Famous Christmas Stories
Who is the author of the 1843 novel, "A Christmas Carol"?
a. Hans Christian Anderson
b. Clement Moore
c. Charles Dickens
d. Mark Twain
Charles Dickens
What language was "Silent Night" originally written in?
German, in 1818
What is the name of the main character in the movie "A Christmas Carol" first filmed in 1938?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What does the word Immanuel mean?
God With Us
How is the weather described in the song "Let It Snow"?
Frightful
Who wrote the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
a. O. Henry
b. Dr. Seuss
c. Clement Clarke Moore
d. Louisa May Alcott
Clement Clarke Moore
What carol has the line "God and sinners reconciled"?
a. O Come,O Come, Immanuel
b. O Come All Ye Faithful
c. Hark, the Harold Angels Sing
d. The First Noel
Hark, the Harold Angels Sing in 1739
What did Ralphie want for Christmas in the movie "A Christmas Story" (1983)?
A Red Ryder BB gun
Returning from Egypt, Joseph, Mary and Jesus settled in.....
a. Capernaum
b. Nazereth
c. Bethlehem
d. Jerusalem
Nazereth
What kind of sleigh is used in the song "Jingle Bells"?
One-horse open sleigh
Who authored the book "Skipping Christmas" on which the movie "Christmas With The Kranks" was based?
a. Peter Swanson
b. John Grisham
c. Stephanie Garber
d. Kristin Hannah
John Grisham in 2001
What carol includes the line "A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices"?
a. O Holy Night
b. We three Kings
c. O Come All You Faithful
d. O Little Town of Bethlehem
We three Kings, 1857
In "Home Alone" (1990), where where the McCallister family going for Christmas?
a. Hawaii
b. New York
c. Paris
d. London
Paris
Who plotted to kill the baby Jesus?
a. Pontius Pilate
b. Caesar Agustus
c. King Herod
d. Pharaoh
King Harod
What Andy William's song was used in a Staples commercial?
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
What was the name of Scrooge's partner in the novel "A Christmas Carol"?
Jacob Marley
What gift is given on the 7th day in the carol "On The Twelfth Day of Christmas"(written around 1780)?
a. geese a-laying
b. drummers drumming
c. minstrels playing
d. swans a-swimming
swans a-swimming
Name the famous department store featured in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)?
a. Harold's
b. Gimbels
c. Boomingdale's
d. Macy's
Macy's
Which two of the 4 gospels tell the Christmas story?
Matthew and Luke
What made Frosty come to life in the song "Frosty the Snowman"?
Putting on the old silk hat
In the Biblical "Greatest Story Ever Told", who is given the task of announcing the news of Jesus's birth to Mary?
Gabriel
What was the carol "Do You Hear what I Hear" inspired by?
a. The Cold War
b. The fall of the Berlin Wall
c.The Cuban Missile Crisis
d. The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962
Which Christmas movie grossed the highest ticket sales?
a. Home Alone (1990)
b. The Grinch (2018)
c. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
d. A Christmas Carol (2009)
The Grinch (2018)
Which one of the women listed below is not found in the Geneology of Jesus listed in Matthew, chapter 1.
a. Tamar
b. Rahab
c. Sarah
d. Bathsheba
Sarah
Which Bing Crosby song is the best selling single of all time?
a. White Christmas
b. Silver Bells
c. The Christmas Song
d. I'll Be Home For Christmas
White Christmas (1942)