Twinnie's Holiday Trivia Contest!

[Zarine]

Thanks Twinny!

 

In Here Comes Santa Claus, a young boy traded his toy chest for the safe return of whom:  his parents or brothers?

 

His parents

 

Who wrote the mystery "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding?

 

Agatha Christie!  ;D

 

Who "earned" his costarring role with Michael Learned in A Christmas Without Snow, Ralph Bellamy or John Houseman?

 

John Houseman

 

Mamie was the name of the housekeeper in what holiday classic?

 

Holiday Inn

 

What Elizabeth barrett spouse wrote the poem "Christmas Eve"?

 

Robert Browning

 

 

 

[faerielin]

Ummm... I think Sor got some of my points....?

 

Cabbage patch dolls and bonfire in set 12? I may be missing it, though.

 

And I think I got the Christkind in Switzerland right, too. Just want to be sure.

[faerielin]

Set 12:

What type of school separates Buddy and his friend after the Christmas recalled in the Capote story?

military school

 

Set 10:

What All About Eve star married Arthur Farnsworth on New Year's Eve, 1940?

Bette Davis

 

 

[twinflower]

Sorry Fae love!!  I will go back and check!

 

I will try to update this tonite!  Sorry with the ice storm and weather issues in Oklahoma City I have not had any online access since Wednesday night!!  So sorry you guys!! 

 

I am checking the boards real quick while I am can get on at the moment..LOL but it has started to rain/sleet/snow as I type and the wind is kicking up and the temps falling...*rolls eyes*  but I really love winter!!!

[twinflower]

Where do I begin with the I'm sorry's? 

 

*smiles*  Fae..you're absolutly right!  I guess I was Sor happy?!?  Anyway I have corrected myself and given you credit with the answers!!

 

Second..I apologize for being absent these past few days!  Looks like the weather is settling down..and my cable and electric are all fixed and functional!! YIPPEE!!!

 

Thanks for answering all that you did! *grins*  Zarine is going to catch up to Fae at this rate!! 

 

Everything answered was correct!  And there two that Twinnie stumped the gang on!!

 

What special features a beaer who tries to avoid hibernating so he can participate in Christmas? LOL I gave you the answer almost everytime you guessed wrong!!  The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas

 

and...

In what film did Doris Day sing "Christmas Story"?  On Moonlight Bay

 

*grins*

 

Ok..there are four NEW sets of questions just waiting to be answered!!  LOL  I bet you'll need google for several of them!! They are a not what I would call common knowledge!!  HeHe! 

 

Don't forget to write your letter to Santa..or to Ring a bell!!!

[Esperanza]

This week, the kids are actually playing nicely together, so I can try to answer some of these...

 

Does eggnog contain eggs?

Yes

 

 

In the movie Home Alone 2, what city park is featured?

Central Park

 

 

What country's eldest daughter dresses in white and awakens her parents by singing "Santa Lucia"?

Sweden

 

 

What type of spiritual gaurdian was Gideon in One Magic Christmas?

Angel

[Zarine]

Yay for catching up!

 

What carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"?

 

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

 

What is the name of Scrooge's clerk?

 

Bob Cratchit

 

Who did Santa Claus conquer in a 1964 space thriller:  Russians or Martians?

 

MARTIANS! I love this movie and own it.

 

In China, who is Lam Khoong-Khoong:  Santa or Rudolph?

 

Santa

 

How many days did it take Handel to write The Messiah:  twenty-four or ninety?

 

24

 

In It Came Upon A Midnight Clear what Andy Hardy star played the dead retired detective?

 

Mickey Rooney

 

The muleish voices of this 1977 animation featured Roger Miller and Brenda Vaccaro.

 

Nestor, the long eared Christmas donkey

 

Is chicken or pork served as the main course for a Columbian Christmas dinner?

 

Pork

 

What does Meri Kurisumasu mean in Japan?

 

Merry Christmas

 

Soon after this carol for peace, "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," was written, what nineteenth-century American war broke out?

 

"Veni, Emmanuel" is the Latin translation of what carol?

 

Oh come, Oh come, Emmanuel

 

In "We Three Kings", which direction is the star leading, stil proceeding:  east or west?

 

West

 

Does Frosty the Snowman wear a scarf?

 

Yes

[faerielin]

What Christmas carol does Melanie WIlkes sing at Tara's melancholy Christmas in Gone With the Wind?

Hark, The Herald Angels Sing

 

Soon after this carol for peace, "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," was written, what nineteenth-century American war broke out?

Civil War

 

What was Edison General Electric Co. the first to produce?

light bulbs

 

Who was Santa's lead reindeer in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

Rudolph, (or is this referring to before Rudolph?)

