Holiday Trivia

December 24, 2007

From a website called www.usefultrivia.com, here is a short holiday quiz (see below for answers):

1) The real St. Nicholas was born in what modern-day country?

Choose Your Answer: A: Israel, B: Pakistan, C: Iraq, D: Turkey

2) Who narrated the classic 1966 TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”?

Choose Your Answer: A: Burl Ives, B: Charlton Heston, C: Boris Karloff, D: Thurl Ravenscroft

3) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for what department store?

Choose Your Answer: A: J.C. Penney, B: Montgomery Ward, C: Macy’s, D: Nordstrom

4) In the 1965 TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, who builds a gray snowman?

Choose Your Answer: A: Charlie Brown, B: Linus, C: Pigpen, D: Snoopy

5) What was the name of the magician with the magic hat in the 1969 TV special “Frosty the Snowman”?

Choose Your Answer: A: Black Bart, B: Black Peter, C: Professor Finkle, D: Professor Hinkle

6) In “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, there are how many drummers drumming?

Choose Your Answer: A: six, B: eight, C: ten, D: twelve

ANSWERS:

1.  D

2.  C

3.  B

4.  C

5.  D

6.  D

Happy Holidays to All!