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CHRISTMAS CAROL TRIVIA
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Posted on 12/22/2004 9:27:37 AM PST by mware

Christmas Carol Quiz -

Name the carols described in each riddle

1. Oh, member of the round table with missing areas

2. Boulder of the tinkling metal spheres

3. Vehicular homicide was committed on Dad's mom by a precipitous darling

4. Wanted in December: top forward incisors

5. The apartment of two psychiatrists

6. The lad is a diminutive percussionist

7. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis

8. Decorate the entryways

9. Cup-shaped instruments fashioned of a whitish metallic element

10. Oh small Israel urban center

11. Far off in a haybin

12. We are Kong, Lear, and Nat Cole

13. Duodecimal enumeration of the passage of the yuletide season

14. Leave and broadcast from an elevation

15. Our fervent hope is that you thoroughly enjoy your yuletide season

16. Listen, the winged heavenly messengers are proclaiming tunefully

17. As the guardians of the woolly animals protected their charges in the dark hours

18. I beheld a trio of nautical vessels moving in this direction

19. Jubilation to the entire terrestrial globe

20. Do you perceive the same vibrations which stimulate my auditory sense organ?

21. A joyful song of reverence relative to hollow metallic vessels which vibrate and bring forth a ringing sound when struck

22. Parent was observed osculating a red-coated unshaven teamster

23. May the Deity bestow an absence of fatigue to mild male humans

24. Rose-colored uncouth dolf is aware of the nature of precipitation, darling


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To: Our man in washington
Oh! OH!! NUT CRACKER SUITE!

(...right?...)

21 posted on 12/22/2004 10:10:06 AM PST by Ladysmith (Wisconsin Hunter Shootings: If you want on/off the WI Hunters ping list, please let me know.)
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To: Our man in washington

The Nutcracker is not a carol.


22 posted on 12/22/2004 10:10:49 AM PST by KC_Conspirator (I am poster #48)
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To: mware

found the answer link on the web page. try http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/hholiday3a.html


23 posted on 12/22/2004 10:13:05 AM PST by fr4tad (official answers)
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To: mware

Posted on 12/22/2004 9:27:37 AM PST by mware


Christmas Carol Quiz -


Name the carols described in each riddle

1. Oh, member of the round table with missing areas
OH Holy Night

2. Boulder of the tinkling metal spheres
Jingle Bell Rock

3. Vehicular homicide was committed on Dad's mom by a precipitous darling
Gramma got Run Over by a Reindeer

4. Wanted in December: top forward incisors
All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

5. The apartment of two psychiatrists


6. The lad is a diminutive percussionist
Drummer Boy

7. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis
Silent Night

8. Decorate the entryways
Deck the Halls

9. Cup-shaped instruments fashioned of a whitish metallic element
JIngle Bells (?)

10. Oh small Israel urban center
O Little Town of Bethlehem

11. Far off in a haybin
Away in a Manger

12. We are Kong, Lear, and Nat Cole
We Three Kings

13. Duodecimal enumeration of the passage of the yuletide season
12 Days of Christmas

14. Leave and broadcast from an elevation
Go Tell It on the Mountain

15. Our fervent hope is that you thoroughly enjoy your yuletide season
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

16. Listen, the winged heavenly messengers are proclaiming tunefully
Hark the Herald Angles Sing

17. As the guardians of the woolly animals protected their charges in the dark hours
As Shepherds Watch Their Flocks by Night

18. I beheld a trio of nautical vessels moving in this direction
I Saw Three Ships

19. Jubilation to the entire terrestrial globe
Joy to the World

20. Do you perceive the same vibrations which stimulate my auditory sense organ?
Do You Hear What I Hear

21. A joyful song of reverence relative to hollow metallic vessels which vibrate and bring forth a ringing sound when struck
Carol of the Bells

22. Parent was observed osculating a red-coated unshaven teamster
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa

23. May the Deity bestow an absence of fatigue to mild male humans
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

24. Rose-colored uncouth dolf is aware of the nature of precipitation, darling


24 posted on 12/22/2004 10:14:59 AM PST by floydian7
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To: Ladysmith

You are correct!


25 posted on 12/22/2004 10:19:24 AM PST by Our man in washington
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To: Our man in washington

No way! Why "two" shrinks??


