought I would give you an opportunity to take a Christmas quiz. The quiz is not compiled by me. I’ve had it so long I don’t even remember where I got it. The quiz is broken up into three different categories: Easy, not so easy, and hard. Ready to see what you know?

Easy

1. Q: In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
2. Q: What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
3. Q: Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
4. Q: Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice? 
5. Q: What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?” 
6. Q: One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that? 
7. Q: What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892? 
8. Q: In 1981, Bob and Doug McKenzie released their own version of a classic Christmas song. Which song is that? 
9. Q: What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve? 
10. Q: What much-reviled Christmas edible is known for its long shelf life? 

Not So Easy

1. Q: In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name? 
2. Q: What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever? 
3. Q: In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale? 
4. Q: “Miracle on 34th Street” centers on what real-life department store? 
5. Q: In the song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” what “incriminating” evidence was found on Grandma’s back? 
6. Q: How many reindeer are featured in the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas?” 
7. Q: What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
8. Q: In “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” who played Scrooge? Hint: It wasn’t a Muppet.
9. Q: What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
10. Q: According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?

Hard

1. Q: What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus? 
2. Q: Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s. 
3. Q: In the 1964 classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” what was the name of Rudolph’s faithful elf companion? 
4. Q: According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime? 
5. Q: In the TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what three words best describe the Grinch?
6. Q: What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
7. Q: In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
8. Q: What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas?”
9. Q: “Who are the 8 reindeer?  
10. Q: Who wrote Silent Night?

So, how did you do? If you would like the answers, just let me know in the comments.

Blessings, Mari