Christmas Carol
Who is the artist first popularized the song “White Christmas”?
Bing Crosby.
Crosby recorded this song in October 1942. It topped the charts for 11 weeks after its release, well past the Christmas season.
What is the name of the fourth reindeer mentioned in the first line of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
Vixen.
The line begins, “You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen….”
All roads lead to this city.
What is Rome? This quote derives from the 12th-century expression “A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome.” And, in fact, they did. All secondary cities on the peninsula had a road leading to Rome.
Professional and some amateur photographers develop their own film in this place.
What is a darkroom? Developers can see in darkrooms thanks to safelights, which are red bulbs.
This is the world’s tallest land animal.
What is a giraffe? It can grow up to 19 feet tall, with its neck reaching nine feet long.
Canadians celebrate this statutory holiday the day after Christmas, known for big sales and relaxation.
Boxing Day
What holiday song was the first song to be broadcast in space?
Jingle Bells
In 1965, Gemini 6 astronauts reported a “low-flying object traveling from the north pole” to mission control. Then, they played “Jingle Bells” over the radio transmission using a harmonica that they smuggled aboard the spacecraft.
What is the English translation of the song title “Feliz Navidad”?
“Happy Christmas” or “Merry Christmas”
This Green Bay Packers coach is credited with saying, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.”
Who is Vince Lombardi? He gets the credit, but it’s since been discovered that Vanderbilt University football coach Henry “Red” Sanders first uttered the saying in 1948, as recorded in The Birmingham News.
This lens allows you to take close-up photos from a distance.
What is a zoom or telephoto lens? They’re available in various strengths. Zoom lenses are essential when photographing dangerous wildlife and birds.
This flightless bird has the same name as a fruit.
What is the kiwi? Kiwis are an endangered species, with only five percent surviving birth. They’re the national bird of New Zealand.
This Canadian province is known for its iconic Christmas tradition of réveillon, a late-night feast on Christmas Eve.
Quebec
What popular Christmas song is sung with the verses in English and the chorus in Spanish?
“Feliz Navidad.”
José Feliciano wrote the song in both languages to make sure that it would get played on English-speaking radio stations.
In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what is the name of the snowman?
Parson Brown. The couple in the song is imagining that the parson will marry them soon.
“Much ado about nothing” is a 16th-century expression from this playwright.
Who is William Shakespeare? Its meaning is similar to “making a mountain out of a molehill.”
If you want a lens for photographing wide landscapes, you’ll need this lens.
What is wide-angle (or panoramic)? According to expertphotography.com, a wide-angle lens “displays a wider field of view than our vision.” Wide-angle lenses are available with an optional zoom feature.
These docile marine mammals “get high” on pufferfish.
What are dolphins? Scientists have observed dolphins handling the pufferfish in such a way that the fish release a toxin. The toxin causes dolphins to get high and even have hallucinations.
Each year, Canada donates a massive Christmas tree to this U.S. city as a gesture of friendship and gratitude for its support during the Halifax Explosion of 1917.
Boston
According to the lyrics in “Holly Jolly Christmas,” what should you say to “everyone you meet”?
“Hello.” The line goes, “Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet.” It’s also recommended to have a “cup of cheer” and to “kiss her once” under the mistletoe.
Burl Ives sang “Holly Jolly Christmas” as the snowman in what 1964 animated TV special?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
This holiday special features an animation technique known as stop-motion. In stop-motion animation, clay and other physical objects are slightly moved by hand in between photographic shots. In the final film product, the photographs are strung together to create the illusion of movement.
This expression is boxing slang for getting out of serious trouble just in the nick of time.
What is saved by the bell? Though the expression has come to be associated with getting out of school work, it originated in boxing circles in the late 1800s as a way of saying a round ended just in time for a fighter to escape defeat.
This is the term for the opening or hole in the lens.
What is aperture? The larger the aperture, the more light enters the lens. It works just like the pupils in your eyes.
This largest whale is also the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth.
What is the blue whale? Antarctic blue whales can grow up to 110 feet long and weigh 330,000 pounds.
This uniquely Canadian tradition in Newfoundland involves dressing in disguise and visiting neighbors during the Christmas season.
mummering
Who was the “Singing Cowboy” famous for recording “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
Gene Autry. Originally, Gene Autry didn’t want to record a Christmas tune because he wanted to stick to his country-and-western genre, but he was persuaded by songwriter Johnny Marks.
What Christmas song did Jimmy Boyd record when he was only 13 years old?
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.” Jimmy Boyd was discovered as a child after he auditioned for The Al Jarvis Show. After “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” became a hit, Boyd would go on to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show five times.
“The emperor has no clothes” is an expression rooted in a fairy tale by this Danish author.
Who is Hans Christian Andersen? It comes from the tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” which appeared in Fairy Tales Told for Children.
SLR stands for this.
What is single-lens reflex? SLR cameras have detachable lenses and offer far more control than “point-and-shoot” cameras. Today, many professional photographers use digital SLR cameras.
This is the deadliest creature in the animal kingdom.
What is the mosquito? The World Health Organization reports that hundreds of thousands of deaths each year are attributable to vector-borne diseases, including mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, etc.
What is Santa's address for this unique Canadian postal program allows children to send letters to Santa Claus using this special address, and they’ll receive a reply in return.
Santa Claus
North Pole
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Canada