Trivia
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Saturday December 20, 2008 | | Andy Seamans Merry Christmas To All
Questions:
There will be some questions we've seen before, but take this as a Christmas gift quiz.
1. On Christmas Day, 1776, George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River and captured more than 1,000 Hessian soldiers. This was viewed as one of the most important historic victories of the Revolutionary War. That victory bears the name of the town captured by the Colonial troops. What is it?
2. When Christopher Columbus' ship the Santa Maria ran aground on Dec. 24, 1492, Columbus left 40 men on a settlement named La Navidad on Haiti to be rescued in the next year. What is the meaning of the name?
3. What did Columbus have his crews erect on each island in the New World when they landed?
4. "A Christmas Carol" is by far one of the most often viewed and reproduced Christmas classics. Who wrote the wondrous novel on which these classics were based?
5. One of the most touching moments in "A Christmas Carol" is when one of the fictional characters gazes at the others who have changed so much to the good in the work and says: "God bless us every one." Who said it: a) Bob Cratchit; b) Ebenezer Scrooge; or c) Tiny Tim?
6. Jesus' parents had to return to the father-to-be's former hometown to be enrolled in this old town. To what town did he have to return?
7. Who was the emperor who issued the order for Jesus' parents to return to the father's old hometown?
8. Name the Magi, known as the Three Wise Men.
9. How many reindeer toted Santa's Christmas sleigh? How many of these deer can you name?
10. Of all the movies Jimmy Stewart had appeared in during his long film career which one was his favorite? Click Here for Answers
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