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Christmas Trivia #1

Can you answer these random Christmas trivia questions?
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First submittedDecember 11, 2011
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What town was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
Who tried to steal Christmas?
The Grinch
Where does Santa live - according to Americans?
The North Pole
Where does Santa live - according to many Europeans?
Lapland
Which saint is Santa Claus based on?
St. Nicholas
Who is the red-nosed reindeer?
Rudolph
What type of plant do people kiss underneath?
Mistletoe
How many gifts are given on the 12th day of Christmas?
(note: you have to give ALL the gifts)
78
Who is the British version of Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
What is the Spanish version of "Merry Christmas"?
Feliz Navidad
What is the English translation of "O, Tannenbaum"?
O, Christmas Tree
What Tchaikovsky ballet is commonly performed around Christmas?
The Nutcracker
What is Scrooge's first name?
Ebenezer
Who was Jesus's mother?
Mary
What four-letter word refers to the three wise men or three kings?
Magi
What was the baby Jesus laid in due to the lack of a crib?
Manger
What type of calendar is used to count the days until Christmas?
Advent calendar
On the night before Christmas, visions of what danced in the children's heads?
Sugar plums
Who said, "God Bless us, every one"?
Tiny Tim
Who wrote the song "White Christmas"?
Irving Berlin
In the phrase "and to you your wassail too", what is a wassail?
Beverage
What does Santa bring to naughty children on Christmas?
Coal
keirapelican
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Level 88
Oct 8, 2013
Answers I tried for "What type of drink is a wassail": Cider, hot, mulled, alcoholic, English, British, apple, spiced, and alcoholic. Anyone else have trouble getting a right answer?
dragoncat
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Level 78
Nov 3, 2013
I didn't even know it was a drink! Good going!
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2013
I added some different acceptable answers.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
Apr 14, 2019
Sounds like an obscene word.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Dec 11, 2013
The juxtaposition of questions in this quiz feels highly appropriate.
tschutzer
+6
Level 91
Dec 11, 2013
Huh? To what juxtaposition are you referring?
ctleng76
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Level 65
Dec 11, 2013
I am not sure where you are going with that statement, but I am guessing that it is something negative towards Christmas.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Dec 14, 2013
Of course it's something to do with Christmas- the whole quiz is on the subject. It's how the subject matter of the quiz is treated and organized. Nothing negative, just realistic. Jumped out at me right away but if you can't figure it out I'll just leave it a mystery...
CaptainUnderpant
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Level 79
Nov 12, 2023
*eye roll*
thetrashman
+4
Level 33
Dec 11, 2013
Thank you Jose Feliciano.
Tinu
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Level 41
Dec 8, 2014
Thank you for an enjoyable quiz! Howevevr, may I suggest one slight improvement? The O, Tannenbaum question should rather be "What is the first line of the English lyrics to the German carol O, Tannenbaum?". If you want to keep the question in its current form, you should also accept the literar translation "O, fir tree".
LarryLovage
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Level 55
Mar 28, 2015
To say nothing of "The Red Flag".
ikania
+4
Level 65
Jun 20, 2015
Well, here in Denmark, Santa lives on Greenland, which in my oppinion is just as good an answear as the North Pole.
Malbaby
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Level 71
Oct 18, 2015
I suppose the 'North Pole' doesn't belong to any country it is seen as neutral territory whereas Greenland is Danish.
reboot231
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Level 50
Dec 11, 2015
While 78 is of course acceptable, i would argue partridge and a pear tree being two gifts :3
redsplat
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Level 74
Dec 2, 2018
Dunno if agree. The present is "a partridge in a pear tree." A bit like a saying a diamond ring would be two presents. Or a dozen roses is twelve presents + the vase?
ctleng76
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Level 65
Dec 10, 2018
If this gift were being advertised on TV, there would need to be a disclaimer in fine print that reads, "pear tree not included."
sillie
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Level 77
Dec 11, 2015
Sugar plumS. I guessed "sugar plum fairies". Again when I try to guess it the plural is required, every time I add the plural s it's in front of the next question and I need to delete it. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
HeyImJonny
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Level 31
Apr 1, 2016
I feel like Tim Cratchit should be an acceptable answer in place of Tiny Tim as that is his surname.
tom88
+4
Level 72
Aug 23, 2019
You are technically correct... The best kind of correct!
sumguy
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Level 84
Jul 7, 2016
There weren't three kings/wise men. There were an undisclosed number of wise men (more than one and less than 150 million, which is the number of men believed to be alive at the time) who collectively brought three types of gifts.
Maladroit
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Level 51
Dec 20, 2017
There probably were. If I told you I got three gifts from different people on Christmas, how many people do you think were there? Twenty? Two? I rest my case.
sumguy
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Level 84
Jul 10, 2018
So three guys made an epic journey by themselves? Historically speaking, it was likely a caravan with a great number of people in it. There's no requirement that every single one of them present a gift. It was more than acceptable for the group to present three gifts, or even one.
roleybob
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Level 75
Nov 12, 2018
Historically speaking it likely didn't happen
sumguy
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Level 84
Oct 28, 2021
Having not happened isn't the point! The story doesn't say there were three wisemen!
Vaggaboned
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Level 46
Dec 8, 2018
I would go with definitely did not happen, it's just a work of fiction and not even an original work of fiction. The bible is just a fictional account of people who may or may not have existed at the time, but the stories in it are without a doubt fictional stories that were stolen from other people's fictional stories and passed off as original.
roleybob
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Level 75
Jan 18, 2019
Are you replying to me?

