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Christmas Trivia Time
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Christmas Trivia Time I have been searching the world wide web for trivia about Christmas and have compiled this Quiz for your enjoyment. 1)Which of the following is not one of Santa's reindeer? a)Dasher b)Dancer c)Bonner d)Blitzen 2)Which of the following names does NOT belong to one of the Three Kings? a)Caspar b)Balthazar c)Teleost d)Melchior 3)If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval Christmas Party, what would you probably do with it? a)Eat it b)Burn it c)Put it in your sweetheart's hair d)Use it to polish your boots 4)In the Ukraine, what does it mean if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning? a)Good Luck b)Misfortune will strike in the coming year c)The winter will be unusually cold d)Your house needs cleaning 5)After Scrooge has reformed his life at the end of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, he invites Bob Cratchit to join him for some "smoking bishop". What did he mean? a)A fast variation of chess popular in Victorian London b)A premium pipe tobacco c)A hot spiced drink d)A Christmas pudding, soaked in Brandy and set alight 6)In Tchaikovsky's ballet, "The Nutcracker", who is the nutcracker's main enemy? a)A girl called Clara b)The King of Mice c)Dr. Almond d)Drosselmeyer the magician 7)What is the Irish custom of "feeding the wren" or "hunting the wren" on December 26th? a)Taking one's in-laws out to dinner b)Carrying a wren door to door, to collect money for charity c)Leaving a basket of cakes at the door for passers-by d)Putting out suet and seeds for the wild birds 8 ) In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. Of what material is it usually made? a)Candy b)Straw c)Uranium d)Wood 9) In Lithuania, if Kaledu Senelis, or Grandfather Christmas, appears to the on Christmas Eve to hand out presents, the recipient must: a)Find the gift while blind-folded b)Guess what the gift is, or pay a forfeit c)Kneel to receive the gift d)Perform a song or poem before receiving the gift 10)In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. What should you do to get rid of them? a)Placate them with gifts of rice pudding b)Burn either salt or an old shoe c)Sing hymns in a loud voice d)Throw your sandals at them After answering the quiz, enter this post to see how you did  |
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Here are your answers ... no peeking till you finished the quiz 1)c. Bonner ... Donner was one of Santa's reindeer, Bonner is just a misspelling 2)c. Teleost ... a teleost is actually a fish. The word refers to any member of the large group that also includes eel, salmon and plaice. 3)a. Eat it ... Frumenty was a spiced porridge enjoyed by both rich and poor. It was the forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It is linked in legend to the Celtic god Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth. 4)a. Good Luck ... There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Christmas morning, she awoke to find that spiders had trimmed her children's tree with their webs. When the morning sun shone on them, the webs turned to silver and gold. An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. 5)c. A hot spiced drink ... Mulled wines were popular festive drinks in 19th century London. They were undoubtedly much safer to drink than the untreated water. To make Smoking Bishop, take 6 bitter oranges and stick them with 6 cloves each. Put them in a bowl, cover with cheap red wine, and set in a warm place for a day. Squeeze the oranges into the wine and strain. Add port. Heat, and serve with a cinnamon stick. 6)b. The King Of The Mice ... the King of the Mice, usually portrayed with seven heads, leads his troops against the nutcracker's toy soldiers. He loses the battle when Clara, the heroine, stuns him with a shoe. 7)b. Carrying a wren door to door, to collect money for charity ... One explanation for this St Stephen's day custom refers to a legend in which the saint was given away by a chattering wren while hiding from his enemies. Children cage the wren to help it do penance for this misdeed. 8 )b. Straw ... Scandinavian Christmas festivities feature a variety of straw decorations in the form of stars, angels, hearts and other shapes, as well as the Julbukk. 9)d. Perform a song or poem before receiving the gift ... The gifts are usually given after the traditional Christmas feast of twelve meatless dishes, which itself does not begin until the first star appears. Each diner at this special meal - the Kucios - must at least sample each of the dishes. 10) b. Burn either salt or an old shoe ... The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage the Kallikantzaroi. Other techniques include hanging a pig's jawbone by the door and keeping a large fire so they can't sneak down the chimney. I only got 6 of these right ... how did you do? MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT
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12/23/2006 3:18 pm |
6 of 6. Wishing you the best; Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 
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and a very merry christmas to ya.... *scratching me head* Wannabe/Sexpot - which one do you want me to be? 
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That was one tough quiz...I gave up halfway through, and usually I rock at multiple choice questions! pchamp - are you going all multi-culti on us? Merry Christmas! (( mistletoe ))    
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I flat out missed #7 and was 50-50 on 9 and 10. This was COOL! Yeah, I'm still [blog 1hotwahine]
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12/23/2006 7:33 pm |
Hopping around blogville and sending everyone I have visited a Merry Christmas!
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grins - bonner is a serial killer - i did okay - got 8 but luck played a big part - that's why multiple choice tests are easier to ace a merry christmas to you PC and may magic find its way to you and yours we You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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Knew a few and learned a few. Wishing you the best for the holidays. Org.
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12/24/2006 11:58 pm |
Well, as with all test - I started out with a bang, then failed miserabaly...bah humbug. LOL Wishing YOU a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS too sweetie!! {=}
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Happy Holiday wishez for you and those you love 
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12/25/2006 5:40 pm |
Merry Christmas to YOU and a Joyful and Prosprous New Year! Lots of Love Bev{=}{=}{=}
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