Thank you all so much for reaching out to us the Holiday Season with your wonderful e-card. I wanted to share this fun little email I prepared to see how much you know about your Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas time of year. Patti and I wish you all a Wonderful Holiday Season and time with family and friends.
JR & Patti
December brings us Hanukkah and Christmas. I have put together Trivia Questions to help keep your minds is shape.
Christmas and Hanukkah Trivia – some easy, some hard and some have hints for the correct answer. (Answers at the bottom)
1. What is the best-selling Christmas song ever and who sung the song?
2. What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
(Hint)
3. Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?”
4. Which country did eggnog come from?
5. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
6. The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
7. In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang? (Hint)
8. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
9. How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
10. What are the Four Ghosts names?
11. What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?
12. In the movie A Christmas Story, what was the name of the neighbors whose dogs ate the Christmas turkey?
13. Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
14. How many reindeer does Santa have?15. Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?16. What are all the names of the original eight reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh?17. What country was the original Santa Claus from?18. What is Santa known as in France and Belgium? 19. What is Santa called in the United Kingdom (Great Britain, England)?20. What do they call Santa Claus in Italy?21. Holland knows Santa Claus by what name?22. What do American children leave for Santa Claus?(Hint)23. What do Swedish children leave for Santa Claus? (Hint – think of mornings)24. Who was the 1st President to Celebrate Hanukkah at the White House?25. When is the 1st day of Hanukkah this year?26. How many nights does Hanukkah last?27. What does the word, Hanukkah mean?28. What is a Menorah?(Hint)29. What is the Star of David?30. Last Question: Do you still believe?Have you been NAUGHTY OR NICE?NAUGHTY NICE1. White Christmas by Bing Crosby2. Jingle Bells3. Eggnog4. England5. Germany6. Macy’s7. An angel got his wings8. Ebenezer9. Four10. Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.11.Randy12. The Bumpuses13. Hansel and Gretel14. Nine15. Dancer, Dasher, and Donner16. Dasher, Dancer, Donner, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, and Blitzen17. Turkey 18. Pere Noel19. Father Christmas20. Babbo Natale21. Saint Nicholas22. Milk & Cookies23. Coffee24. In 1951, President Harry Truman accepted a Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion.25. December 19th26. Eight Nights27. The word Hanukkah means, “Dedication”28. A Menorah is a candelabra with nine candles. Four on either side and a candle in the center intended to light all the others. This is known as the shamash and it sits higher than (or somehow apart from) the other candles.29. Star of David, Hebrew Magen David (“Shield of David”), Magen also spelled Mogen Jewish symbol composed of two overlaid equilateral triangles that form a six-pointed star. It appears on synagogues, Jewish tombstones, and the flag of the State of Israel.30. YES, I do, I do, I do Believe. (Wait a minute, that was from the Wizard of OZ when the Cowardly Lion was in the Haunted Forest) No matter who said it – I do still believe!HAPPY HANUKKAH and MERRY CHRISTMAS
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