I was responding directly to sumguy's post - "Historically speaking, it was likely a caravan..."

CaptainUnderpant
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Level 79
Nov 12, 2023
"stolen from other people's fictional stories and passed off as original"? Have any examples or evidence that this is beyond a doubt? Just curious, you seem awfully sure for stuff that happened 2000+ years ago.
PTYOLO
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Level 32
Feb 16, 2017
In Spanish instead of saying 'Bethlehem', we say Belén
CliveDexter
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Level 75
Nov 10, 2017
Would you accept atheist for who tried to steal Christmas? ;)
divantilya
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Level 37
Dec 11, 2017
You can steal Christmas to your heart's content, as it is a pagan celebration of some minor god's birthday to which Jesus' birth was tacked on by the Roman Church in order to lull them into Christianity. Not only was Jesus likely born in October, or late September, not December, but he commanded his apostles at the Last Supper to commemorate his death (do this in remembrance of me), NOT his birth!
HelenaHandbasket
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Level 65
Dec 20, 2017
I'd always heard it was spring, because of the shepherds watching their flocks by night, which they only did during spring lambing season.
tom88
+2
Level 72
Aug 23, 2019
So what your saying is that the christians stole Christmas first. sounds about right
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Dec 20, 2017
While some neo-pagans and other non-Christians have tried to reclaim (not steal) Christmas... I think atheists are content to share the holiday with everyone if they want anything to do with it at all.
tom88
+7
Level 72
Aug 23, 2019
Agreed, I'm an atheist and I like Christmas for the gift giving and celebration. but I'm not gonna tell christians not to celebrate the birth of their messiah. happy to share the holiday
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Dec 20, 2017
Are you using "atheist" as a stand-in for Macy's and Madison Avenue?
HPaddict
+1
Level 28
Nov 5, 2018
They could do that, but the movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a widely known cartoon movie released in 1966, and they have also released a non-animated one in 2000, and they are also releasing another cartoon this year, in just a few days actually. So that is at least my opinion why the answer isn't

'atheist'

roleybob
+3
Level 75
Nov 9, 2018
It was a joke
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 79
Nov 12, 2023
not a very good one
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Dec 2, 2018
Only a joke to people with a sense of humour :P
musicguy
+5
Level 65
Dec 20, 2017
I tried three spellings of "Tim Cratchit", which is his name. That should be an acceptable answer to the "Tiny Tim" question too.
mikeb
+2
Level 66
Dec 8, 2018
Taking the quizzes is good brain exercise and entertainment, but reading the comments is even better!
beechlady
+1
Level 45
Dec 8, 2018
78? Nope. 364. The math works it out.

https://www.intmath.com/blog/mathematics/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-how-many-presents-1686

HectorVortac
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Level 48
Dec 8, 2018
Incorrect. The question is 'how many gifts were given on the 12th day', not 'how many were given from day 1 to day 12'.

This bit of minutiae is something I'm a proponent of, making more of it than justified, I know. I maintain the song is a running list of what the True Love had already given plus the new gift of the day. By my view there were not 12 partridges in pear trees given over 12 days but just the one, and it just gets rehashed 11 times.

ander217
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Level 75
Dec 9, 2018
I always wondered how the recipient was going to feed and care for all those drummers, pipers, lords,ladies, maids, and animals? (I'm assuming the humans were there only for the day, like a singing telegram.)
roleybob
+1
Level 75
Dec 23, 2018
I thought you believe in the Noah story though?

Actually, thinking about it, from memory your comments seem to indicate that you tend to follow the good messages (eg ‘love your neighbour’) and are willing to ignore the parts which you don’t think send a good message so I guess you’re not a literalist?

