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ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS 200 QUESTIONS QUIZURVEY


Favorite Christmas...
01. Non-Jesus-related song? The Bell Carol
02. Jesus-related song? Silent Night
03. Santa-related song? Up on the Housetop
04. Fictional character? {heh} Scrooge
05. Dinner's main course? Am I cooking? Cuz if we're just home alone, it's pretty much sandwiches and snacking all day... Otherwise, if we're somewhere else, I don't really care.
06. Dinner's dessert? Whatever: pie, cake, candy, cookies....I'm pretty easy.
07. Scent (pine, gingerbread, candles...)? I do like the scent of gingerbread candles. Fake pine, like the real stuff, makes me sneeze.
08. Animated movie? Does "Rudolph" count? The original one, with Burl Ives.
09. Non-animated movie? I seem to remember that "Scrooged" wasn't too horrible.
10. Personal memory? My oldest nephew checking in for hours after his bedtime, coming back to the living room to 'catch' Santa.
11. Story/Fairy Tale? Well, I'm sorta partial to the one in Luke, though I don't think it's all a fairy tale....

This or That
12. Candy cane or peppermint patties? Peppermint patties, though just barely. I've sort of gone off mint.
13. Sugar or gingerbread cookies? Sugar cookies all the way!
14. Tinsel or beaded strands? Tinsel
15. Multi-colored or same-colored lights? Multi (sorry, Lisa!)
16. Flashing or still lights? Still ones. The flashing ones always make me feel a headache coming on.
17. Wreaths or mistletoe/holly? If I'd get my act together, I'd have both, but we usually only do a wreath.
18. Rudolph or Frosty? I HATE FROSTY! ...though I used to love the song...
19. Sledding or snowball fights? Sledding
20. Snow or ice/icicles? Snow
21. Snow hat or earmuffs? Hat if I'm going to be outside for more than a minute or two. Earmuffs sort of defeat the purpose...unless I'm shoveling snow, in which case I almost always get overheated.
22. Getting or giving? Yes. Both.
23. Snow days or plow trucks? Snow days
24. Stockings or presents? Stockings
25. Cookies & milk or letter to Santa? Yes. Both.
26. Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? They both have their own special moments, but I lean towards Christmas Eve, at church.
27. Log Burning Channel or real thing? {snort} Real thing, or nothing. Please!
28. Cards or emails? Cards
29. Shoveling or cleaning off the car? Cleaning off the car.
30. The Inn's manger or the animals? I don't think I understand the question...it's all about the manger.
31. Mary & Joseph or The Wise Men? Mary
32. Hot cocoa or eggnog? Nog
33. Jack Frost or Little Drummer Boy? Jack Frost

Yay or.. Ugh
34. Holiday shopping? Ugh
35. Icy roads? Ugh
36. Limited driving visibility? Ugh
37. Christmas carolers? Yay if they're good; Ugh if it's sappy or badly done.
38. Mall Santas? Major Ugh
39. Salvation Army Santas? We don't really have any around here, but I'm mostly neutral
40. Blizzards? Yay if everyone is safe at home; Ugh if we're traveling.
41. 24/7 Holiday radio? Yay, but in small doses
42. Freezing cold? Ugh
43. Setting up the tree? Mostly Yay
44. Wrapping presents? Mostly Ugh
45. Visiting/seeing family? Yay...ish
46. Ad-Lib on "Rudolph..." (like Monopoly!) Yay!
47. Free mint red/white candy? Ugh
48. Belief in Santa Claus? Yay if it's for real; Ugh if it's a ploy for more stuff.
49. Chocolate countdown calendar? Yay
50. Peeking at your gifts (or by accident)? Ugh...BOOOO!
51. Making out with Santa under the mistletoe? Er...Ugh?
52. Decorated houses? Yay, as long as I'm not paying for the electricity!
53. Extreme decorated houses? Yay if they aren't next door!
54. White Christmas morning? Yay
55. Searching for ornaments in the attic? Uhm, not in the attic; we don't use our attic.
56. Santa knowing when you're sleeping and awake? Mildly Ugh-ish

