First and foremost, Merry Christmas everyone. I hope your travels are safe and your presents abundant. Okay, in the spirit of the holidays... here is a quiz about Christmas (answers due to me by the 29th of December). Good Luck!
1. In 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', what was the name of the Grinch's dog?
A) Mitch
B) Mike
C) Max
D) Marx
2. Many movies about Christmas have been made for television and the cinema over the years, including dozens of versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Which of the following films has NOT yet been made?
A) The Jetsons' Christmas Carol
B) Popeye's Christmas Carol
C) Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
D) Mickey's Christmas Carol
3. When are the '12 Days of Christmas'?
A) The 12 days after Christmas: December 26 to January 6
B) The 12 days around Christmas: Christmas Eve to January 4
C) The 12 days before Christmas: December 14 to December 25
D) The 12 days beginning with the winter solstice:
December 21 to January 1
4. Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas tree?
A) Queen Elizabeth
B) King James VI
C) Queen Victoria
D) King George II
5. How did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe develop?
A) Eating it makes your mouth pucker
B) It was associated with the Scandinavian love goddess
C) The Druids used it in marriage ceremonies
D) It was used to make love potion in ancient times
Oh and just for fun... If you were to buy everything from the 12 Days of Christmas song, it would cost you a total of $18,348.87! Click on each of the items (pear, bird, maid, etc.) to see the change in price over the last 21 years.
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Okay, points awarded are as followed...
Grandpa - 3 points
Laura - 3 points
Jimmy - 2 points
Debbie - 1 point
Glen - 1 point (only stumped on #5)
Correct answers are...
1. C - Max
(only one everyone got right)
2. B - Popeye's Christmas Carol
(other movies release dates: A - 1985, C - 1962, D - 1983)
3. A - 12 days after Christmas
(I was surprised too)
4. C - Queen Victoria
(I had just watched a special on Christmas Trees the night before writing this)
5. B - It was associated with the Scandinavian love goddess
(Here's the story:
The Norse god Balder was the best loved of all the gods. His mother was Frigga, goddess of love and beauty. She loved her son so much that she wanted to make sure no harm would come to him. So she went through the world, securing promises from everything that sprang from the four elements--fire, water, air, and earth--that they would not harm her beloved Balder.
Leave it to Loki, a sly, evil spirit, to find the loophole. The loophole was mistletoe. He made an arrow from its wood. To make the prank even nastier, he took the arrow to Hoder, Balder's brother, who was blind. Guiding Holder's hand, Loki directed the arrow at Balder's heart, and he fell dead.
Frigga's tears became the mistletoe's white berries. In the version of the story with a happy ending, Balder is restored to life, and Frigga is so grateful that she reverses the reputation of the offending plant--making it a symbol of love and promising to bestow a kiss upon anyone who passes under it.)
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