CaptainUnderpant
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Level 79
Nov 12, 2023
Right, because pondering the logistics of a Christmas song necessarily correlates to somebody's stance on Biblical literalism.
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Dec 9, 2018
Also Mr. Burns stole Christmas from 1981 to 1985.
KoljiVriVoda
+1
Level 77
Sep 16, 2019
Serbian versin of Santa - Father Christmas is Brother Christmas. Fun fact.
pinkysbrain
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Level 83
May 12, 2020
British version of Santa Claus seems very odd. In Ireland he's always been called Santa Claus and in all UK TV shows its always Santa Claus or Santa. I've never heard anyone say Father Christmas . Is it a Dickens / Victorian thing ????.
HinesBrothers
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Level 75
Dec 8, 2020
In the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Narnia book, Santa is definitely referred to as Father Christmas. But I'm not British, so I don't know what's more common.
OfficerDibble
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Level 80
Nov 18, 2021
He's known interchangeably in the UK as Santa Claus and Father Christmas - there's no difference. So I wouldn't call it a British version of Santa Claus, just an alternative name for Santa Claus in the UK and some other English-speaking countries. Similar phrases are used in other languages and countries too, of course (e.g. Père Noël).
geographygenius1
+1
Level 59
Nov 4, 2020
I don't know-I've heard it before but usually he's just called 'Santa Claus.'
Tyacke
+1
Level 61
Dec 24, 2020
Gaudete, Gaudete

Christus est natus

Ex Maria Virginae

Gaudete.

Crudus
+1
Level 21
May 11, 2021
Christmas is my favorite holiday!
Alice495
+1
Level 33
Oct 31, 2021
Christmas is one of my favourite holidays.
therealfrodo
+1
Level 64
Nov 18, 2021
Can "mage" be accepted for "magi"?
ChallengeMaster
+1
Level 28
Dec 3, 2021
They aren't given 78 gifts. They are given 12 gifts 12 times, thus already having 144
Koopa
+2
Level 77
Dec 18, 2021
Not quite. Only the first gift is given 12 times. The second gift is given 11 times, the third 10, etc.
WanderLust
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Level 95
Dec 8, 2021
When I read "how many gifts are given on the 12th day of Christmas" I took it to mean the 12 drummers drumming. I think the wording should say "how many gifts are given in total for the 12 days of Christmas".
jennraven
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Level 68
Dec 25, 2022
That’s not what it’s asking, though. In total, there are 364 gifts given. This is asking about the 12th day alone. “On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a’leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a’milking, 7 swans a’swimming, 6 geese a’laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree”
Koopa
+1
Level 77
Dec 18, 2021
Depending on how one interprets the lyrics, 364 gifts were given, because on each successive day, the gifts from the previous days were included.
jennraven
+2
Level 68
Dec 25, 2022
That’s not what it’s asking, though. In total, there are 364 gifts given. This is asking about the 12th day alone. “On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a’leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a’milking, 7 swans a’swimming, 6 geese a’laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree”
QuizApe
+1
Level 67
Dec 24, 2021
Can you accept ‘trough’ for ‘manger’?
MacKaps
+4
Level 43
Apr 12, 2022
Man some people in this comment section need to go outside lmao
Jams
+3
Level 55
Jul 5, 2022
Wait, so they don't say Father Christmas in America?
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 89
Dec 25, 2022
No but some of us are familiar with the term.
3NRD
+1
Level 41
Dec 25, 2022
Literally correct and best kind of correct too. Merry Christmas.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 60
Dec 25, 2022
Hey, I’ve always been curious, but could someone here inform me what “crismis” is?
Kawada01
+1
Level 57
Dec 25, 2022
Tried "fake" and "myth" for thr wise men question. I'm not sure why those arem't accepted.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 79
Nov 12, 2023
omg haha that's so funny, it's a story get over yourself
sumguy
+1
Level 84
Dec 25, 2022
Time, again, for your annual reminder that the Bible does not say that there were three wise men. There's no reason (other than stubbornness) not to change this clue.
GlobalCitizen
+1
Level 65
Dec 26, 2022
Can you accept 3 mage(s) for 3 magi (plural for magus)?

The name mage comes from the Latin word magus.

Marvo7
+1
Level 60
Jul 25, 2023
Careful scrutiny of the words of Twelve Days shows that there were over 300 gifts, since each batch got repeated accumulatively each day!
dancinghero16
+1
Level 32
Nov 29, 2023
The answer for how many gifts given in the song 12 days of Christmas should actually be 364 - he gives the presents everyday! So on day 12 the true love receives everything again and the same with each day...
vacationmom
+1
Level 65
Mar 7, 2024
Isn't wassail a wine drink?
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