LIFE WITH SANTA
They are Santa’s helpers at his workshop.
What are elves? According to several fictional accounts, including in the 2003 film Elf, the highest honor for an elf is to reach the position of toy builder. In addition to building and painting toys, they take care of Santa’s transport animals and pets.
This is to put things in alphabetical order.
What is alphabetize? Entries that start with a numeral go before the entries beginning with letters.
This term is for those related by marriage only and how you might introduce your spouse’s family members.
What are in-laws? Jane Fonda plays a particularly difficult mother-in-law in the 2005 film Monster-in-Law.
When you avoid or ignore someone at a get-together, you are said to give them this cold body part.
What is shoulder? When you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them, walk away from them, or refuse to answer their phone calls, texts, and emails.
Children who have been bad during the year might find a lump of this in their stockings
What is coal? The tradition is thought to have begun in Italy, where children got coal in their stockings if they were bad and fruit and candy if they were good
When you misspeak and feel embarrassment, you are said to have egg on this part of your body.
What is face? When people have egg on their face, they feel foolish.
This is the most striking attribute of an elf’s ears.
What is they are pointed? Mr. Spock (Star Trek) also has pointed ears.
Winners sometimes receive this.
What is a prize? Sometimes it’s a ribbon, a medal, or a cash prize.
These are the family members who inherit from an estate.
What are heirs? A beneficiary is any person who inherits through an estate—family members and non-family members.
This four-letter word, when preceded by cold, describes a few days of extremely cold weather.
What is snap? Two factors differentiate a winter cold snap from typically cold weather: it’s a brief, sudden change and much colder than normal.
This spot in New York City finds revelers celebrating outside waiting to see the ball drop on New Year’s Eve.
What is Times Square? The first Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration took place in 1904 to inaugurate Times Square. The New York Times produced the event.
We were once told real men don’t eat this egg dish.
What is quiche? The 1982 book by Bruce Feinstein, Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche, is a satirical look at the macho man.
These animals power Santa’s sleigh.
What are reindeer? In North America, you’ll find caribou. In Europe, you’ll find reindeer. The animals are two species belonging to the same family, and the differences are mostly geographical.
To say “I’m sorry” is to do this.
What is apologize? When you are sincere, it can imply a change in behavior.
) Baby boomers and millennials are examples of these.
What are generations? A family generation is roughly 20 to 30 years, while a social generation is around 15 to 20 years.
This is a term for a liquid asset—money that is immediately available. It’s preceded by cold.
What is cold hard cash? Cash on hand is the only guaranteed liquid asset. Other liquid assets include stocks, bonds, antiques, jewelry, furniture, and cars.
This is the predominant color for decorations during Hanukkah.
What is blue? Accent colors include silver and/or white. In 1864, Ludwig August Frankl authored the poem “Judah’s Colours,” and since then, blue and white have been the colors of the Jewish faith.
All eggs start out this color.
What is white? They turn brown, green, or blue. You can predict the color (white or brown) of the egg by the hens’ earlobes.
He is the red-nosed reindeer.
Who is Rudolph? There are nine reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh, and Rudolph’s nose guides the way
This means to add jewelry, scarves, shoes, and purses to an outfit.
What is accessorize? Changing accessories can transform daytime attire into nighttime attire.
No matter how much we feed and shelter them, the IRS does not consider them dependents. However, we still consider them family members.
What are pets? Our pets live the life of Riley, and in return, we receive unconditional love from them.
This is the coldest continent.
What is Antarctica? In 2013, the coldest-ever recorded temperature was –135 degrees Fahrenheit.
This cake has a reputation for lasting a long time and is made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices that are soaked in spirits.
What is fruitcake? Johnny Carson once joked, “There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.”
This is a 20th-century term describing a brainiac or a studious person who often sports a pocket protector in the pocket of a short-sleeve shirt.
What is egghead or nerd? Today, you don’t often hear the term egghead, but you still hear nerd
Address letters to Santa here.
What is the North Pole? Even though opening another person’s mail is illegal, an exception is made for letters to Santa, and approved individuals answer those letters.
Milk that you buy in the store is homogenized and this.
What is pasteurized? Pasteurization heats the milk and then rapidly cools it. Homogenization comes next; it breaks down the fat molecules so the milk doesn’t separate.
These family members go back many generations.
Who are ancestors? The term is usually applied to generations before our grandparents even though some of us knew our great-grandparents.
People make cold calls for this reason.
What are sales (or donations)? A cold call is when you call someone you don’t know to try to make a sale or to solicit a donation.
At these holiday parties, everyone brings one gift and goes home with one gift. Unfortunately, these gift exchanges typically include items that few would want to take home.
What is a white elephant party? Sometimes these gift exchanges are called a Yankee Swap or a Dirty Santa.
These eggs were crafted during the Russian Empire.
What are Fabergé eggs? The eggs were created from 1885–1917 by Peter Carl Fabergé, with each egg taking a year to make. Most were made for the Romanov family.
Santa is also known as this saint.
Who is Saint Nicholas? Interestingly, there was a real man referred to as St. Nicholas. He was a third-century bishop who lived in what is now modern-day Turkey.
When you come up with a game plan to reach a goal, you are doing this.
What is strategize? The strategy is the plan, and the steps you take are the tactics. Both are used in the military and in business.
This term is applied to a widow who inherited her landowner status, such as Maggie Smith’s character in Downton Abbey.
What is dowager? Maggie Smith plays Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
When you win a Pyrrhic or moral victory, or you receive little sympathy or encouragement, you could say it is a cold one of these.
What is comfort? Another example of cold comfort is when people are hurting and they know there are others in worse condition.
This is the first major city in the southern hemisphere to usher in the new year with magnificent fireworks over its harbor.
What is Sydney, Australia? Since it’s summertime in Australia, more than a million people gather for the festivities.
The yolk’s color indicates this.
What is nutritional value? Yolk color ranges from yellow to reddishorange. The darker the color, the more nutritional value the egg has.