Christmas Food
In ‘The Christmas Song’ what was ‘roasting on an open fire’?
Chestnuts
When you misspeak and feel embarrassment, you are said to have egg on this part of your body.
Face
Which person has served as Postmaster General of the United States?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Charles Lindberg
D) Montgomery Ward
Benjamin Franklin
When you avoid or ignore someone at a get-together, you are said to give them this cold body part.
shoulder
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
Nile - 4,132 mi
Amazon - 3,977 mi
Which brand popularised the image of Santa as we know it?
Coca Cola
We were once told real men don’t eat this egg dish.
quiche
Stagecoaches carried both passengers and mail throughout the nineteenth century. Where were the mail sacks placed on these coaches?
a) Under the passengers' seats
b) Under the driver's seat
c) On the top and rear portions of the stagecoach
d) Every place listed above and a few more
Under the Driver's seat
This four-letter word, when preceded by cold, describes a few days of extremely cold weather
snap
What is the start of a river called?
The Source or headwaters
Which fruit is traditionally placed in Christmas stockings?
Orange
All eggs start out this color
white
They turn brown, green, or blue. You can predict the color (white or brown) of the egg by the hens’ earlobe
When did the Post Office Department begin its official Air Mail Service?
A) 1903
B) 1918
C) 1927
D) 1939
1918
This is a term for a liquid asset— money that is immediately available. It’s preceded by cold
cold hard cash
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Missouri River
This Christmas beverage is also known as milk punch.
Eggnog
This is a 20th-century term describing a brainiac or a studious person who often sports a pocket protector in the pocket of a short-sleeve shirt
egghead or nerd
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this two-word rhyming term for letters sent through the postal system originated in 1982.
Snail Mail
This is the coldest continent.
Antarctica
The Jordan River flows into this body of water
The Dead Sea
Babka, a sweet bread or cake filled with a variety of sweet fillings such as chocolate, is popular with which ethnoreligious group?
Jewish
These eggs were crafted during the Russian Empire.
Fabergé eggs
Why were rural Americans enthusiastic about the nationwide establishment of Rural Free Delivery Service in 1902?
a) They could get receive free magazines by mail
b) They could now mail their letters for free
c) Rural Americans no longer had to make long trips into town to receive their mail
d) All of the above
Rural Americans no longer had to make long trips into town to receive their mail
People make cold calls for this reason.
sales (or donations)
What river runs through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River
In the old days, women in England who wanted to find a husband ate what at Christmas for good luck?
Gingerbread Men
The yolk’s color indicates this
nutritional value
Yolk color ranges from yellow to reddish-orange. The darker the color, the more nutritional value the egg has.
During the Second World War, the Post Office had to try and reduce the weight and volume of mail sent overseas to and from soldiers. How did the Post Office do this?
a) By offering people free telegraph and phone service
b) By photographically reducing letters, and shipping the rolls of film overseas
c) By limiting overseas correspondence to one page
d) By developing super lightweight stationery
b) By photographically reducing letters, and shipping the rolls of film overseas
When you win a Pyrrhic or moral victory, or you receive little sympathy or encouragement, you could say it is a cold one of these
comfort
How many U.S. states does the Mississippi River run through?
10 – Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.