WHO
BIBLICAL CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD
SAY CHEESE!!!
DECEMBER
1

WHO IS SINGING ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

BRENDA LEE


1

WHAT DIRECTION WERE THE WISEMEN TRAVELLING?

EASTWARD - WESTWARD -NORTHWARD - SOUTHWARD

WESTWARD

1

THIS COUNTRY EXCHANGES BOOKS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND THEN SIT AROUND READING THEM AND EATING CHOCOLATE.

GERMANY - SWITZERLAND - ICELAND - MEXICO

ICELAND

1

THIS STATE PRODUCES THIS CHEESE, BUTTERKASE. A SOFT COW CHEESE MODERATELY POPULAR IN GERMANY. OUR DAUGHTER INTRODUCED US TO THIS AT A FARMER'S MARKET IN CHICAGO.

WISCONSIN

1

ON DECEMBER 1, 1988, BENAZIR BHUTTO WAS NAMED TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY. THE FIRST WOMAN TO GOVERN A MUSLIM NATION.

QATAR - PAKISTAN - KUWAIT - AFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN

2

WHO IS SINGING THE CHRISTMAS SONG?

NAT KING COLE

2

WHERE DID JESUS' FAMILY FLEE TO FROM BETHLEHEM?

NAZARTH - JERUSALEM - BETHANY - EGYPT

EGYPT

2

LA POSADA IS A PROCESSIONAL THAT GOES DOOR TO DOOR IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS IN THIS COUNTRY

SPAIN - MEXICO - BRAZIL - PORTUGAL

MEXICO

2

THIS CHEESE ORGINATED IN THE DUCHY THAT NOW SPANS GERMANY, NETHERLANDS AND BELGUIM, THAT HAS A STRONG SMELL CAUSED BY THE BACTERIUM BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS.

LIMBURGER

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ON DECEMBER 2, 1823, THIS PRESIDENT ISSUED HIS "DOCTRINE", STATING THAT ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS BY EUROPEAN NATIONS TO CONTINUE COLONIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE WOULD BE VIEW AS A THREAT TO AMERICA.

JAMES MONROE

3

WHO IS SINGING A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS?

BURL IVES

3

HOW MANY ANGELS SPOKE THE SHEPHERDS IN THE FIELD?

1 - 3 - UNKNOWN - MULTITUDE

1 THEN A MULTITUDE APPEARED PRAISING

3

"HERE WE GO A-WASSAILING AMONG THE LEAVES SO GREEN"

WHAT IS WASSAIL?

Wassail is a hot, mulled punch often associated with Yuletide, What is wassailing? The purpose is to encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest the following season. It takes place on the twelfth night after Christmas and involves a visit to a nearby orchard for singing, dancing, drinking and general merrymaking.  

3

THIS CHEESE FROM GREECE IS MADE OF SHEEP'S MILK OR A COMBINATION OF SHEEP AND GOATS MILK

FETA

3

ON DECEMBER 5, 1933, THIS AMENDMENT WAS REPEALED AFTER ALMOST 14 YEARS OF NO HAPPY HOURS.

16TH - 17TH - 18TH - 19TH

18TH 

4

WHO IS SINGING HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS?

JUDY GARLAND

4

HOW MANY MILES DID MARY AND JOSEPH HAVE TO TRAVEL?

@20 MILES - @35 MILES - @50MILES - @90 MILES

@90 MILES FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM

4

IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA , THIS CREATURE CAPTURES NAUGHTY BOYS AND GIRLS IN A SACK.

KRAMPUS

4

MADE FROM THE WHEY OF EITHER GOAT, SHEEP. COW OR ITALIAN WATER BUFFALO THAT IS USED IN LASAGNA

RICOTTA

4

ON DECEMBER 6, 1973, GERALD FORD WAS SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER RICHARD NIXON REPLACING THIS PERSON.

SPIRO AGNEW

5

WHO IS SINGING BLUE CHRISTMAS?

WILLIE NELSON

5

TRUE OR FALSE

THE BIBLE TELLS US OXEN AND SHEEP WERE PRESENT AT THE BIRTH.

FALSE. THE BIBLE DOES NOT SPECIFY

5

A TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER CONTAINS THIS MANY COURSES.

5 - 9 - 12 - 15

12 ONE FOR EACH APOSTLE

5

FROM NORWAY, THIS IS A MILD COW'S MILK CHEESE WITH LARGE IRREGULAR HOLES.

JARLSBERG

5

WHICH FIRST LADY WAS BORN IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ON DECEMBER 13, 1818

MARY TODD LINCOLN

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WHO IS SINGING SILENT KNIGHT?

