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Christmas Carol Quiz
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:14 am
by z-man
The Orlando Sentinel has a fun quiz today:
How Well Do You Know Christmas Carols?
I got 23 out of 25
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features ... triviaquiz
Re: Christmas Carol Quiz
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:21 am
by krusin1
23 out of 25 for me too!
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:25 am
by UAHparrothead
24 out of 25
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:27 am
by alphabits
21 ....... bah humbug!
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:37 am
by RinglingRingling
UAHparrothead wrote:24 out of 25
you need to take a couple penalty strokes, even the playing field.
and 23 of 25 here too.
Posted: December 20, 2007 9:52 am
by LIPH
14. Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch. "Silver Bells"describes pre-holiday excitement and refers to Santa's big---
A. Belly
B. Scene
C. Opportunity
D. Headache
From the choices given, it's pretty clear Santa must be hung like a flea.
I got 12, about 11 more than I was expecting.
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:10 am
by z-man
LIPH wrote:
I got 12, about 11 more than I was expecting.
guess HOG also stands for Hot Old Grinch
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:19 am
by Skibo
Embarrassed to say 15. Looks like the Christmas spirit has departed me more than I thought.
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:22 am
by Tiki Bar
4 wrong...
"You got 84% correct. Not bad. You stand to be the life of any winter holiday party you attend, should caroling break out."
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:23 am
by LIPH
z-man wrote:LIPH wrote:
I got 12, about 11 more than I was expecting.
guess HOG also stands for Hot Old Grinch
Most of the songs in the quiz aren't on the Christmas CD I burned for myself this year.
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:26 am
by Snowparrot
I got 3 wrong, but only because I went back and changed one (from the right answer to a wrong one!)
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:44 am
by Bob Roberts
I also got 23 out of 25.
I missed the Good King Wenceslas question and this.................................
8. "Up on the Housetop" contains a reference to Santa bringing several toys that would not pass muster with child-safety watchdog groups. Which of the following gifts is NOT mentioned in the song?
A. A whip
B. A hammer
Your answer was incorrect.
C. Tacks
D. An asbestos teddy bear
Choice "D" is the correct answer.
????????????????????/
Posted: December 20, 2007 10:55 am
by buffettbride
LIPH wrote:
From the choices given, it's pretty clear Santa must be hung like a flea.
There's a reason why he hangs out with elves.
I got 23/25. 5 of those songs are in my daughter's Christmas play so I've heard them, ad nauseum for the last several months.
Posted: December 20, 2007 11:34 am
by Crzy
23/25 here too..
Posted: December 20, 2007 12:12 pm
by big john
I got 22 out of 25. Not bad for an old man.
Posted: December 20, 2007 12:58 pm
by spartan1979
20 for me.
Posted: December 20, 2007 1:32 pm
by 12vmanRick
i got 22
Posted: December 20, 2007 3:37 pm
by bravedave
I got three wrong.
21. In "The First Nowell," whom does the angel address?
Who's this Nowell person?
LOL
Posted: December 20, 2007 4:39 pm
by z-man
bravedave wrote:I got three wrong.
21. In "The First Nowell," whom does the angel address?
Who's this Nowell person?
LOL
did you check the statement below the answers after you submitted?
Posted: December 20, 2007 6:47 pm
by bravedave
Nope
(until now...)
'First Nowell' named 2006 Carol of the Year (That’s right, 'Nowell')
DeKalb, Ill. — Everyone knows that the venerable Christmas Carol, “The First Noel,” has its origins in France. The trouble is everyone is wrong.
Northern Illinois University Professor Emeritus (and world renowned expert on Christmas carols) William Studwell has chosen the 450-year-old song as his Carol of the Year for 2006. He purposefully refers to it by its original title “The First Nowell,” and is using the occasion of the honor to set the record straight on the song’s history.
“Whenever the misguided and mistaken form “The First Noel” appears in the literature of carols, the usual and typical impression derived is that the carol is of French origin,” says Studwell, who has been selecting a Carol of the Year for 21 years. “But such an inference is thoroughly and unequivocally incorrect.”
The word “Nowell” is indeed an Anglicized version of the French word for Christmas, “Noel,” he says. However, all historical evidence indicates that the song emerged from the remote Cornwall region of southwest England in the mid 16th century. Whether the name was changed by a Francophile publisher or just a lazy typesetter seeking a shorter word is unclear, but sometime between 1870 and the early 20th century, the switch was made. Regardless of how or why it happened, the new title stuck and confusion over the birthplace of this much beloved carol has reigned ever since.