christmas Trivia Quiz # 5
This is Christmas Quiz # 5, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Christmas Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Christmas Question 1
Merry Christmas Bones - Finish this quote of Jack Hodgins.
"Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn, it stops. You tell it to stop, it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage and it watches reruns of _______."
"Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn, it stops. You tell it to stop, it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage and it watches reruns of _______."
The correct answer is 'Firefly'
Zack created an adorable little robot that responded to voice commands, but the machine was not listening very well. Zack told Hodgins he needed to fix the voice recognition protocols. "Firefly" was the short-lived TV series created by Joss Whedon, which produced an excellent full length feature film in 2005 called "Serenity". Joss also created both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", which at one time starred David Boreanaz (Booth). "Wonderfalls'" executive producer was Tim Minear, also of "Firefly" and "Angel" fame. Tim went on to create his own show, "The Inside", but it only lasted seven episodes during the summer of 2005.
Christmas Question 2
Many Versions of 'A Christmas Carol' - Many critics agree that the British version back in 1951 is the cornerstone version of the book. Who played Scrooge in it?
The correct answer is 'Alastair Sim'
Alastair Sim gave a performance of his life for this version. This is one of my favorites also.
Christmas Question 3
Christmas by Christmas - 2003. Who telephoned the police to tell them that Phil was still at large?
The correct answer is 'Kate'
Phil's mate had been arrested in Portsmouth as a decoy, to allow Phil to visit Kate and Den in the Square. Kate took the gun from him, and gave him an hour to leave before she phoned the police. As it was, he had to dodge the police cars as he spent that time waiting for, and then seeing Den in Angie's Den.
Christmas Question 4
Traditional Christmas Songs - In 'While Shepherds Watched,' what did the shepherds watch?
The correct answer is 'Their flocks'
Nahum Tate wrote the verses of this song in 1700, to an English hymn composed in 1592 by Thomas Este.
Christmas Question 5
Did I lie? - Which of these food items did Victor, a vegan, refuse at the Christmas dinner party?
The correct answer is 'Marshmallows'
Marshmallows contain eggs and these are not eaten by vegans.
Christmas Question 6
Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories - In "Stain Boy's Special Christmas", what does Stain Boy get for Christmas?
The correct answer is 'a new uniform'
"For Christmas, Stain Boy got a new uniform.
It was clean and well pressed,
comfy and warm."
It was clean and well pressed,
comfy and warm."
Christmas Question 7
Elvis Is In The Building - December 3, 1968, Colonel Parker wanted the final song of Elvis' triumphant 68' Come-back Special to be a traditional Christmas Carol. Producer Steve Binder thought otherwise and asked an original song to be written for the closing number. What was the name of this powerful song?
The correct answer is 'If I Can Dream.'
The dramatic and heart-felt "If I Can Dream," was an anthem about brotherhood commissioned during the very turbulant times at hand. 1968 had seen the assassinations of both Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. Choral director W. Earl Brown wrote the number, and after listening a dozen times or so, Elvis announced, "I'll do it."
It became his biggest hit in five years.
It became his biggest hit in five years.
Christmas Question 8
Midshipman and Fine Lady - What three colors is the riding habit Amy gives Jacky at Christmas?
The correct answer is 'Maroon, light gray, and deep green'
Jacky gives Colonel and Mrs. Trevelyne a miniature portrait of Amy and she gives Amy a miniature of Ezra Pickering. Jacky receives one of Amy's old riding habits (even though she says it is too much at first) from Amy, and a Spanish mantilla of black lace from Randall.
Christmas Question 9
Jacob Marley Unchained - In the beginning of "A Christmas Carol," author Charles Dickens declares that Jacob Marley is as dead as which inanimate object?
The correct answer is 'Door nail'
Charles Dickens tells us that "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon `Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail." And thus begins one of the greatest English-language Christmas stories of all time.
Christmas Question 10
The Night Before Christmas - What was St. Nick dressed in?
The correct answer is 'fur'
"He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot". I had assumed the white part of the suit was made of fur, but I didn't think the red was!