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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Christmas Trivia!

Ready for some interesting trivia?! Do your best to answer the questions, and then look to the comment underneath the post; I'll put the answers there. Good luck!

1. What Christmas plant is "Viscum" used to label:

      -Mistletoe, Holly, Ivy, or Sage ?

2. The name of Scrooge's dead business partner:
     -James Willcot, John Mantis, Jacob Marely, or Jimmy Booth ?

3. Which author made the remark "I gave them for Dinner a Piece of rost Beef and plumb Puddings – and after dinner half a Pint of strong Beer apiece. ":
      -Philip Larkin, James Woodforde, Samuel Johnson, or Evelyn Waugh ?

4. Who tried to steal Christmas from the "Whos of Whoville" in the 1966 cartoon based on the Dr. Seuss Story?:
      -The Grinch, The Snowman, Hattie Jacques, or Ian Holm ?

5. What was the film called in which Peter Auty sang Walking in the Air?:
     -The Grinch, The Snowman, Hattie Jacques, or Ian Holm ?

6. What Christmas food is made from "marsh-whorts":
     -Stuffing, Sweet Potatos, Marshmellows, or Cranberry sauce ?

7. Which ocean is Christmas Island in:
     -Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, or Arctic Ocean ?

8. Who wrote the poem, "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees":
     -Paul Thereaux, Walt Whitman, James Joyce, or T S Eliot ?

9. Which continent is the turkey from:
     -South America, North America, Europe, or Australia ?

10. In which author's novel is it "always winter but never Christmas":
       -C S Lewis, John Masefield, Jacob Marley, or Sherlock Homes ?


(Above is the link where I found this quiz and many others if you want to explore and try some more trivia!)


Leave a comment and let me know how you did!

1 comment:

  1. Here are the answers:
    1. Mistletoe
    2. Jacob Marley
    3. Samuel Johnson
    4. The Grinch
    5. The Snowman
    6. Cranberry sauce
    7. Indian Ocean
    8. T S Elliot
    9. North America
    10. C S Lewis

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