 

[faerielin]

*giggles & pokes Zarine* You got your post up right before me! I was typing in half the answers you just posted when it told me there was a new post! :P

[Zarine]

*giggles and pokes back*

 

Sorry.

[twinflower]

tiddly tink tiddly tink tiddly tink!  and the competition heats up!!!

 

*grins and goes to check answers and update*

[twinflower]

YIPPEE the Blue Sashes have arrived!!  Welcome Esperanza!!  and well done!  All of yours were correct...

 

*giggles*  Zarine you also got  all of yours correct..except for the war one..did you forget to put the answer after the question?  LOL Fae got it for you!!

 

Fae love..they are giving you a run  for the money now!!  Umm...got two wrong though hon!  We are looking for Santa's lead reindeer BEFORE Rudolph!  and they did create bulbs..but specific ones?  Can you be a bit more seasonal?  *grins*

 

Ok..I'll go update the list..and add a new set of questions!  Going to leave them all open another day!  LOL I'm sure the answer is somewhere!!  GOOD LUCK!

 

Updated to here!

[Sorandha]

What carol contains the line "God and sinners reconciled"?

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

 

What popular snack can you string together and place on a Christmas tree?

popcorn

 

Who said, "God Bless Us, Every One!"?

Tiny Tim

 

In Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what made the squirt gun a misfit toy?

it squirts out jelly

 

What was Edison General Electric Co. the first to produce?

Hmm, more seasonal, I would guess the outside Christmas lights? or did the tree lights come first?

 

Who was Santa's lead reindeer in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

Comet

 

[faerielin]

Set 18

In what decade did flashing Christmas lights debut:1930's or 1950's?

I'm gonna guess 50s

 

Who is the gift bringer in Hungary:  Mikulas or the Wisemen?

Mikulas

 

What ski-nosed comedian annually had a Christmas special on NBC?

Bob Hope

 

What did George Bailey's father die of:  an accident or stroke?

stroke

 

Where is the Fir Tree thrown on the day after Christmas in the Anderson story:  attic or basement?

attic

 

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Set 17

Who are the Mexican gift bringers?

Los Reyes Magos

 

Who comes dressed in a snow white gown?

Mrs. Clause

 

Who portrayed the Bishop in The Bishop's Wife?

David Niven

 

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Set 15

In It Came Upon A Midnight Clear what Andy Hardy star played the dead retired detective?

mickey rooney

 

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Set 14

What Pittsburgh Pirate legend died in a plane crash January 1, 1972?

Roberto Clemente

 

In The Homecoming, who was late on Christmas Eve:  Ma or Pa Walton?

Pa Walton

 

 

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Set 13

At the beginning of the story, what is the Fir Tree's ambition?

to be tall

 

[UrsulaLV]

Count me in!

 

Set 13

What was Edison General Electric Co. the first to produce?

Christmas lights

 

Who was Santa's lead reindeer in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

Dasher?

 

 

Set 18

In what decade did flashing Christmas lights debut:1930's or 1950's?

1930's

 

Who is the gift bringer in Hungary:  Mikulas or the Wisemen?

Mikulas

 

Where is the Fir Tree thrown on the day after Christmas in the Anderson story:  attic or basement?

the story says "garret", but they cary the tree UP to it, and garrets are basements?

 

 

Set 17

Who comes dressed in a snow white gown?

"Here comes Suzy Snowflake, dressed in a snow white gown!!!"

[twinflower]

*hugs ursula and grins*

 

i didn't think anyone else knew that song!!  *sings* Here comes Suzy Snowflake dressed in a snow white gown..tap tap tapping at your window pane to tell you she's in town...

 

LOL when I was little..like 5, I got an album..yes the vinyl kind, that had the story of Rudolf on it, and the suzy snowflake song..and the story of Rudolf's second Christmas and the song the Night before Christmas!!  Still listen to it once every year!

[U4ea]

Set 18

What ski-nosed comedian annually had a Christmas special on NBC?

Bob Hope?

 

What did George Bailey's father die of:  an accident or stroke?

~stroke

 

 

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Set 17

 

Who are the Mexican gift bringers?

"Los Reyes Magos," (The Three Kings) but he doesn't come until Jan. 6th

 

 

In Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what made the squirt gun a misfit toy?

~JELLY! :D

 

Who portrayed the Bishop in The Bishop's Wife?

in 1947- David Niven (I love Cary Grant!)

The remake, in 1998 with Whiteney Houston and Densel Washington (The Preacher's Wife) it was Courtney B vance.