Name That Tune
57. "Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling." "Sleigh Ride"
58. "Good tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year." "Wassail Song" (??)
59. "The lights are turned way down low..." ...I know this but can't think of it...
60. "In the meadow we can build a snowman." "The Christmas Song"
61. "Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!" "Jingle Bells"
62. "Remember, Christ, our Savior was born on Christmas Day." "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
63. "Not only green when summer's here, but also when 'tis cold and drear." "The Holly and the Ivy" (but I'm totally guessing)
64. "And Heaven, and Heaven and nature sing." "Joy to the World"
65. "Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la." "Deck the Halls"
66. "Down through the chimney with lots of toys..." "Up on the Housetop"

First Thought That Comes To Mind When You Hear...
67. Snowflake! Paper
68. Pinecones! Wreath
69. Elves! Toys
70. Sleigh! Vodka (long story)
71. Presents! Surprise
72. Cookies! Sugar
73. Misletoe! {smooch}
74. Rudolph! Clarice
75. Blizzard! Shovels
76. School's Canceled! WooHoo! Pajamas all day!!
77. Ice Skating! Wobbly ankles
78. Santa's Lap! ...actually sounds kinda creepy nowadays...
79. Black Friday! No way
80. God's Son! Jesus
81. Melting Snow! Puddles
82. Lumps of Coal! Bad!! BAD!!!
83. Nutcracker! Tchaikovsky
84. Ho Ho Ho! Santa
85. North Pole! Cold

What's a Winter Activity YOU Do...
86. ...In the snow by yourself? Just appreciate the beauty. If I'm feeling really goofy, I'll do a snow angel.
87. ...Inside by yourself? Huddle under blankets.
88. ...In a public place (with/alone)? That's way too vague...I just try to stay inside in the winter.
89. ...With friends/family in the snow at home? Shovel, and occasionally throw snowballs...or rather, snow wads (I don't pack them hard).
90. ...With friends/family inside at home? Again, really vague.

Grade/Rate Holiday Movies A - F
91. A Christmas Story? B
92. How The Grinch Stole Christmas? TV version: B+. Movie: C.
93. The Santa Clause? Haven't seen any of these.
94. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer? Original: A-. Sequel(s): D-
95. Frosty The Snowman? F
96. Home Alone> A
97. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? C
98. Elf? Haven't seen it.
99. Miracle on 34th Street? Haven't seen it.
100. A Charlie Brown Christmas? B=

The ____ Present You've Received?
101. Most expensive? This laptop, I expect, or my plane ticket to Russia.
102. Ugliest? Clothes...I'll just leave it at that.
103. Worthless? A book I've read...and not enjoyed.
104. Most-wanted (personally)? Money for DVF.
105. Most-wanted/popular (media frenzy)? I'm assuming this year it's Wii, but I really have no idea for sure.
106. Unwanted? Clothes, as a child.
107. Never-used? I've got gift cards from last year I never used.
108. Exchanged for something else? Clothes (see 102).
109. Biggest (size)? I can't think of anything huge.
110. Most meaningful? Jesus

Christmas At My House...(one or the other)
111. Tree is fake/real? Fake
112. Tree is under/above 4'? Above
113. Open presents Christmas Eve/Day? Both
114. House/entire yard is decorated? Both (but no lights outside)
115. Amount of presents under the tree? Enough but not outrageous
116. Snowman is a male/female? Uhm, I'm not sure I check...but most likely a guy....
117. Go for Santa/Jesus? Not mutually exclusive....
118. Homemade/delivered/takeout Christmas dinner? Homemade
119. Bedtime is before/after midnight? After midnight on the Eve, early on Christmas nigh.
120. Wake-up is before/after 7am? Uh-uh. Absolutely NOT earlier than 7 a.m. Ever. Even when Sparky was little.
121. Go/don't go to church on Christmas? Go on the Eve, not on the day.
122. Pray & sing Happy Birthday/do nothing before bed? Note and cookies for Santa, fill the stockings, etc.
123. Do shopping before/after Thanksgiving? Usually before, but not this year!
124. Low-key/over the top decorations (inside and out)? Closer to low-key.

