christmas Trivia Quiz # 367

As Eddie says,' Jelly of the month club, that's the gift that keeps on giving'!

Christmas has a traditional pudding, the crowning glory of the dinner. It is usually cooked a month in advance and steamed for a few hours on the day. Then it is turned out of its bowl, whiskey poured over it and set alight. Delicious. Today brandy butter is becoming a fast rival of the whiskey flambé.

Limo driver Argyle (De'voreaux White) muses aloud to himself as he hops into his limousine to drive John McClane (Bruce Willis) and his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) to her California home.



"Die Hard" set new standards in action films, as it pitted a lone policeman against a band of terrorists in a confined space. Was that a good or bad thing for Hollywood? You decide.

The others had died more than 50 years early than Martin. Billy played seven of his 11 seasons as a Yankee, retiring in 1961. He played in five World Series only losing one. Martin even hit five World Series home runs. He played with some Yankee greats including DiMaggio, Berra, Rizzuto, and Mantle. As a manager, he moved to Minnesota and took the team to win the AL West. He also moved out before the year was over due to his negative interactions with his players. In addition to his three Yankee World Series appearances, he also managed Detroit, Texas, and Oakland. Martin was 61.

Sir Charles Chaplin died on December 25, 1977 at his home in Switzerland.

The lyrics of this song are by the French poet Cappeau de Roquemare who convinced his friend, the composer Adolphe Adam, to set it to music. Adam's great ambition was to write grand opera, though none of his operas have achieved lasting popularity; apart from the "Cantique de Noel", he is best known for his score to the ballet "Giselle". Although "Cantique de Noel" achieved great popularity when it first appeared, Roquemare's subsequent Socialist sympathies and the revelation that Adam was a Jew resulted in condemnation from the Catholic church; the archbishop of Paris denounced the piece as being "utterly devoid of the spirit of religion". None of this ultimately prevented the piece from achieving worldwide popularity. The English translation by John Sullivan is the standard for performances in the U.S. and the U.K. "O Holy Night" became especially popular among abolitionists in the U.S. during the Civil War era due to the sentiments expressed in Verse 3: "Chains shall He break; for the slave is a brother, and in His name all oppressions shall cease."

A song written and performed by Celine Dion was also on this album - "Don't Save It All For Christmas Day."

In "Diamonds are for Heather", the show opens in the Nags Head Pub. It is Spanish night and Del, in an attempt to raise his spirits, talks to a single lady named Heather. They become very close, and Del takes a shine to both her and her son.



However, when he produces a diamond ring to propose, hence the title, Heather informs him that her husband has returned.



A very funny scene is near the very end after his offer is turned down, when he asks the carol singers to sing "Old Shep".