christmas Trivia Quiz # 44
This is Christmas Quiz # 44, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Christmas Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Christmas Question 1
Simon Birch - Why did Simon "get" to be the baby Jesus in the Christmas pagent?
The correct answer is 'he was the only one that fit into the manger'
And I suppose to find a doll would have been too easy?!
Christmas Question 2
Christmas Trivia - "The decoration placed on top of a Christmas tree is usually a star or an angel." Is this statement true or false?
The correct answer is 'True'
In days of yore, a star was usually placed on top of the tree as a symbol of hope and good luck. An angel was placed to bless and protect the home. For most people today, they are placed for decorative purposes only.
Christmas Question 3
Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #8 - "They said there'll be snow at Christmas. They said there'll be peace on Earth. But instead it just kept on raining, a veil of tears for the Virgin birth."
The correct answer is 'Emerson, Lake and Palmer'
"I Believe in Father Christmas" was originally released as a single, but can be found on ELP's greatest hits album entitled "Works, Volumes 1 & 2".
Christmas Question 4
"The Holiday" Part III - Where does Miles take Iris on Christmas Eve?
The correct answer is 'Video store'
Yes, they spend Christmas Eve in a video store! Not my idea of the ideal place to be on the most magical night of the year, but it worked for them! Actually, Miles, being in the movie industry, has taken a great interest in the old movies that Arthur has recommended to Iris. Even though we don't see them renting any videos, they were probably there for that purpose. (Dustin Hoffman is also in the video store!)
Christmas Question 5
'Christmas Vacation' Movie 2 - What did Eddie do to the sewer under Clark's house?
The correct answer is 'Drained the motorhome toilet'
It exploded and made the Santa display fly into the sky.
Christmas Question 6
Yule Britannia - A traditional British Christmas dinner involves a roast turkey. In Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" what was Bob Cratchet's family going to be eating until Scrooge bought them a big turkey?
The correct answer is 'A goose'
The turkey-fowl was at one time often confused with a bird of that name, now called the guinea-fowl which was from Guinea but imported to Britain via Turkey. I have heard that the Turkish give the turkey a name meaning Mexican bird which is more accurate*. Right up until the Second World War, the turkey was a delicacy that only the rich could afford, so the reformed Scrooge was indeed being extravagant here. Goose would have been the usual Christmas meal in Victorian times. The boar's head was, historically, a popular Christmas dish in England and there is a mediaeval carol about it that is still sung today. [I have since been informed that the Turkish actually call it "hindi" suggesting, like the French "dindons", that it came from India. How odd.]
Christmas Question 7
Girl Power #2: Girl Bands - Which girl band reached the UK Christmas number one in 2002?
The correct answer is 'Girls Aloud'
This band is another manufactured television band. The girl band beat popstar rivals, boyband One True Voice's double single "Sacred Trust/After You're Gone" with their single "Sound Of The Underground".
Christmas Question 8
"South Park" Character Description - He loves Christmas.
The correct answer is 'Mr. Hankey'
He has an alcoholic wife and 3 children.
Christmas Question 9
"Christmas Party" - Who got himself/herself in secret Santa?
The correct answer is 'Kevin'
He was supposed to tell somebody, but he just got a foot-soak bath for himself.
Christmas Question 10
Christmas with the Kranks - Luther Krank gives away his cruise tickets to his neighbors Walt and Bev Scheel as a Christmas gift.
The correct answer is 'True'
Walt and Luther never really got along all that well and since his wife Bev has been so sick, Luther gives them the cruise tickets. They can take it together as a Christmas gift from Nora and himself.