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Christmas Trivia
Reindeer Songs
Relevance Examples
Presumption and Clarity
Rudolph's Logic Riddles (Name the Fallacy)
100

In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” I am the name of Rudolph’s Dad.

Who is Donner?

100

Every parent’s favorite Christmas carol.

What is "Silent Night"?

100

Representative Corbitt has no grounds making any judgment about the President. It's been proven that he's an liar himself.

What is "tu quoque"?

100
We need a summer vacation because kids and teachers need time to enjoy the sun and warm weather.
Begging the question
100
Dozens of people are switching from Sprint to Verizon. You should too!
Mob Appeal
200

Name the four main food groups according to Buddy in “Elf”?

What are Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?

200

What Alvin wants for Christmas in "The Chipmunk Song"?

What is a hula hoop?

200
You can't accept his argument against abortion. He's a man, so he doesn't have to be pregnant. Plus, he's a member of Catholic Church, which opposes abortion.
Ad hominem circumstantial
200
I'm not really an excellent student. I just listen well in class, do my homework, and receive mostly A's.
Distinction without a Difference
200
After I read the back cover of the book, I knew I wouldn't like it. After all, you don't have to eat a whole cake to know if it's bad.
False Analogy
300

This Christmas item takes its name from the old French word estincelle, which means ‘spark’?

What is tinsel?

300

In "Jingle Bell Rock," everyone is dancing and prancing around me.

What is The Christmas tree?

300
Don't be just another student that can't get into a decent college because of mediocre SAT scores. Use the Miss De Boer, supercalifragilisticxpladocious method! You don't have to settle for mediocrity!
Either Appeal to Fear or possibly Snob Appeal
300

FREE GIFT of a homework pass. ***when you bring Ms. Lisa coffee every morning for a year.

Accent

300
Of course our school should start a hockey team. I have evidence right here that shows that students who participate in sports perform better academically.
Irrelevant Thesis
400

In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” he explains the true meaning of Christmas to Charlie Brown.

Who is Linus?

400

This lyric is from what song:

There's lots of room for him
In our two-car garage
I'd feed him there
And wash him there
And give him his massage

What is: I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

400

Soft drinks have been around ever since the late 1800's, so they must be good.

Chronological Snobbery

400
A spider bit me once, it got infected, and I had to go to the doctor for medicine. All spiders are dangerous.
Hasty Generalization
400
Homework is given in every school and always will be. Just accept your fate.
Is-ought
500

The significance of the red and white stripes on a traditional peppermint candy cane. (think Biblically)

What is:The red stripes are said to represent the blood and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and the white lines symbolize his purity.

500

Name the 12 days of Christmas (in order!)

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings
Four calling birds, three French hens
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree!

500
All teachers enter the profession just so they can boss kids around and sit at the pool all summer.
Straw man fallacy
500
Do not trust atoms. They make up everything.
Equivocation
500

Miss Lisa didn't have her coffee this morning. That must be why she is grumpy.

False Cause