h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

hehe... things don't change... we won't know until the last hour/minute i suppose...



my is on bob tho'... i dunno why... perhaps my esp is working again...



loup

Well it would be a shame to waste his new quiz book.

Do you think we should start a new thread?

kow... yep... a new thread would help... this one is getting old and it might slow down some digiboxes...



loup

Oh is it

bob... yep... fresh thread coming up...



back in a mo'...

loup

Erm... already done.

yep... i noticed... _eventually_

kow...



talk soon everyone...



loup

Oops! Wrong quiz thread.

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Christmas Trivia

1.In 1939 Robert May created this Christmas figure as a Christmas promotion for Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago
Clue it's about one of Santa's reinbdeer who has a glowing n---.

2.What best selling Christmas song did Gene Autry record in 1951?
Clue it is about a snowman who is named after Jack Frost second name.

3.In the 1920’s what world wide beverage company adopted the Santa Claus figure for a winter advertising promotion?
Clue It's the real thing!

4.What are the names of Santa Clauses eight reindeer as named in Clement Moore’s poem “The Night Before Christmas”?
Clue They are also named in lot of Santa films.

Answers

1. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.
2. Frosty the
3. Coco-Cola
4. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen.
Rudolph first made his appearance later in 1939.

1. The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was:

A) A harp
B) A pipe organ
C) A guitar
D) A kazoo


2. In Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated:

A) On January 6
B) On December 25
C) On October 31
D) Never

3. Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in:

A) 1492
B) 1895
C) 1944
D) 1976


4. Good King Wenceslas was king of which country?

A) Abyssinia
B) England
C) Bohemia
D) Gondor


5. Medieval English Christmas pantomimes did NOT include which character?

A) St. Nicholas
B) The Bold Slasher
C) Father Christmas
D) The Turkish Knight

6. The name of Scrooge's deceased business partner in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was:

A) Bob Cratchit
B) Jerry Cornelius
C) Bill Sykes
D) Jacob Marley


7. In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts use:

A) Old hats
B) Beer mugs
C) Shoes
D) Stockings, just like everybody else!



8. The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in which country?

A) Canada
B) China
C) Mexico
D) Spain


9. Which name does NOT belong to one of Santa's reindeer?

A) Comet
B) Prancer
C) Blitzen
D) Klaxon


10. In Syria, Christmas gifts are distributed by:

A) The Three Kings
B) Tom o'Bedlam
C) One of the Wise Men's camels
D) Father Christmas

11. One notable medieval English Christmas celebration featured:

A) A giant, 165-pound pie
B) Snowball fights between rival courtiers
C) A swimming race across the English Channel
D) Huge crackers that sometimes exploded fatally


12. In Australia, usual Boxing Day activities include:

A) Building snowmen
B) Tobogganing
C) Wombat hunting
D) Surfing


13. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of what material?

A) Candy
B) Straw
C) Uranium
D) Fir wood


14. The real St. Nicholas lived:

A) At the North Pole
B) On the island of Malta
C) In Turkey
D) In Holland


15. Which of the following was not one of the Three Kings?

A) Caspar
B) Balthazar
C) Teleost
D) Melchior

16. In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of:

A) Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
B) Square meat pies
C) Broiled partridges with gooseberry sauce
D) Turkey and plum pudding


17. In Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, the nutcracker's main enemy is:

A) A girl called Clara
B) The King of the Mice
C) Dr. Almond
D) Drosselmeyer the magician


18. The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day of which saint?

A) St. Eustace
B) St. Brigit
C) St. Nicholas
D) St. Stephen


19. In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. To get rid of them, you should:

A) Placate them with gifts of rice pudding
B) Burn either salt or an old shoe
C) Sing hymns in a loud voice
D) Throw your sandals at them


20. When visiting Finland, Santa leaves his sleigh behind and rides on:

A) Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
B) A giant ptarmigan
C) A goat named Ukko
D) A flying carpet

Answers

1. Guitar
2. December 25
3. 1895
4. Bohemia
5. St. Nicholas
6. Jacob Marley
7. Shoes
8. Mexico
9. Klaxon
10.One of the Wise Men's camels
11.A giant, 165-pound pie
12.Surfing
13.Straw
14.In Turkey
15.Teleost
16.Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
17.The King of the Mice
18.St. Stephen
19.Burn either salt or an old shoe
20.A goat named Ukko