Enjoy sitting around the tree and playing trivia with the family

-Jeremy

 

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at this time of year, we start seeing mistletoe all over the place – but why is it called mistletoe?

Mistletoe comes from the old word misteltan, which means “poop on a twig” because the seeds are spread in bird dung, and the berries are the favourite of a bird called the Mistle Thrush
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the famous christmas carol – says Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green. what is wassailing?

it is an old Old Norse phrase meaning “good health.” the carolers are wishing people good health with their song

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in 1901 President Teddy Roosevelt, refused to have a christmas tree in the white house, why?

he was an environmentalist and didn’t want americans to cut down trees just because of the holidays

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most of us know santa’s reindeer named DONNER and BLITZEN, but those weren’t their original names. what were the original names of DONNER and BLITZEN?

the names are from the poem “twas the night before christmas” and in the original version they were called Dunder and Blixem! they were changed when the poem was translated from the original dutch to german

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we all love the stop motion animation movie RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER, it had the island of misfit toys, it had Hermey the dentist elf, and the bumble – but what was the name of the prospector who helped Rudolph and defeats the Bumble?

the character was from the Yukon, so the writers made that part of his name, but they also wanted a name that sounded funny for a big tough mountain man – so they called the character Yukon Cornelius

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What is the highest grossing christmas movie of all time in the U.S?

the highest grossing christmas movie of all-time is a classic story, with a great director and a huge star. Ron Howard directed Jim Carrey in HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

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In the christmas movie Home Alone, what is the nickname for the two burglars who break in to Kevin’s house?

being the world’s dumbest criminals, their calling card was leaving the water running at each house they robbed, so they called themselves THE WET BANDITS

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in the movie SCROOGED – Bill Murray is trying to put on a broadcast of the classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Who does he cast to play Tiny Tim

gymnast Mary Lou Retton. She was americas sweetheart at the time. and in this version she not only can walk she does a triple cartwheel and a back flip

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in the Dr. Suess classic – HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, why did Cindy Lou Who (who was no more that two) get out of bed

the actual quote is – The Grinch had been caught by this tiny Who daughter,
Who’d got out of bed for a cup of cold water.

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according to the bible, What was the name of the three wise men, mentioned in the story of the birth of Christ

this is actually a trick question, the number and names of the wise men is never actually mentioned in the bible. it simply says “the magi”, we assume there were 3 of them because the bible mentions 3 gifts

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THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL stars all your favourite muppets, kermit, piggy, gonzo – but which famous human played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge?

even though he was a huge star at the time MICHAEL CANE agreed to be in the muppet movie. he would later go on to play Austin Powers dad and batman’s butler

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in HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, What is the name of the mountain where the grinch plans to dump all the who’s stuff?

“Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit,
He rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it!”

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In National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, how many lights were on the Griswold house?

actually clark says the exact number he says, 250 strands of lights each with 100 bulbs, for a grand total of 25,000 imported Italian twinkle lights.”.

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According to Wil Ferrel’s character in the movie ELF, what are the Elf 4 main food groups?
They are…candy, candy corn, candy canes, and syrup

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in the popular Christmas song, ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE – the lyrics mention another famous Christmas carol, which song is it?

the third verse, includes the line “deck the halls”

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The movie home alone was a huge holiday hit, and the franchise went on to span 4 sequels. what was the name of home alone number 5?

this one was about a house that had priceless art hidden in the basement so it was called HOME ALONE 5 – THE HOLIDAY HEIST

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Every year, the NBA has at least one game on Christmas Day. Since the creation of the NBA, the league has only missed one year, when was it?

The NBA was started in 1946, and the Christmas Day tradition started in the leagues second year. So the only year that was missed was 1946

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in the classic Christmas song “Here Comes Santa Claus”, only only two reindeer are mentioned by name. Which ones are they?

The song was written by country singer Gene Autry, and he wanted to keep it simple so he picked two names that rhymed, so he picked VIXEN and BLITZEN

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In the Christmas song GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER (Irish Rovers with the biggest version) why did Grandma start walking home Christmas Eve?

she had forgotten her medication

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In the STAR WARS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, and yes there really was a STAR WARS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, we are introduced to Chewbacca’s family, his father, and his son. What are their names?

his father’s name is Itchy, and his son is named Lumpy

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in the Christmas Classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, when we first see Clarence the Angel, what book is he reading?

he is reading the Mark Twain classic, THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. that book has a scene where tom goes to his own funeral, kind of like what happens in the movie

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When christmas trees first appeared in churches in the 15th century, they had only one decoration – what were they?

apples, the trees were actually used to represent the tree of the tree of knowledge from the garden of Eden, so the tempting fruit was hung on the tree