Sunday Special - Christmas Quiz

[luckytrim]

Sunday Special - Christmas Quiz

1. What object, which is part of the Christmas activities, was introduced by St. Boniface ?
2. Which Patron Saint, the subject of a Christmas Carol, has his Saints Day on 12/28 ?
3. Which period precedes Christmas on the Christian calendar ?
4. On which day does Christmas end and Epiphany begin ?
5. Who played the title role in Bad Santa ?
6. In which movie was "White Christmas" first sung ?
7. What would you do with a Wassail ?
8. What is a Buche de Noel
9. The practice of decorating a tree at Christmas time originated in what European
country ?
10. When is the feast day of St. Nicholas ?
11. 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire' is the opening line for which classic Christmas
tune?
12. 'Jingle bell time is a swell time, to go gliding in a one-horse sleigh' is a line from which
popular tune ?.
13. 'Somebody snitched on me' ...
14. Which Christmas ballad beseeches us to 'hang a shining star upon the highest bough'?
15. 'Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling, too'...
16. You may not be aware that a certain popular Christmas tune begins with the following
lines: 'Christmas makes you feel emotional. It may bring parties or thoughts devotional.'
Which song is this?
17. In which raffish Christmas tune has a certain individual 'been drinking too much
eggnog' and, even worse, has 'forgotten her medication'?
18. In which Christmas tune do children often insert ad-libbed lyrics such as 'like a light
bulb', 'like Pinocchio' and 'like Columbus'?
19. In which Christmas hit of the 1980s is the line 'But say a prayer; Pray for the other
ones' ?
20. Which classic Christmas tune features the request, "I want a yacht and really thats not A lot" ?
21. "the dog keeps barking up the chimney flue
And we don't know what we're going to do......"
22. ............"I won't make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click...."
23. "So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh; Come peasant, king to own Him.
The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him...."
24. Fill in the missing lyric;
"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
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
To see a _____ hero standing there....."
25. "With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air..."
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1. the Christmas tree
2. St. Wenceslas
3. Advent
4. January 6th
5. Billy Bob Thornton
6. Holiday Inn
7. Drink it
8. A Chocolate Log
9. Germany
10. December 6th
11. The Christmas Song
12. Jingle Bell Rock
13. Nuttin' for Christmas.
14. A Merry Little Christmas.
15. Sleigh Ride.
16. Silver Bells.
17. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
18. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
19. Do They Know It's Christmas?.
20. Santa Baby
21. The Chimney Song
22. All I Want for Christmas is You
23. What Child is This
24. Hippo ( from I want a hippopotamus for Christmas)
25. Carol of the Bells

 

[LPBeier]

I got 12 out of 25 - should have done a lot better

 

[CWS4322]

I think #10 can have two dates. It is celebrated on the 5th in parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I always knew it as the 5th and was surprised it was the 6th.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Correct in red:

1. the Christmas tree
2. St. Wenceslas
3. Advent
4. January 6th
5. Billy Bob Thornton
6. Holiday Inn
7. Drink it
8. A Chocolate Log
9. Germany
10. December 6th
11. The Christmas Song
12. Jingle Bell Rock
13. Nuttin' for Christmas.
14. A Merry Little Christmas.
15. Sleigh Ride.
16. Silver Bells.
17. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
18. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
19. Do They Know It's Christmas?.
20. Santa Baby
21. The Chimney Song
22. All I Want for Christmas is You
23. What Child is This
24. Hippo ( from I want a hippopotamus for Christmas)
25. Carol of the Bells

 

[luckytrim]

I think #10 can have two dates. It is celebrated on the 5th in parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I always knew it as the 5th and was surprised it was the 6th.

FYI - for purposes of this and other quiz questions, the correct answer will (hopefully) be the most universally accepted answer............. There may be small areas of the possibility of alternate answers (in this case, parts of Germany, for instance).

As pertains to this question..................
The Twelve Days of Christmas are the festive days beginning Christmas Day (25 December). This period is also known as Christmastide and Twelvetide. The Twelfth Night of Christmas is always on the evening of 5 January, but the Twelfth Day can either precede or follow the Twelfth Night according to which Christian tradition is followed. Twelfth Night is followed by the Feast of the Epiphany on 6 January. In some traditions, the first day of Epiphany (6 January) and the twelfth day of Christmas overlap.

 

[Addie]

I learned that January 6th was the day of Jesus' circumcision. The Bris. That was the reason for the celebration on the 6th. A major day for those of the Jewish faith. As Jesus was.