Christmas Trivia Game! 1. If you totaled all the gifts given in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many gifts would be given? B. 364 gifts. On the first day of Christmas a partridge in a pear tree = 1 2nd day – 2 turtle doves and a partridge = 3 + 1 partridge from day one = 4 3rd day – 3 hens, 2 doves, a partridge = 6 + 3 from day two and 1 from day one = 10 And so on… 364 presents altogether Partridges: 1 × 12 = 12 Doves: 2 × 11 = 22 Hens 3 × 10 = 30 Calling birds: 4 × 9 = 36 Golden rings: 5 × 8 = 40 Geese: 6 × 7 = 42 Swans: 7 × 6 = 42 Maids: 8 × 5 = 40 Ladies: 9 × 4 = 36 Lords: 10 × 3 = 30 Pipers: 11 × 2 = 22 Drummers: 12 × 1 = 12 Total = 364 2. In the song “Jingle Bell Rock” everyone is dancing and prancing. Where do they do it? A. Jingle Bell Square. Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square In the frosty air 3. What river did General George Washington cross on December 25, 1776? B. The Delaware River 4. How many ghosts come to visit Scrooge? D. Four. The ghost of (1) Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s late business partner, is first to visit Ebenezer Scrooge. He is followed by the (2) Ghost of Christmas Past, (3) Ghost of Christmas Present and finally the (4) Ghost of Christmas yet-to-come (Future). 5. How many horses pull the sleigh in the song “Jingle Bells”? C. One horse. Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh. 6. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh when you include Rudolph? A. 9 reindeer. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph. 7. Who is “nipping at your nose” when you go outside in winter? C. Jack Frost. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…. 8. What is the name of the dog that belonged to the Grinch in Dr. Seuss book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?” A. Max. 9. Which of the following is one of the four main food groups according to Buddy the Elf (from the movie Elf)? D. All of the Above. According to Buddy the Elf, the four main food groups are Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and Syrup! 10. What was the name of the little girl in movie “Frosty the Snowman”? A. Karen. 11. What was the name of Rudolph’s dad? B. Blitzen. 12. What was the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in “Frosty the Snowman”? A. Hocus Pocus 13. What city did “Miracle on 34th Street” take place in? C. New York, NY. 14. Two men broke into a house and had a LOT of trouble in what Christmas movie? C. Home Alone. 15. In the song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” what do you Deck the halls with? A. Boughs of Holly. Rockin' around the Christmas tree, Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie, And we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling, When you hear Voices singing let's be jolly, Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree, Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily, In the new old fashioned way .