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Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« on: December 05, 2006, 02:07:07 am »

The following Christmas carols were written by government officials. Can you guess the original titles?  (answers are at the bottom of the page...don't peek!)

1.   Move Hither The Entire Assembly Of Those Who Are Loyal In Their Belief

2.   Embellish Interior Passageways

3.   Vertically Challenged Adolescent Percussionist

4.   First Person Singular Experiencing An Hallucinatory Phenomenon Of A Natal Celebration Devoid Of Color
 
5.   Soundless Nocturnal Period

6.   Majestic Triplet Referred To In The First Person Plural

7.   The Yuletide Occurance Preceding All Others

8.   Precious Metal Musical Devices

9.   Omnipotent Supreme Being Elicit Respite To Ecstatic Distinguished Males
 
10.   Caribou With Vermillion Olfactory Appendage

11.   Allow Crystalline Formations To Descend

12.   Jovial Yuletide Desired For The Second Person Singular Or Plural By The First Person Plural

13.   Commence Auditory Reception The Announcing Cherubs Vocalize
 
14.   Kris Kringle Will Be Arriving In The City In The Not Too Distant Future

15.   Bipedal Traveling Through An Amazing Acreage During The Period Between December 21st And March     21st In The Northern Hemisphere

16.   Its Arrival Occurred At Twelve O'Clock During A Clement Nocturnal Period

17.   Exclamatory Remark Concerning A Diminutive Municipality In Judea Southwest Of Jerusalem

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Answers: 1. O Come All Ye Faithful, 2. Deck The Halls, 3. The Little Drummer Boy, 4. I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas, 5. Silent Night, 6. We Three Kings, 7. The First Noel, 8. Silver Bells, 9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, 10. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, 11. Let It Snow, 12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas, 13. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, 14. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, 15. Walking In A Winter Wonderland, 16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, 17. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 01:13:04 pm »
HAHA!  Thanks, Dot, for the festive intellectual challenge!   :laugh:

I couldn't figure out 15 and 16, so the government won on those.  ;D

This is a great idea for our Holiday Forum.  I hope others have some fun things to add.  Love your pretty graphics, too.  8)
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006, 01:26:48 pm »
Dot, these are great!  OK, I've got one:

18. Extremely cold one, made out of a crystalline precipitation.

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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2006, 01:58:59 pm »
Next holiday song puzzle up >>>

19.  Both parents were involved in this Xmas scene? ???


=aside= Dottie
Nice holiday game You did here and
good "A" that You posted at ABCz!!
And thank You for your nifty pmail.
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2006, 02:07:41 pm »
I think I've got the answers, Paul and Dre!  Highlight to read:

18.  Frosty the Snowman
19.  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2006, 02:14:55 pm »
Merry Meryl!!  You got it on #19 with "I Saw Mommy Kissin Santa Claus" (Santa aka Daddy).  A very good solve by You!! :)

PS  Yellow color is kool showin the answer when You highlight over the yellow to reveal words!!  More fun!! :D


Next up holiday song puzzle >>>

#20.  A way to travel during the holidays. ???
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2006, 03:21:18 pm »
I think I've got the answers, Paul and Dre!  Highlight to read:

18.  Frosty the Snowman
19.  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

 ;D

Meryl, that yellow is WAY TOO bright! I cannot read it!
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2006, 03:28:11 pm »
Meryl, that yellow is WAY TOO bright! I cannot read it!

That's the point, Natali.   ;)   I didn't want people to be able to easily read my answers in case they still wanted to make a guess.

You can see the answer by left clicking and running the cursor over the text.  8)
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Test your knowledge! Christmas Trivia Test~ Novice Level
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2006, 03:38:44 pm »
I am so glad you folks are enjoying this!  Here's another game for you so.......Test your knowledge!

Christmas Trivia Test ~  Novice Level

1. Know your reindeer



Which of these names does NOT belong to one of Santa’s reindeer?

A) Comet
B) Prancer
C) Blitzen
D) Klaxon

2. Planting kisses under kissing plant



At Christmas, it is traditional to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?

