Pauls Christmas Quiz 5
1. "Two Dads. One Toy. No Prisoners." was a movie poster tagline for which Christmas film?
2. What is wrong with the Grinch's heart in How the Grinch stole Christmas ?
3. Which Gene Autry recording was the No 1 song in the USA over the Christmas holidays in 1949?
4. With one word complete the title of this 1964 film which regularly finds itself on the lists of worst films ever made.
"Santa Claus conquers the ............"
5 Which man's 'embassy employee' case was on many a boys Christmas list in 1964-65 ?
6. In which part of the world does a goat riding 11 foot tall creature known as Yule Swain make festive visits between St Thomas Day and Christmas Eve?
a. Lappland, b. Blackforest, c. Swiss Alps, d. Iceland
7. In many parts of Europe the following days play a significant role in Christmas festivities. Which saints day is celebrated on:
a. Dec 6
b. Dec 13
c. Dec 26
8. When exactly is 'The Twelfth Night' ?
9. The traditional English 'Father Christmas' was not dressed in red. What colour did he wear ?
10. According to CBS, which 1964 animated story is the longest running holiday special in TV history ?
ANSWERS
1. Jingle All The Way
2. "two sizes too small"
3. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.
4. Martians
5. James Bond's 'Attache' Case. (Today they are collecters items, one was sold on eBay in 2005 for 1,025.00 US dollars )
6. Answer a. Lappland
7. Three Answers
a. St. Nicholas
b. Santa Lucia (popular in Sweden)
c. St. Stephan
8. The evening of the 5th of January
9. Green. A sign of the returning spring.
10. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The one where Rudolph and Hermey the elf (who would rather be a dentist) run away from Christmas Town.