🎄🎁 ~Half Asked Christmas Trivia~ 🎁🎄

Music / Carols

100

In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which is NOT one of the names of Santa's other reindeer?

A. Dancer 

B. Dotter

C. Dasher 

D. Donner

B. Dotter

_{(Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen)}

200

In the song 12 days of Christmas what is given on the 7th day?

A. Maids a Milking

B. Geese a Laying

C. Swans A Swimming 

D. Ladies Dancing

C. Swans A Swimming

300

In Santa Baby, the singer asks for a '54 convertible in which color?

A. Dark Green 

B. Light Green 

C. Light Blue 

D. Dark Blue

C. Light Blue

400

Released in 1958, this is the only Christmas song to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart.

A. It's The Most Wonderful Time - Andy Williams

B. Christmas Don't be Late - Alvin and the Chipmunks

C. The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby

D. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Barry

B. Alvin and the Chipmunks - Christmas Don't be Late  

500

The words of this Christmas song were written by a Priest called Fr. Joseph Mohr in Austria, in 1816.

A. Do You Hear What I Hear

B. Away In A Manger

C. Silver Bells

D. Silent Night

D. Silent Night

 _{The music was added two years later in 1818, by his school teacher and friend Franz Gruber, for the Christmas service at St. Nicholas church in Austria.}

Festive Movie Quotes

100

"The Best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear."

A. Elf

B. The Grinch

C. The Nutcracker

D. Annie

A. Elf

_{Premiering in 2003, Elf amassed $221.8 million dollars at the box office.}

200

"Keep the change you filthy animal!"

A. Scrooged

B. It's a Wonderful Life

C. Bad Santa

D. Home Alone

D. Home Alone

_{Home Alone was scored by the famous composer John Williams. Who also scored films like, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, E.T., Jaws, Star Wars and many more iconic films.}

300

"Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind."

A. Unaccompanied Minors

B. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

C. Miracle on 34th Street 

D. Jack Frost

C. Miracle on 34th Street

_{The film premiered May 2, 1947.}

400

"Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings."

A. Prancer

B. It's A Wonderful Life

C. A Christmas Story

D. Deck The Halls

B. It's A Wonderful Life

_{In the case of It's a Wonderful Life, that miracle actually came many years after the film's initial debut. When the movie bowed in 1946, it was such a flop that it ended up closing down the studio and, more or less, ending director Frank Capra's career.}

500

“You'll shoot your eye out, kid!”

A. Silent Night, Deadly Night

B. A Christmas Story

C. It Happened On Fifth Avenue

D. The Santa Clause

B. A Christmas Story

_{The film released on November 18, 1983.}

General

100

How many Reindeer drive Santa Claus' Sleigh?

A. 6

B. 9

C. 7

D. 8

D. 8

_{(Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen)}

200

Which of Santas Reindeer is named after an animal?

A. Blitzen

B. Prancer

C. Vixen

D. Donner

C. Vixen

_{A female fox is called a “vixen”}

300

How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?

A. 1 

B. 2 

C. 3 

D. 4

D. 4

_{The four ghosts consist of: His former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.}

400

This American company has been using Santa Clause in their advertising since the 1930's?

A. Jell-O

B. Kodak

C. Coca Cola 

D. M&M's

C. Coca Cola

_{Coca-Cola began to use the red image of Santa on advertising in the 1930s, when the company hired artist Haddon Sunbloom to create a character of Santa Claus for use in festive campaigns. The idea was to ensure people continued to drink Coke during the winter months, as the drink was associated with warm, summer days.}

500

By orders of this man that the people go back to the city of their forefathers, Mary and Joseph returned to Bethlehem.

A. Nero

B. Caesar Augustus

C. Tiberius

D. Constantine The Great

B. Caesar Augustus

_{In Luke, Joseph and Mary's trip to Bethlehem is undertaken in order to satisfy an imperial command by Caesar Augustus that all individuals return to their ancestral towns “that all the world should be taxed.” Since Mary was pregnant with Jesus at the time the command had to be carried out they returned to her hometown of Bethlehem in order to complete the legally binded census.}

History

100

Which country is Santa said to be from?

A. The United States

B. England

C. France

D. Turkey

D. Turkey 

_{(The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey.)}

200

What well known Christmas Song was the first to be broadcast from space in 1965?

A. Run Rudolph Run

B. Jingle Bells

C. Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

D. A Holly Jolly Christmas

B. Jingle Bells

300

Which state has a town named Christmas?

A. Arizona

B. Massachusetts 

C. Nevada 

D. Washington

A. Arizona

_{(Florida also has a town named Christmas.)}

400

Originating in Germany about 250 years ago as a straight stick, the candy cane's "J" shape is meant to resemble this object:

A. A Fishing Hook

B. A Water Pipe

C. A Shepherd's Crook

D. A Metal Rod

A. Shepherd's Crook

500

In what year did the White House first use electric lights for its Christmas Tree?

A. 1879

B. 1895

C. 1901

D. 1912

B. 1895 

_{(Grover Cleveland was the first US President to use electric lights for his Christmas Tree.)}

Traditions

100

Which common item in Christmas decor, is said to represent Christ's Crown of Thorns in Christianity:

A. Rosemary

B. Mistletoe

C. Christmas Rose

D. Holly

D. Holly

_{(The berries represent drops of his blood shed because of the thorns.)}

200

Hanging stockings by the fireside has become a popular Christmas tradition, but before stockings, Dutch children actually hung these.

A. Shoes

B. Cloth Sacks

C. Backpacks

D. Baskets

A. Shoes

300

This native Mexican plant is displayed almost exclusively at Christmastime in the U.S.

A.  Amaryllis

B. Mistletoe

C. Poinsettia 

D. Christmas Tree

C. Poinsettia 

_{(This plant follows a 16th-Century Mexican legend wherein a girl was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. Inspired by an angel she gathered weeds from the roadside and placed them in front of the church altar. The weeds then sprouted into Poinsettias.)}

400

Which country was the first to use the tradition of a Christmas tree?

A. Spain

B. Argentina

C. Ukraine

D. Germany

D. Germany

500

The legendary German character who shows up 2 weeks before Christmas each year, raggedly dressed beating bad boys and girls with a switch to scare them into being good so Santa will bring them presents is preserved today in Pennsylvania Dutch communities, what is this characters name?

A. Krampus

B. Vertep

C. Badalisc

D. Belsnickel

D. Belsnickel