A Christmas Carol Quiz

I chose Which Way to Christmas as today's fractal image mainly because I needed something "holiday" to go with the first-ever quiz I created for my blog. That being said--care to test your knowledge of how well you know your Christmas Music? Take my quiz and see!

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QUESTION ONE: What were the "Three Kings of Orient" doing?

• a) shopping for a luxury car


• b) trying to smoke a rubber cigar


• c) bearing gifts
• d) going out to a Transvestite Bar
• e) trying to clean up a bad spill of tar

QUESTION TWO: Who wrote "The Little Drummer Boy"?

• a) Barbara Mandrill
• b) Harry Simeon
• c) Hairy Simeon
• d) Bobby Bonobo
• e) William Johnson and Lem Drabinski

QUESTION THREE: while we're on the subject of The Little Drummer Boy--what did Mary do when the boy asked to play his drum for the baby Jesus?

• a) said "thanks for offering but no."
• b) sighed
• c) let the kid play
• d) sent the kid away with a strong lecture
• e) nodded

QUESTION FOUR: "the Holly bears a berry..."

• a) that's white as the milk
• b) that's black as the coal
• c) as blood it is red
• d) all of the above
• e) none of the above

QUESTION FIVE: what country does Carol Of The Bells come from?

• a) Ukraine
• b) Lithuania
• c) Latvia
• d) Romania
• e) Ireland

QUESTION SIX: which of these other tunes fits the scansion of O Little Town Of Bethlehem?

• a) The House Of The Rising Sun
• b) Flow Gently Sweet Afton
• c) Amazing Grace (if you sing the verse twice)
• d) all of the above
• e) none of the above

QUESTION SEVEN: what did "Grandma" have on her back?

• a) a heating pad
• b) rug burns
• c) incriminating "Claus" marks
• d) a tattoo
• e) a map to Santa's Workshop

QUESTION EIGHT: what is the most popular hymn tune when singing Good Christian Men Rejoice?

• a) In Dulce Jubilo
• b) "Old Hundred"
• c) O Waly, Waly
• d) Glaustsestershire
• e) none of the above

QUESTION NINE: who first recorded Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree?

• a) Wanda Jackson
• b) Wayne Newton
• c) Brenda Lee
• d Hall and Oats
• e) Elvis Presley
• f) wait-this question isn't fair! Brenda Lee and Wayne Newton are the same person!

QUESTION TEN: what were the "Angels We Have Heard On High" doing?

• a) sending forth a glad refrain
• b) sweetly singing o'er the plain
• c) complaining that their job's a pain
• d) trying to catch the morning train
• e) echoing the joyous strain

QUESTION ELEVEN: According to the song of the same name--Mary Did You Know...

• a) that a stable isn't the ideal place to give birth
• b) that your baby boy would one day walk on water
• c) that Joseph was cheating on you with the chippie next door
• d) that your child will do wondrous things
• e) that this gig was going to be a lot harder than it looked

QUESTION TWELVE: according to the ORIGINAL lyrics of Jolly Old Saint Nicholas--what was wrong with the singer...?

• a) he wasn't very smart
• b) he was a smarmy little twerp
• c) he wasn't coordinated
• d) the other kids didn't like him
• e) all of the above

QUESTION THIRTEEN: what did the "Night Wind" say to the "Little Lamb"? (in Do You Hear What I Hear?"

• a) nothing: wind can't talk
• b) "Do you hear what I hear?"
• c) "Do see what I see?"
• d) "Do you smell what 'the Rock' is cooking?"
• e) nothing. The Night Wind and the Little Lamb haven't been speaking since "the incident."

QUESTION FOURTEEN: what holiday was Jingle Bells composed for?

• a) Thanksgiving
• b) Christmas
• c) Christmas you idiot!
• d) Solstice Day
• e) New Year's Day

QUESTION FIFTEEN: what was Jack Frost doing in The Christmas Song?

• a) "ripping off your clothes"
• b) "nipping at your nose"
• c) "wearing pantyhose"
• d) watching TV Shows
• e) freezing Cousin Rose

QUESTION SIXTEEN: Patapan is...

• a) part of the chorus from Little Drummer Boy
• b) a Spanish carol
• c) a Mexican carol
• d) a carol from the American Southwest
• e) a French country carol

QUESTION SEVENTEEN: what does The Coventry Carol commemorate?

• a) Mary and Joseph's flight into Egypt
• b) the travels of the Three Wise Men
• c) angels telling the shepherds in the fields
• d) King Harod's slaughter of the innocents
• e) the birth of Christ

QUESTION EIGHTEEN: in the ORIGINAL LYRICS of I Wonder As I Wander why did "Jesus the Savior come for to die?"

• a) for four horny people like you and like I
• b) to save lowly people like you and like I
• c) for poor ornrey people like you and like I
• d) just 'cuz the Savior is that kind of guy
• e) the Savior just did it--nobody knows why

QUESTION NINETEEN: In It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas where are the trees located?

• a) in the park and the Grand Hotel
• b) in the Grand Hotel and your Living Room
• c) in the park and the Town Square
• d) in the park, the Grand Hotel and your Living Room
• e) none of the above

QUESTION TWENTY: Silent Night was originally written for

• a) soprano, alto and harpsichord
• b) choir and organ
• c) baritone and tenor sung acapella
• d) baritone and tenor with guitar
• e) baritone and tenor with choral response and guitar

Fill in the blanks of the following lines and name the carols from which they come.

QUESTION TWENTY ONE: "Nellie wants a story book. She__________"

QUESTION TWENTY TWO: "Myrrh is mine, it's _____________ breathes___________"

QUESTION TWENTY THREE: "I've just one wish__________, I wish _____________"

QUESTION TWENTY FOUR: "Want a________________. Me I _____________"

QUESTION TWENTY FIVE: "Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Make_________"

And now scroll down a bit for the answers

ANSWERS

1: c ) 2: b ) 3: c ) 4: d ) 5: b 6: d ) 7: c) 8: a ) 9: b ) 10: b ) 11: b ) 12: a ) 13: c )

14: a ) 15: b ) 16: e ) 17: d ) 18: c ) 19: a ) 20: d ) 21: "thinks dolls are folly. (from Jolly Old Saint Nicholas) 22: bitter perfume/a life of gathering gloom. (from We Three Kings) 23: on this Christmas Eve/I wish I were with you. (from Merry Christmas Darling) 24: "a plane that loops the loop/want a hula hoop" (from the Chipmunks Christmas Song) 25: "the yuletide gay (from Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!