Christmas Trivia

1. According to their hit song, what's always number one on Alvin the Chipmunk's Christmas list?

2. Everyone knows Rudolph comes in handy if it's foggy Christmas Eve, but what would we be flying over if it was a "voggy" Christmas Eve?

3. Who wrote Christmas Bells?

4. Can you name the holiday hit Bobby Helms is famous for?

5. You've probably been hitting the old ATM pretty heavily over the holidays, but where would you be if you used the southernmost ATM in the world?

6. If Santa flew high over the world's tallest pyramid, what famous city would be in view?

7. If you're attending the lighting of the Christmas tree on the Ellipse, what city are you in?

8. If you REALLY can't wait for Christmas to come, what major nation is the first to celebrate Christmas every year?

9. You know Christmas is the season of peace, but do you know the origin of the familiar peace sign that became so popular in the 60s?

10. Over which country does a goat name Ukko help out Santa's reindeer?

11. What electrifying "first" was installed by Edward H. Johnson in his New York City home in December, 1882?

12. Since I always keep Rudolph in the lead, how many different ways are there to arrange my other 8 reindeer?

13. What's the only Christmas decoration ever banned by the government?

14. In Switzerland, what do they call Santa's wife?

a.) Gerda, b.) Lucy, c.) Tanta Kringle, d.) Frau Christenklinger

15. In what country would you find Swagman at Christmas?

16. You were to celebrate an authentic Victorian Christmas, when would you set up and take down the tree?

17. Mistletoe, the kissing ball, nurtures an amazing variety of myth on itself, but, in Anglo-Saxon what is its literal meaning?


Trivia Answers

1. a hoola-hoop

2. a volcano. the hazy weather condition caused by volcanic gases is

called "vog."

3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

4. Jingle Bell Rock

5. McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Although there isn't that many

people who stay there year 'round, once in a while everybody needs some

cold cash!

6. San Francisco...The Transamerica Pyramid office building is located

downtown.

7. Washington, D.C.

8. New Zealand ...It lies just west of the International Date Line so

it's where Christmas officially begins.

9. The circle with the upside down Y shape inside was devised by

British pacifists who combined the semaphore symbols for "N" and "D"

which stood for "nuclear disarmament".

10. Finland...actually, UKKO takes over altogether and gives the

reindeer a little break on their round-the-world trek. You might say the

reindeer are always glad to cross the Finnish line....

11. Johnson installed the first Christmas tree with electric light

bulbs.

12. 40,320

13. Tinsel...it used to contain lead which is very poisonous. Nowadays,

it's made of plastic and the worst you can get from it is a bad case of

tinselitis! HO! HO! HO!

14. Lucy

15. Australia ...Swagman is decked out in brown regalia with long,

baggy shorts. At Christmas, he delivers his presents throughout the Land

Down Under in his four-wheel-drive vehicle.

16. You'd put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and take it down

on January 5th to coincide with the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS....

17. It literally means "dung-on-the-twig"