Here ya go, folks, a few questions from our Christmas quiz this past weekend. (Click Page 2 below to see the rest of the quiz). Happy holidays, everyone!
ROUND ONE
| 1. Robert Herjavic invested in a company called Tipsy Elves on Shark Tank in 2013. What do they sell? | |
| 2. What figure in alpine folklore that helps Santa by scaring bad children became better known in 2015 with the reslease of a horror film about it? | |
| 3. What’s the name of the plaza in Die Hard? | |
| 4. What Italian word is on the box the leg lamp comes in in A Christmas Story? | |
| 5. On the Office episode “Christmas Party”, what did Pam trade an ipod for? | |
| 6. What feast do Southern Italians often partake in on Christmas Eve? | |
| 7. In the 1969 Christmas episode of the “Brady Bunch”, the kids ask Santa to cure their mom of what? | |
| 8. In what city did the movie Bad Santa take place? |
ROUND TWO CHRISTMAS FADS
| 1. In 1959, Danish fisherman Thomas Dam carved one of these for his daughter. It was a huge Christmas hit in America in the mid 60s, and a movie about it was made in 2016. What toys were they? |
| 2. Advertising copywriter Gary Dahl became a millionaire in 1975 when he sold these for $4 each; he later wrote the book Advertising for Dummies. |
| 3. What Atari game did everyone want for Christmas in 1982, until they played it and subsequently had the worst Christmas ever?` |
| 4. The first ever Christmas toy craze took place in the 1930s, when a doll of this star started to sell. |
| 5. These fake hamsters learned English, and were the must have toy in 1998. |
| 6. In 1996, a Wal-Mart employee in New Brunswick suffered a pulled hamstring, concussion, and a broken rib by crazed shoppers who saw him holding one of these. |
| 7. This 2009 craze, loaded with toxic metalloids, got its name from the Mandarin for “little pig”. |
| 8. What 1960 toy screeched things like “Take Me Home!” when you pulled its string? |
ROUND THREE IMPOSSIBLE
| 1. What Christmas carol was written by Philadelphia rector Phillips Brooks in 1868, with music added by organist Lewis Redner? | |
| 2. Who’s 1957 Christmas album is the best selling Christmas album of all time? | |
| 3. The Taimyr herd of reindeer totals almost a million. In what country will you find them? | |
| 4. What did Singapore sell to Australia in 1958 for $20 million? | |
| 5. The first word of the 1868 novel is “Christmas”; a film version premiered last year on Christmas Day. | |
| 6. What song do George and Mary sing on their way back from the dance in It’s a Wonderful Life? | |
| 7. What Australian actor played Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2019 FX version of the tale? | |
| 8. What are the three highest grossing Christmas films of all time that aren’t Grinch-related? |
ANSWERS
ROUND ONE
- Ugly Christmas sweaters
- Krampus
- Nakatomi
- fragile
- teapot
- Seven Fishes
- laryngitis
- Phoenix
ROUND TWO
- Troll dolls
- pet rock
- ET
- Shirley Temple
- Furbys
- Tickle Me Elmo
- zhu zhu pets
- Chatty Cathy
ROUND THREE
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Elvis
- Russia
- Christmas Island
- Little Women
- Buffalo Gals
- Guy Pearce
- Home Alone, Christmas Carol, Polar Express