Christmas Gifts Mentioned in Song Quiz

Answer: Raindrops on roses

Rain falls from the sky. It's plants' source of water, since they can't walk over to a lake and drink from it. However, thanks to changes humans made, rain also does thing as that aren't good. It wets sidewalks and roads and makes them slippery.

Answer: Whiskers on kittens

If you were to give someone "Whiskers on kittens" as a gift, you'd be giving them the full kitten. If you pulled or cut the whiskers off the kitten, that would not only be a horrible thing to do, you also wouldn't be giving the person "Whiskers on kittens" because the whiskers would no longer be on the kitten. You'd just be giving whiskers. So if you want to give someone "Whiskers on kittens," give them the full kitty.

A kitten can be the best gift ever for the right person. However, if you're going to give this as a gift, give it to someone who likes cats, isn't allergic to them, is responsible enough to take care of them for their whole lives, and has enough money to do so.

Answer: Bright copper kettles

This is a good Christmas gift because winter is a great season to be making hot drinks. Plus in this case, the pot won't call the kettle "black." :)

Answer: Warm woolen mittens

In the northern hemisphere, Christmas happens in winter. So, warm woolen mittens is a good gift to be giving anyone for Christmas. In the Southern hemisphere, Christmas happens in the summer, so this wouldn't be a good gift for the season. However, even then, the recipient will be happy to know that he or she is prepared for when winter comes.

Answer: Brown paper packages tied up with strings

If the gift isn't wrapped in plastic, it's probably wrapped in paper. Chocolate is brown if it isn't dark chocolate. If you're in a relationship where you're having sex with someone but that's all you're doing with him or her, the relationship is said to be "Friends with benefits" or "No strings attached." "Friends With Benefits" and "No Strings Attached" are both names of movies. One of them was inspired by the other.

Answer: Cream colored ponies

On the "Lisa's Pony" episode of the Simpsons, Lisa asks her father to get her a new saxophone reed for her school talent show. Her father agrees to do this, but he decides to get drunk at Moe's Tavern across the street first (What a father Homer is. He values beer over his own daughter). By the time he gets over to the music store, it is closed for the night. Moe convinces the store's owner to re-open the store, but by the time Homer gets the reed and gets it to Lisa, it is too late. The talent show is over. Lisa then gets mad at her father (Who wouldn't?). To make amends with her, Homer buys her a pony. This succeeds at winning back his daughter's love, but the Simpson family doesn't have anywhere near enough money to take care of the pony. Homer gets a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart to get some extra money to pay for the pony, but working two full-time jobs makes Homer incredibly exhausted every day. So Lisa, as much as she hates to, gives up the pony.

This episode should be a lesson to anyone who wants to give a pony as a gift just as much as it is a lesson to not get drunk when your daughter needs your help.

Lisa's pony wasn't the right color for this quiz though. To give the correct answer for this quiz, you had to think elsewhere.

Answer: Crisp apple strudels

A strudel is a pastry that's popular in Austria, which makes it appropriate for this quiz. It is made out of fried dough, cinnamon, sugar, and filled with some kind of fruit. In a certain song, the singer of the song likes apple in her strudels.

Answer: Doorbells

Doorbells are louder than knockers and aren't likely to be confused other sounds that knockers can be confused with, such as hammering from nearby construction or woodpeckers. This makes doorbells a better way to get the attention of the person living inside the house than knockers.

Answer: Sleigh bells

"Sleigh bells ring. Are you listening? In the lake, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland."

That's not the song this quiz is ultimately about, but it's appropriate for this question.

Answer: Schnitzel with noodles

Schnitzel is a meat dish that originated in Austria, which makes it appropriate for this quiz. It is made out of veal, which is a kind of meat that comes from cows. Most forms of schnitzel are breaded, and some forms of it have mushroom sauce (yum!).

Answer: Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

In this context, "Wild" is not really a synonym for "Crazy," but I couldn't think of a simpler way to make sure you don't miss the first word in the answer. "Wild" in this context just means that they aren't raised by humans. They just live their own lives and take care of themselves. There are several species of geese. One type is the "Canada goose," which has a brown body, a black head and neck, and white cheeks.

A goose could not fly with the moon on its wings, because the moon is far bigger than any goose. No goose is even close to being strong enough to carry the moon, even if one did leave Earth's atmosphere and survive long enough in space to get to the moon. This is why it would be nothing short of amazing if you gave "Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings" as a Christmas gift to someone.

Answer: Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

In the right situation, the is the best possible gift for someone. Just make sure you're giving her away to someone that she wants to be married to.

There is a wedding tradition for which the mother gives the bride something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. While girls don't normally wear "Blue satin sashes" at their wedding, I wouldn't mind if that was the "Something blue" that my new wife was wearing.

Answer: Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

It is possible to give a snowflake that never melts as a gift to someone. On "The Big Bang Theory" Leonard gave one to Penny as a gift after his time in the North Pole.

However, for the person in the song, that wouldn't be enough. She doesn't just want snowflakes. She wants "Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes." To gave that as a gift, you'd have to catch snowflakes with your nose and eyelashes AND stay outside so they don't melt AND you'd have to cut off your nose and eyelashes so that you could give your loved one "Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes." The things some people do for love.

Answer: Silver white winters that melt into springs

Step 1 should give you Silver Spring.
Step 2 should give you "Sliver Springs," which interestingly is what Mike Ness thought was the name of the city he was playing in when Social Distortion did a concert there in 2018.
Step 3 should give you the final answer.

Or you can figure out the final answer from the context of this quiz.

Answer: My Favorite Things

All of the things mentioned in this quiz are mentioned in "My Favorite Things," a song in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music." "The Sound of Music" takes place in Austria and it is the story of a woman named Maria, who becomes a governess to a family of seven kids. She falls in love with the kids' father, Captain von Trapp, and marries him. However, he is then asked to join the Nazis, which he doesn't want to do. So he, Maria, and the kids leave Austria together.

One of the most popular songs in this musical is "My Favorite Things." It isn't really a Christmas song, but it is often played on radio stations around the world around Christmas time. I don't know why; even if these things are your favorite things, many of them aren't good Christmas gifts.