ELVIS

6

TRUE OR FALSE

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 25TH 336

TRUE

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MISA DEL GALLO (MASS OF THE ROOSTER) IS CELEBRATED ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN THIS SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY

PERU - BRAZIL - BOLIVIA -CHILE

BOLIVA

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THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS CHEESE FROM DENMARK THAT INTRODUCED RENNET INTO THE CURING PROCESS THAT CREATES A SOFT CHEESE THAT MY WIFE LIKES ON SANDWICHES

HAVARTI

6

ON DECEMBER 16, 1944, HILTER TRIED ONE LAST TIME TO BREAK THE ALLIES ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARDENNES FOREST IN THIS FAMOUS BATTLE

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

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WHO IS SINGING MARY'S BOY CHILD?

HARRY BELAFONTE

7

TRUE OR FALSE

THERE WERE ONLY 3 WISE MAN

FALSE. WE DON'T KNOW. IT IS ASSUMED ONLY THREE BECAUSE OF THE MENTION OF 3 GIFTS

7

FRUITCAKE ORGINATED IN THIS COUNTRY

EGYPT - ISRAEL - IRAN - ITALY

EGYPT. IT WAS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FOR THE AFTERLIFE

7

THE MOST FAMOUS OF BLUE CHEESES FROM ENGLAND IS FROM THIS REGION THAT GIVES IT IT'S NAME. ALSO I USE IT IN MY SIGNATURE DISH OF A PORK LOIN, STUFFED WITH THIS CHEESE, PORCHINI MUSHROOMS AND APPLES WITH AN APPLE CHUTNEY. 

STILTON

7

ON DECEMBER 17, 1903, THIS WELL KNOW EVENT TOOK PLACE IN KITTY HAWK, NC

THE FIRST MOTORIZED FLIGHT

8

WHO IS SINGING SANTA BABY?

EARTHA KITT

8

NAME THE 3 GIFTS

GOLD, FRANCINCENSE AND MYRRH

8

SPRINKLING THE YULE LOG WITH RED WINE IS A TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY.

ENGLAND - FRANCE - SPAIN - GREECE

FRANCE

8

MANCHEGO CHEESE IS A SHEEP BASED CHEESE FROM THIS COUNTRY.

MEXICO - PORTUGAL - CUBA - SPAIN

SPAIN

8

ON DECEMBER 20, 1860, THIS SOUTHERN STATE WAS THE FIRST TO SUCCEED FROM THE UNION.

SOUTH CAROLINA

9

WHO IS SINGING HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS?

GENE AUTRY

9

HOW LONG AFTER THE BIRTH DID THE MAGI SHOW UP WITH THEIR GIFTS?

12 DAYS - 3 MONTHS - OVER 1 YEAR 

IT IS BELIEVED TO BE ABOUT 2 YEARS, BECAUSE HEROD ORDERED ALL CHILDREN 2 AND UNDER TO BE KILLED WHEN THE WISEMEN DIDN'T RETURN TO JERUSALEM.

9

SERVING EEL ON CHRISTMAS EVE IS A TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY

FRANCE - ITALY - JAPAN - SPAIN

ITALY

9

THIS CHEESE WAS INVENTED AROUND 1900 IN GERMANY. IN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES THIS CHEESE IS MARKETED AS "BLUE BRIE" IT IS A HYBRID OF CAMEMBERT AND GORGONZOLA, HENCE THIS NAME.

CAMBOLOZOLA

9

ON DECEMBER 26,2004, THIS TRAGEDY OCCURED KILLING 230,000 AND LEAVING 1.5 MILLION HOMELESS

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI

10

WHO IS SINGING LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!?

DEAN MARTIN

10

TRUE OR FALSE

MARY HAD OTHER CHILDREN AFTER JESUS

TRUE. MARK 6:3 SAYS "IS THIS NOT THE CARPENTER, THE SON OF MARY, AND BROTHER OF JAMES , JOSES, JUDAS AND SIMON? AND ARE NOT HIS SISTERS HERE WITH US?"

10

CHRISTMAS HAS ONLY BEEN CELEBRATED IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A FEW DECADES AS A NON-RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY, WITH KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AS THE MEAL OF CHOICE.

JAPAN - VIETNAM - CUBA - CHINA

JAPAN
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MADE OF A COMBINATION OF CHEDDAR,COLBY AND OTHER CHEESES CREATES THIS

AMERICAN

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ON DECEMBER 27, 1831, THE H.M.S. BEAGLE SET SAIL FROM PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND WITH THIS SCIENTIST ON BOARD.

CHARLES DARWIN

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