26 posted on 12/22/2004 10:22:14 AM PST by Ladysmith (Wisconsin Hunter Shootings: If you want on/off the WI Hunters ping list, please let me know.)
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To: Ladysmith

Because it is a suite. Two rooms.


27 posted on 12/22/2004 10:24:13 AM PST by KJacob (Faith is not believing God can. It is knowing God will.)
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To: KJacob
Oh, duh. I need more coffee...
28 posted on 12/22/2004 10:31:00 AM PST by Ladysmith (Wisconsin Hunter Shootings: If you want on/off the WI Hunters ping list, please let me know.)
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To: Truth'sBabyGirl
9. Silver Bells

13. 12 days of Christmas

17. It came upon a Midnight Clear.

23. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

29 posted on 12/22/2004 10:35:58 AM PST by asp1 (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.)
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To: Truth'sBabyGirl
9. Silver Bells

13. 12 days of Christmas

17. It came upon a Midnight Clear.

23. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

30 posted on 12/22/2004 10:36:22 AM PST by asp1 (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.)
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To: asp1

Sorry about the double post.


31 posted on 12/22/2004 10:37:05 AM PST by asp1 (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.)
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To: floydian7

21. Jingle Bells


32 posted on 12/22/2004 10:38:45 AM PST by asp1 (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.)
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To: Truth'sBabyGirl
Here is a tougher Christmas Trivia Challenge from the same web site.

Answers can be found on their web site

1. What relation was the Christ Child to John the Baptist?

2. Who was the Roman emperor when Christ was born?

3. Which emperor is credited with standardizing Dec. 25 as Christmas Day?

4. Mary and Joseph journeyed from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be enrolled in the imperial census. How many miles is that?

5. Where did the Grinch steal Christmas?

6. What family tradition did President Franklin Roosevelt insist on performing every Christmas Eve?

7. In Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" what identical gift was bestowed on the bootlegger, the bus driver, the knife grinder, two Baptist missionaries in Borneo and the president of the United States?

8. What was True Love's gift on the second day of Christmas?

9. What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first semester at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

10. Did Norman Rockwell ever paint Grandma Moses?

11. What historic event heightened holiday spirits in Berlin a decade ago?

12. Which newspaper assured a reader: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus?"

13. Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?

14. What is holly's symbolic meaning to Christians?

15. Who started the American tradition of poinsettia at Christmas?

16. True or false: The New England Puritans forbade Christmas celebrations.

17. Thanksgiving has traditionally been the start of the Christmas season in the U.S. Which U.S. President moved Thanksgiving back a week to extend the holiday shopping season?

18. True or false: The date of Christ's birth is noted in the Book of Matthew in the New Testament.

19. What contribution to the Santa legend did New York ad writer Robert May make in 1939?

20. In what Broadway musical was the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" introduced?

21. What auspicious television event occurred in December 1965?

22. What auspicious television event occurred on December 24, 1968?

23. What legendary actor narrated the TV special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

24. What do the songs "Jingle Bells", "Winter Wonderland", and "Sleighride" have in common?

25. Why is "O, Come All Ye Faithful" a Christmas carol but "Deck the Halls" not?

25. The state songs of Maryland and Michigan use the melody of what popular Christmas song?

26. What Christmas song was introduced in the 1942 movie "Holiday Inn" ... and was almost cut out of the final version?

27. Who sang "I saw Momy Kissing Santa Claus?"

28. In which year was Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message to the nation fist televised?

29. Where is Christmas Island?

30. True or false: America has an "official" Christmas tree.

33. True or false: More diamonds are sold at Christmas time than at Valentine's Day.

34. What was so unusual about the Christmas season of 1989 in Eastern Europe?

35. In what year did Toys for Tots start making the holidays a little happier for children?

36. When and where did the Salvation Army Christmas collection kettle originate?

33 posted on 12/22/2004 10:40:41 AM PST by mware
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To: stremba

May I add mine to yours:.....

14. Go tell it on the Mountain....

17. As Shephards watched their flocks by night all seated on the ground, The Angel of the Lord came down and Glory shown around.


34 posted on 12/22/2004 10:49:42 AM PST by crabbie
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To: mware

so I can find it for answers


35 posted on 12/22/2004 3:28:09 PM PST by Rightly Biased (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (don't be lazy look it up))
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