Here's a little quiz to test your knowledge of how much you REALLY KNOW about Christmas.  Some are easy, but others are a little more difficult, so grab a pen, jot your answers down and compare them with the correct answers when you finish.


1. Which of these companies was the first to use Santa Clause in an advertisement? 
Pepsi 
Coca-Cola  
7-Up  
Fanta  
2. Which president was the first to decorate the White House Christmas tree? 
Franklin Pierce  
Benjamin Franklin  
George Washington  
Abraham Lincoln  
3. Which country did the gingerbread house come from? 
Austria 
Switzerland  
Germany  
United States  
4. What kind of Christmas does Elvis Presley sing about? 
White  
Red  
Blue  
Snowy
5. In what year was "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, published? 
1765  
1843  
1860  
1906  
6. What is the name of the Grinch's dog in the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"? 
Pete  
Sam  
Ruth  
Max  
7. Where was "A Christmas Carol" written? 
Australia  
United States  
Germany  
United Kingdom  
8. Which reindeer helps Rudolph fly at the reindeer games? 
Donner  
Clarice  
Dancer  
Blitzen  
9. Which reindeer is Rudolph's dad? 
Dancer  
Dixon  
Donner  
Blitzen  
10. Which Christmas movie has been played more than any other? 
A Christmas Story 
Home Alone  
Frosty the Snowman  
It's a Wonderful Life  


These next ten are a bit more difficult....
1. What Christmas plant is "Viscum" used to label: 
Mistletoe  
Holly 
Ivy 
Sage  
2. The name of Scrooge's dead business partner: 
James Willcot  
John Mantis 
Jacob Marely  
Jimmy Booth  
3. Which author made the remark "I gave them for Dinner a Piece of rost Beef and plumb Puddings – and after dinner half a Pint of strong Beer apiece. ": 
Philip Larkin  
James Woodforde  
Samuel Johnson  
Evelyn Waugh  
4. Who tried to steal Christmas from the "Whos of Whoville" in the 1966 cartoon based on the Dr. Seuss Story?: 
The Grinch  
The Snowman  
Hattie Jacques  
Ian Holm  
5. What was the film called in which Peter Auty sang Walking in the Air?:
The Grinch  
The Snowman  
Hattie Jacques  
Ian Holm  
6. What Christmas food is made from "marsh-whorts":
Stuffing  
Sweet Potatos  
Marshmallows  
Cranberry sauce 
7. Which ocean is Christmas Island in: 
Pacific Ocean  
Atlantic Ocean  
Indian Ocean 
Arctic Ocean  
8. Who wrote the poem, "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees": 
Paul Thereaux  
Walt Whitman  
James Joyce  
T S Eliot  
9. Which continent is the turkey from: 
South America  
North America  
Europe  
Australia  
10. In which author's novel is it "always winter but never Christmas":
C S Lewis  
John Masefield  
Jacob Marley  
Sherlock Homes  


Answers: 
Question 1: The correct answer is the Coca-Cola. 
Question 2: The correct answer is Franklin Pierce. 
Question 3: The correct answer is Germany. 
Question 4: The correct answer is Blue. 
Question 5: The correct answer is 1843. 
Question 6: The correct answer is Max. 
Question 7: The correct answer is United Kingdom. 
Question 8: The correct answer is Clarice. 
Question 9: The correct answer is Donner. 
Question 10: The correct answer is It's a Wonderful Life. 


Here are the answers to second ten questions:


Answers: 
I've just GOT to quit spiking the egg nog!!! Here are the answers.

Answers

Question 1: The correct answer is the Mistletoe.

Question 2: The correct answer is Jacob Marely.

Question 3: The correct answer is James Woodforde.

Question 4: The correct answer is The Grinch.

Question 5: The correct answer is The Snowman.

Question 6: The correct answer is Cranberry sauce.

Question 7: The correct answer is Indian Ocean.

Question 8: The correct answer is T S Eliot.

Question 9: The correct answer is North America.

Question 10: The correct answer is C S Lewis.





posted on Dec 14, 2010 3:50 PM (CST)

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