Answers to the Christmas Trivia Questions
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Christmas Trivia |
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| Date Posted | Question | Answer |
| November 27
Carols and Songs |
What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time? | White Christmas |
| November 28
Literature and the Performing Arts |
What was Scrooge’s first name? | Ebenezer |
| November 29
Carols and Songs |
Who tells you when she’s in town by tap, tap, tappin’ at your windowpane? | Suzy Snowflake |
| November 30
Literature and the Performing Arts |
What came first – the book or the movie Miracle on 34th Street? | The Movie |
| December 1
Carols and Songs |
Where was I when I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus? | On the stairs |
| December 2
Movies on the Silver Screen |
In White Christmas, what song was nominated for an Oscar? | “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” |
| December 3
Movies on the Silver Screen |
What is the boy’s name in The Christmas Story: Ryan or Ralph? | Ralph |
| December 4
Literature and the Performing Arts |
What waltz closes Act I of The Nutcracker? | “The Waltz of the Snowflakes” |
| December 5
Traditions Around the World |
How many different kinds of cookies must Norwegian women bake for Christmas: five or fourteen? | Fourteen |
| December 6
Carols and Songs |
When the Parson asks if you are married, what do you say? | “No Man” |
| December 7
Traditions Around the World |
Who are the Mexican gift bringers? | The Three Kings |
| December 8
Literature and the Performing Arts |
Who said “God Bless Us, Every One!”? | Tiny Tim |
| December 9
Carols and Songs |
Who bears gifts and traverse afar? | We Three Kings |
| December 10
Carols and Songs |
Who played his best for him, pa-rum pum pum pum? | “The Little Drummer Boy” |
| December 11
Literature and the Performing Arts |
What is the famous Christmas story written by O. Henry? | “The Gift of the Magi” |
| December 12
Carols and Songs |
Which carol contains the line “Repeat the sounding joy”? | “Joy to the World” |
| December 13
Carols and Songs |
What seasonal vehicle does Suzy want from Jolly Old Saint Nicholas? | A sled |
| December 14
Literature and the Performing Arts |
Which of the ghosts did Scrooge fear most of all? | The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come |
| December 15
Carols and Songs |
Arguably, what is the horse’s name in “Jingle Bells”? | Bobtail – some feel that this is the name of the horse, others feel that this may be the type of sleigh that was being pulled across the snow. |
| December 16 Literature and the Performing Arts | For years, who did not admit he wrote “The Night Before Christmas”? | Clement C. Moore |
| December 17
Literature and the Performing Arts |
Name the reindeer whose name begins with “V” | Vixen |
| December 18
Traditions Around the World |
What romantic tradition did England save while others allowed it to perish? | Kissing under the Mistletoe |
| December 19
Carols and Songs |
Robert Wells co-wrote “The Christmas Song” with what “Velvet Fog”? | Mel Torme |
| December 20
Carols and Songs |
What carol is also known as “Greensleeves”? | “What Child is This?” |
| December 21
Traditions Around the World |
In Denmark, what long-necked fowl is served on Christmas Eve? | Goose |
| December 22
Literature and the Performing Arts |
In A Christmas Carol, who is Tiny Tim’s father? | Bob Cratchit |
| December 23
Carols and Songs |
What was the first gift my true love sent on the eighth day of Christmas? | Eight maids-a-milking |
| December 24
Carols and Songs |
What carol contains the line “Above thy deep and dreamless sleep”? | “O Little Town of Bethlehem” |
| December 25
Carols and Songs |
What extremely popular carol was written by Josef Mohr and composed by Franz Gruber? | “Silent Night” |


