Saturday, December 22, 2007

Holiday Quiz - Random Trivia Questions

Seasons greetings! The following questions are mostly about Christmas, but other December holidays are also represented.

Holiday Quiz Questions

  • Q1) According to the song, what was Grandma drinking when she got run over by a reindeer?
  • Q2) What actor starred as Clark W. Griswold, Jr. in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in 1989?
  • Q3) What singer's 1994 Merry Christmas album includes the hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
  • Q4) What Major League Baseball player does Adam Sandler mention in "The Hanukkah Song"?
  • Q5) What object brought Frosty the Snowman to life in the original song?
  • Q6) What artist first drew a jolly, red-suited Santa Claus?
  • Q7) What winter holiday did a Long Beach State University professor create in 1966?
  • Q8) What composer and pianist created the music for the Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Christmas?
  • Q9) What holiday ballet did Peter Tchaikovsky compose in 1892?
  • Q10) Who composed the all-time most popular Christmas song "White Christmas"?
  • Q11) How many ladies are dancing in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
  • Q12) What 1988 A Christmas Carol movie variant starred Bill Murray?

2 comments:

Doc Brown said...

Rod Carew is not actually Jewish....His wife and children are, but he never actually converted.

--GoSox

THETA Poker said...

Very interesting, I didn't realize that! Let that be a reminder to me and everyone else that comedians are *not* a reliable source of information!

I've edited the question to change "Jewish" to "Major League", and I'll include your note with the answer. Thanks!