WHO
WHO IS SINGING ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE?
BRENDA LEE
WHAT DIRECTION WERE THE WISEMEN TRAVELLING?
EASTWARD - WESTWARD -NORTHWARD - SOUTHWARD
WESTWARD
THIS COUNTRY EXCHANGES BOOKS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND THEN SIT AROUND READING THEM AND EATING CHOCOLATE.
GERMANY - SWITZERLAND - ICELAND - MEXICO
ICELAND
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
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
WHO IS SINGING THE CHRISTMAS SONG?
NAT KING COLE
WHERE DID JESUS' FAMILY FLEE TO FROM BETHLEHEM?
NAZARTH - JERUSALEM - BETHANY - EGYPT
EGYPT
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
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
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
WHO IS SINGING A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS?
BURL IVES
HOW MANY ANGELS SPOKE THE SHEPHERDS IN THE FIELD?
1 - 3 - UNKNOWN - MULTITUDE
1 THEN A MULTITUDE APPEARED PRAISING
"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.
THIS CHEESE FROM GREECE IS MADE OF SHEEP'S MILK OR A COMBINATION OF SHEEP AND GOATS MILK
FETA
ON DECEMBER 5, 1933, THIS AMENDMENT WAS REPEALED AFTER ALMOST 14 YEARS OF NO HAPPY HOURS.
16TH - 17TH - 18TH - 19TH
18TH
WHO IS SINGING HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS?
JUDY GARLAND
HOW MANY MILES DID MARY AND JOSEPH HAVE TO TRAVEL?
@20 MILES - @35 MILES - @50MILES - @90 MILES
@90 MILES FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM
IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA , THIS CREATURE CAPTURES NAUGHTY BOYS AND GIRLS IN A SACK.
KRAMPUS
MADE FROM THE WHEY OF EITHER GOAT, SHEEP. COW OR ITALIAN WATER BUFFALO THAT IS USED IN LASAGNA
RICOTTA
ON DECEMBER 6, 1973, GERALD FORD WAS SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT UNDER RICHARD NIXON REPLACING THIS PERSON.
SPIRO AGNEW
WHO IS SINGING BLUE CHRISTMAS?
WILLIE NELSON
TRUE OR FALSE
THE BIBLE TELLS US OXEN AND SHEEP WERE PRESENT AT THE BIRTH.
FALSE. THE BIBLE DOES NOT SPECIFY
A TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER CONTAINS THIS MANY COURSES.
5 - 9 - 12 - 15
12 ONE FOR EACH APOSTLE
FROM NORWAY, THIS IS A MILD COW'S MILK CHEESE WITH LARGE IRREGULAR HOLES.
JARLSBERG
WHICH FIRST LADY WAS BORN IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ON DECEMBER 13, 1818
MARY TODD LINCOLN
WHO IS SINGING SILENT KNIGHT?
ELVIS
TRUE OR FALSE
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 25TH 336
TRUE
MISA DEL GALLO (MASS OF THE ROOSTER) IS CELEBRATED ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN THIS SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY
PERU - BRAZIL - BOLIVIA -CHILE
BOLIVA
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
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
WHO IS SINGING MARY'S BOY CHILD?
HARRY BELAFONTE
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
FRUITCAKE ORGINATED IN THIS COUNTRY
EGYPT - ISRAEL - IRAN - ITALY
EGYPT. IT WAS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FOR THE AFTERLIFE
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
ON DECEMBER 17, 1903, THIS WELL KNOW EVENT TOOK PLACE IN KITTY HAWK, NC
THE FIRST MOTORIZED FLIGHT
WHO IS SINGING SANTA BABY?
EARTHA KITT
NAME THE 3 GIFTS
GOLD, FRANCINCENSE AND MYRRH
SPRINKLING THE YULE LOG WITH RED WINE IS A TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY.
ENGLAND - FRANCE - SPAIN - GREECE
FRANCE
MANCHEGO CHEESE IS A SHEEP BASED CHEESE FROM THIS COUNTRY.
MEXICO - PORTUGAL - CUBA - SPAIN
SPAIN
ON DECEMBER 20, 1860, THIS SOUTHERN STATE WAS THE FIRST TO SUCCEED FROM THE UNION.
SOUTH CAROLINA
WHO IS SINGING HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS?
GENE AUTRY
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.
SERVING EEL ON CHRISTMAS EVE IS A TRADITION IN THIS COUNTRY
FRANCE - ITALY - JAPAN - SPAIN
ITALY
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
ON DECEMBER 26,2004, THIS TRAGEDY OCCURED KILLING 230,000 AND LEAVING 1.5 MILLION HOMELESS
INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI
WHO IS SINGING LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!?
DEAN MARTIN
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?"
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
MADE OF A COMBINATION OF CHEDDAR,COLBY AND OTHER CHEESES CREATES THIS
AMERICAN
ON DECEMBER 27, 1831, THE H.M.S. BEAGLE SET SAIL FROM PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND WITH THIS SCIENTIST ON BOARD.
CHARLES DARWIN