A Very Scrambled Christmas Quiz | Word Play

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1. When mother produced her ancient recipe again this year we all made the usual jokes. "Not LUNG DUMP DIP again! You know it gives uncle Joe indigestion." "By the sound of those mixed ingredients you should be saving it to stuff in the Haggis for New Year!" Of course she ignored us and it was delicious.

Answer: Plum pudding

In Britain and Ireland plum pudding is a traditional dish eaten on Christmas Day as part of the enormous family dinner. It has no plums in it but mainly dried fruit and various spices and flavourings. There are many different recipes - often handed down from mother to daughter (or occasionally son) and treasured in the family cook-book.

Often the dish is served heated and brandy or another liquor is poured over and flamed. The dish is normally accompanied by brandy butter and whipped cream. It is rumoured that there are several calories in plum pudding!

(Question and information supplied by fallingman)

2. It's the season of good will and my family are off to the cinema shortly to see a romantic comedy film. But surely this can't be right, the billboard says 'IT HARMS WITCHES' that doesn't sound at all suitable. But then we realise the letters have somehow become jumbled! What is the real title of the film we're hoping to see?

Answer: White Christmas

The film 'White Christmas' was released in 1954 and starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. Adorned with a medley of songs from Irving Berlin, the film is a romantic comedy with a plot that starts towards the end of World War II.

(Question and information supplied by moonraker2)

3. I settled in front of the fire with a warming glass of eggnog, curtains closed against the cold winter chill and wearing my favourite reindeer slippers to stop my feet turning into blocks of ice. I suddenly heard a right ruckus outside! I hope it wasn't those pesky SLAIN GROCERS pelting my house with Brussels sprouts again!

Answer: Carol singers

Carol singers have been a part of the festive season for hundreds of years, a tradition which sees a group of people calling door to door, wassailing and tipsily partaking in spiced mulled wine to keep warm. Nowadays, carol singers are more consigned to church services and shopping centres. Favourite songs include "Away in a Manger", "Silent Night" and "O Come All Ye Faithful".

(Question and information supplied by Plodd)

4. It would be so simple if just one BARE EGG NOURISHED the kids for dessert, but I think they'd prefer an edible version of this Christmas classic.

Answer: gingerbread house

Gingerbread houses have their origins in Germany in the late 1800s, where they were made to be used as a decoration before Christmas Day - but were given to the children to eat when the festivities were over.

You can make your own edible gingerbread house, but don't assume any other you come across is edible. Instead of using frosting to hold parts together, commmercial bakers - as well as some do-it-yourself home bakers - use glue!

(Question and information submitted by VanCoerte)

5. In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", a RED TAR PIG was given to me by my true love on the first day. That doesn't sound right. What was the actual item sitting in the pear tree?

Answer: partridge

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" was published in 1780 in England without music. The tune associated with it came from the 1909 arrangement by the English composer, Frederic Austin.

(Question and information submitted by jasa9092)

6. The children next door came over to tell about their Christmas. The four year old boy told me that there were a lot of SERPENTS under the Christmas tree. What did he really see?

Answer: Presents

The tradition of giving presents to children for Christmas most likely has its origin in the presents the Three Wise Men gave to Jesus. The presents for Jesus were frankincense, gold and myrrh. Frankincense was a perfume. Gold was connected with Kings. Myrrh was also a perfume and today it's a common ingredient of tooth powder.

(Question and information submitted by caparica)

7. I like a nice feel good film. After all the hard work with the preparations, it's good to relax. The film I will watch this year will be just like watching 34 MERCHANTS TREE TOIL. It makes a change from 34 merchants watching me tree toil!! What will I be watching?

Answer: Miracle on 34th Street

It's true that opinion varies about most things from person to person. When the first version of "Miracle on 34th Street" was released in 1947 some of the film critics hated it and some loved it, although they were all apparently charmed by the young Natalie Wood. The public loved it though and it was a box office success. The later version released in 1994 with Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle, received fewer good reviews but it made nearly �50,000,000 at the box office.

(Question and information submitted by marym0901)

8. There's a knock at the door, and when I open it I see that WEARY MAN AGAIN with his four small children who deliver a beautiful rendition of a popular children's Christmas carol.

Answer: Away in a manger

This carol is often one of the first that children are taught, though some of the words are not particularly straightforward for modern children to understand. This carol has several different settings, and the most popular tune in the UK is different to the one most commonly used in the USA.

(Question and information supplied by emiloony)

9. I wonder where the fat jolly guy lives? Perhaps the US ATLAS CAN tell me.

Answer: Santa Claus

What would Christmas be without Santa Claus, that jolly fat fellow who is so much a part of Christmas celebrations in many countries around the world? Christmas is a wonderful and magical time for children as they go to sleep - or not - on Christmas Eve, hoping and all a-thrill at the prospect of his gifts under the Christmas tree on the following morning.

(Question and information supplied by Creedy)

10. Unpacking Christmas decorations is quite a time consuming chore this year. Even though I painstakingly packed and labeled them after last year's holiday season, there seem to be so many TORN NAMES now!

Answer: ornaments

The tradition of decorating Christmas trees is believed to have begun with nuts, berries and and other fruits, roses (real and paper ones), lit candles, pine cones and other things found in nature - particularly things grown on trees.

My ornament collection continues to grow with each passing Christmas and provides me with some wonderful memories. Some of my favorites are 'family heirlooms' which originally belonged to my great-grandmother who came from Poland.

I worked in the WTC from 1984 to 2001. Every year around December 10th a "pop up" Christmas Tree store would open on the Concourse and sell the most beautiful ornaments--some one of a kind. The store would stay open until mid-January and of course, by then, prices were slashed and I would 'collect" more ornaments for the following year. And, yes I do wrap and label them for storage!

(Question and information supplied by sally0malley)

Source: Author emiloony

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