christmas Trivia Quiz # 385
This is Christmas Quiz # 385, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Christmas Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Christmas Question 1
Scandalous Art - While he was guest in the house of his patron and friend, Dr. Max Linde, to portray his children, this artist refused to celebrate Christmas with the family, and preferred to spend it in a brothel. This was taken as an affront, and created a great tension between him and his protector. The event, though, as offensive as it was, gave rise to one of the artist's masterworks: "Christmas in the Brothel". Who was that painter, especially acclaimed for his anguished, screaming faces?
The correct answer is 'Edvard Munch'
"Disease, insanity and death were the angels which attended my cradle", said Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). His family had a long story of mental illnesses and untimely deaths, and he placed his own obsessions, grief and anxiety deep inside in his paintings. The most famous of them is "The Scream".
Ophthalmologist Dr. Max Linde (1862-1940) from Lübeck, Germany, owned one of the most important private collection of contemporary art in Europe. Thanks to his assistance and friendship, Munch achieved fame and financial independence. Many of Munch's works were commissioned by Linde and featured him and his family. "Christmas in a brothel" was painted in 1904/05 while Munch was guest at Linde's house to portray his children. The episode of Christmas spent in a brothel caused a separation between Linde and Munch, but there was a reconciliation some months later.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Max Linde (1862-1940) from Lübeck, Germany, owned one of the most important private collection of contemporary art in Europe. Thanks to his assistance and friendship, Munch achieved fame and financial independence. Many of Munch's works were commissioned by Linde and featured him and his family. "Christmas in a brothel" was painted in 1904/05 while Munch was guest at Linde's house to portray his children. The episode of Christmas spent in a brothel caused a separation between Linde and Munch, but there was a reconciliation some months later.
Christmas Question 2
Cold Weather Safety - Your kid decides to act out a scene from "A Christmas Story" and gets his tongue frozen to the metal flagpole outside. What should you do?
The correct answer is 'Pour warm water on his tongue'
If possible, pour warm water over the tongue to break the ice. If this isn't possible, blow on the area with warm air. Do NOT let the child break away from the pole, which could cause injury to his tongue. If the tongue bleeds, wrap it in clean, dry gauze. And tell him not to do any more stunts he sees in movies or TV.
Christmas Question 3
Facts You Didn't Know - "Anne of Green Gables" - An extra in the background of the Christmas ball scene, where Glbert snubs Anne looked like which familiar persoange?
The correct answer is 'Santa Claus'
He's an extra that liked to ride his Harley Davidson!
Christmas Question 4
Tough Christmas Music Quiz - Who co-wrote "The Christmas Song(Chestnuts Roasting)"?
The correct answer is 'Mel Torme'
I'd love to get his royalty check every season!
Christmas Question 5
'Christmas Vacation' Quotes - 'Little full, lots of sap.'
The correct answer is 'Clark'
Talking about the Griswold family Christmas tree.
Christmas Question 6
Queen, Their Music and Lives - Which of Queen's songs was twice a UK Christmas number one?
The correct answer is 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Bohemian Rhapsody is the only single ever to twice be a UK Christmas number one!
Christmas Question 7
"Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey" - Which of these did Brian once give to Lois as a Christmas gift?
The correct answer is 'A bird'
When Brian tries to relieve himself on the lawn, Lois ends up spraying him with the hose so that he'll learn his lesson and learn to use the toilet. Lois recalls that the situation is just as bad as a birthday present that he once got her (a dead bird). She ends up forcing Brian to wear a diaper and Stewie ridicules him because of it.
Christmas Question 8
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Super Quiz! - Which of these does Meatwad not get for Christmas in the episode "Mail Order Bride"?
The correct answer is 'toy brain'
Meatwad wants hair so he can look professional, although he is afraid the hair might have come from an elf's head.
Christmas Question 9
Marley and the 'Wailers'. - Most musical acts tended to end with dramatic exits. Some sprang back on stage for encore performances while others 'brought the house down' with up-tempo signature songs.
In 'A Christmas Carol', which one of Jacob Marley and the 'wailers' made the LEAST dramatic exit by simply disappearing?
In 'A Christmas Carol', which one of Jacob Marley and the 'wailers' made the LEAST dramatic exit by simply disappearing?
The correct answer is 'Christmas Present'
Chapter 3 (regarding 'Christmas Present'): 'Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost, and SAW IT NOT.' (My capitals)
Chapter 4 (regarding 'Christmas Yet To Come'): Scrooge '...saw an alteration in the Phantom's hood and dress. It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost'.
Chapter 1 (regarding 'Jacob Marley'): '...after listening for a moment, joined in the mournful dirge; and floated out upon the bleak, dark night'.
Chapter 2 (regarding 'Christmas Past'): '...dropped beneath it,...Scrooge pressed it down with all his force, he could not hide the light, which streamed from under it, in an unbroken flood upon the ground'.
Chapter 4 (regarding 'Christmas Yet To Come'): Scrooge '...saw an alteration in the Phantom's hood and dress. It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost'.
Chapter 1 (regarding 'Jacob Marley'): '...after listening for a moment, joined in the mournful dirge; and floated out upon the bleak, dark night'.
Chapter 2 (regarding 'Christmas Past'): '...dropped beneath it,...Scrooge pressed it down with all his force, he could not hide the light, which streamed from under it, in an unbroken flood upon the ground'.
Christmas Question 10
Tough Christmas Music 2 - Again, which is not a part of Handel's Messiah?
The correct answer is 'Let He Who Is Without Sin'
"The Pastoral Symphony" is an instrumental piece within the oratorio, and is not to be confused with the title of Beethoven's sixth symphony.