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9/10, interesting, missed #9 of all things Isaac Send a noteboard - 16/12/2011 08:21:07 PM
1. The three gifts that the Wise Men brought to the infant Jesus were traditionally gold, frankincense, and what else?


Myrh

2. What is the date of the first day of the Twelve Days of Christmas?


Christmas Day

3. When drilling for oil or gas, what is a Christmas tree?


Basically the mechanism on top of a well that governors flow

4. What phrase is used for a late-night church service on Christmas Eve?


Midnight Mass

5. In Charles Dickens's novel "A Christmas Carol", what was the name of Tiny Tim's father?


Scrooge's clerk, Bob Cratchet

6. A yule log is a large log which used to be put on the hearth as the foundation for the fire - on which day?


Night before Christmas is when I think of it, but IIRC it's one of those things with a complex and confusing history

7. In which book by Louisa May Alcott did someone say "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents"?


Little Women

8. What is the English title of the Christmas carol which is "Adeste Fideles" in Latin?


No clue but the Fideles probably means Fidelity or Faithful, so I'm going with Come all ye faithful.

9. In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ("On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me..." ), what total of gifts was given over the whole twelve days: 78, 280, or 364?


Should be about 12^2/2 as it goes, or 144/2, so I'll go with 78

10. According to Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas", Father Christmas had eight reindeer. Can you name six of them?


Donner, Blitzen, Cupid, Comet, Prancer and Dancer and Vixen
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Christmas nossy - 16/12/2011 01:16:56 PM 791 Views
Answers nossy - 16/12/2011 01:19:26 PM 564 Views
Four. Got two unfortunate guesses on the dates, I guess. And number four is just lame. *NM* Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:10:45 PM 213 Views
So lame I can't even reply in the right place, clearly. *NM* Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:10:59 PM 237 Views
Re: (I love) Christmas Sareitha Sedai - 16/12/2011 01:30:58 PM 511 Views
that's eight. *NM* Stephen - 16/12/2011 01:56:23 PM 201 Views
Only five. I fail at Christmas. Nate - 16/12/2011 05:13:40 PM 482 Views
How the hell is anyone supposed to know #3? ßelals Girl - 16/12/2011 07:47:00 PM 483 Views
just watch Urban Cowboy *NM* random thoughts - 16/12/2011 10:54:10 PM 215 Views
Work for 10 years as an attorney for oil and gas companies. *NM* Tom - 17/12/2011 05:24:48 PM 219 Views
9/10, interesting, missed #9 of all things Isaac - 16/12/2011 08:21:07 PM 481 Views
Ya know, that song seems kinda strange on reflection Isaac - 16/12/2011 08:27:14 PM 605 Views
Yeah, they do interpret it rather strangely there... but I guess grammatically it makes sense. Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:16:56 PM 503 Views
I have always considered it ambiguous, personally. Joel - 17/12/2011 01:34:46 PM 554 Views
Yeah, it was a rough one to have missed Isaac - 17/12/2011 07:52:22 PM 513 Views
8. Didn't know 3 or 4. *NM* Rebekah - 16/12/2011 09:03:20 PM 200 Views
6, missed 3, 4, 6 and 7. *NM* Colonel Logain - 16/12/2011 10:46:50 PM 268 Views
How exactly is this being scored? 14/17 Joel - 17/12/2011 01:25:54 PM 643 Views
Clearly you need to fresh up your Shakespeare. Legolas - 17/12/2011 04:49:32 PM 493 Views
Yes, methinks he doth protest too much. Tom - 17/12/2011 05:23:56 PM 540 Views
Never read/seen it. Joel - 17/12/2011 07:21:04 PM 567 Views
Also, I cry foul on #4. Joel - 17/12/2011 01:27:59 PM 465 Views
You obviously weren't raised Catholic Tom - 17/12/2011 05:22:51 PM 496 Views
No, but I have a good friend who is Catholic and attends a Midnight Mass seemingly every week. Joel - 17/12/2011 07:19:17 PM 514 Views
any chance your girlfriend was going to Midnight Mass with him? *NM* random thoughts - 22/12/2011 01:22:26 PM 210 Views
None; she is Lutheran. Joel - 22/12/2011 06:40:37 PM 495 Views
10/10. *NM* Tom - 17/12/2011 05:23:16 PM 206 Views
Re: Christmas Sports_Gambler - 18/12/2011 05:13:55 AM 706 Views
8/10. Tim - 19/12/2011 03:17:58 PM 529 Views
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