A) Ivy
B) Yew
C) Holly
D) Mistletoe

3. A web not for browsing



In the Ukraine, what does it mean if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning?

A) Good luck
B) Misfortune will strike in the coming year
C) The winter will be unusually cold
D) Your house needs cleaning!

4. The prize is in the pudding



In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. What will you be if you find a button?

A) Poor
B) Famous
C) A bachelor
D) Called away on a trip

5. That’s frumenty for you



If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval Christmas party, what would you probably do with it?

A) Eat it
B) Burn it
C) Put it in your sweetheart’s hair
D) Use it to polish your boots

6. Second verse



Many of us are quite familiar with the first verses of the traditional Christmas carols, but how well do you know the rest of the lyrics? For instance, what is the first line of the second verse of Angels from the Realms of Glory?

A)“Christ by highest heav’n adorèd”
B) “Shepherds in the fields abiding”
C) “Shepherds why this jubilee?”
D) “Don we now our gay apparel”

7. No name for a king



Which of the following names does NOT belong one of the Three Kings?

A) Caspar
B) Balthazar
C) Teleost
D) Melchior

8. Ho-ho-ho, Watson



One of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes takes place during the Christmas season. Which of these does the tale hinge upon?

A) A burglar disguised as Father Christmas
B) A blue diamond found in a goose ü
C) A cat trapped in an organ pipe
D) A poisoned flask of Napoleon brandy



9. Man of letters



Which well-known author of fantasy fiction also created a book called The Father Christmas Letters?

A) Lewis Carroll
B) J.R.R. Tolkien
C) E. Nesbit
D) C.S. Lewis


10. Who crafted that carol?



One of the most loved Christmas books is A Christmas Carol. Who wrote it?

A) Mark Twain
B) Charles Dickens
C) Hans Christian Andersen
D) Thomas M. Sawyer

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Answers:
1 D A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".2 D In ancient Scandinavia, mistletoe was associated with peace and friendship. That may account for the custom of "kissing beneath the mistletoe".3 A There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Christmas morning, she awoke to find that spiders had trimmed her children’s tree with their webs. When the morning sun shone on them, the webs turned to silver and gold. An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees.
4 C   A ring means you will get married; while a thimble predicts spinsterhood. The idea of hiding something in the pudding comes from the tradition in the Middle Ages of hiding a bean in a cake that was served on Twelfth Night. Whoever found the bean became "king" for the rest of the night
5 A   Frumenty was a spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor. It was a forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It is linked in legend to the Celtic god Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth.
6. B  The other suggested lines come from (a) Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, (c) Angels We Have Heard On High and (d) Deck the Halls. The words to Angels from the Realms of Glory were written by Scottish journalist and poet James Montgomery (1771-1854). Montgomery was a supporter of parliamentary reform and a prolific writer. About 100 of his hymns are still in use.
7 C The names of the wise men, with their places of origin, their stations in life, and even their number, come from legend and story, not from strictly religious tradition. One historical source gives them the Persian names Hormizdah, Yazdegerd and Perozadh. A teleost, on the other hand, is actually a fish. The word refers to any member of the large group that includes eel, salmon and plaice.
8 B In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" Holmes manages to recover the jewel but, in the spirit of the Christmas season, allows the repentant thief to go free — on the condition that he leave England for ever.
9 B The Father Christmas Letters consists of letters written to the Tolkien children by Father Christmas. It was published in 1976. The illustrated letters describe adventures and events at the North Pole.
10 B  A Christmas Carol tells the story of one harrowing Christmas Eve in the life of a miser named Ebenezer Scrooge. The book was an instant hit, and Dickens wrote a new Christmas story each year from then on.


Master and Expert editions will be posted in the coming days…Enjoy  ;D
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Re: Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2006, 04:55:27 pm »
I think I've got the answers, Paul and Dre!  Highlight to read:

18.  Frosty the Snowman
19.  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

 ;D

Clever, Meryl.  You're right!