Have You Ever?
125. Built a snowman? Of course
126. Heard Santa's sleigh? Huh, I used to think I did....
127. Seen Santa & Rudolph in the sky? Nope
128. Sat on Santa's lap? Yeah
129. Shoveled the driveway/sidewalk? Of course
130. Made snow angels? Yep
131. Built a fort/igloo? Yes
132. Wrote a Christmas list? Well, YEAH!
133. Wrote a letter to Santa? Hmm, probably, though I don't remember.
134. Left cookies/milk for Santa & reindeer? Every year.
135. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes
136. Went caroling? Yes
137. Got hurt during the winter season? Not around Christmas time, no. I've been sick, though, a couple of times.
138. Gone ice skating/sledding? Yes
139. Kissed under a mistletoe? Yes. Hi, R0n....
140. Experienced/saw a miracle happen? Every year
141. Get everything you wanted for Christmas? Yeah
142. Cooked/baked? Yes, but not so much anymore

Complete The Line
143. "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, lean your ___ this way." ear
144. "And children listen to hear ___ bells in the snow." sleigh
145. "And on every street ___ you'll hear silver bells." corner
146. "O night divine, the night when Christ was ___." born
147. "All I want for Christmas is my ___ front teeth." two
148. "It's beginning to ___ a lot like Christmas." look
149. "Round yon virgin ___ and child." mother
150. "Sing praises to our Heavenly ____." ...uhm... Father ??

Christmas 101
151. Color of Rudolph's nose? red
152. Jesus' Virgin Mother? Mary
153. What made Frosty come to life? that 'old silk hat' placed on his head
154. Two main colors of Christmas? green and red
155. Does Mrs. Claus have a first name? Well according the show on the other night, it's Jessica...
156. Where does Santa live? At the North Pole
157. True love gave what on the second day of Christmas? two turtledoves
158. What kind of nuts are roasting on an open fire? Chestnuts

Make Up Your Own Christmas Tale
159. Once upon a time, there was a: submarine
160. Who couldn't stop: drinking
161. After a while, he/she fell asleep next to a: Christmas tree
162. When they woke, it was: Thursday
163. Thanks to: Jasmine , this is where the tradition of: eating pizza comes from!

How Does He Do It?
162. Get down the chimney? Years of practice
163. Deliver presents all over the world? Organization and planning
164. Get so fat and still act so jolly? All the cookies at people's houses
165. Recruit reindeer for sleigh-pulling lessons? He only needs the same 9 every year
166. Provide compensation for elves making toys? OK, maybe some of the cookies go home with him....
167. Stay unseen from the rest of the world? People only see what they believe in.

Would It Still Be Christmas Without...
168. Candy canes? Yes
169. Snow? Yeah, but not as fun
170. Stores opening at 5am? Definitely!
171. Winter vacation? Yes
172. Visiting family & friends? Absolutely!
173. Fake Santas? Yes
174. Christmas trees? Ooh, that would be sad, but yeah
175. New holiday movies? Yes
176. Getting holiday greeting cards/email? Uhm, yeah
177. Holiday tunes? Tricky, but doable

Share You Stories in 1 Sentence
178. The best Christmas you've had. Has to be either one from my childhood (like when I was 6 or 7) or when Sparky was 3 or 4.
179. The most upsetting Christmas you've had? Either the year I read "The Fate of the Earth" for a class I was taking after vacation, or the year I left on 12/26 for Russia and didn't go home....
180. One hilarious Christmas blooper? I can't think of anything hilarious, just some really chaotic Christmases when there were a lot of people around.

True Or False
181. You prefer to stay inside where it's warm? True
182. You've given something (or $) to charity? True
183. You spent more than what people spent on you? True...I guess.
184. You like to take your time opening presents? True
185. The thing you want most this year costs $100+? True
186. You expect to get more than 10 presents this year? I'm sure that's True
187. You're a Scrooge/Grinch? False
188. Christmas = snow (yes or no)? No, but I like there to be snow....
189. You know the lyrics to more than 25 Christmas songs? True

Grab Bag
190. Three best things about Christmas? Feeling loved, relaxing, Christmas Eve service.
191. Worst Christmas song? "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
192. If you were a Christmas character, who would you be? Mrs. Cratchit
193. What type of decoration should stop being made? Flicker lights.
194. Tastiest holiday treat? Fudge
195. Favorite pop culture/stereotypical Christmas icon (noun)? Christmas tree
196. Know how to make cookies/brownies/cake from scratch? OF COURSE!
197. Ever cut your mouth on a candy cane/candy? Hundreds of times
198. What other culture would you like to experience Christmas with? Middle Eastern Christians
199. What kind of pattern/pictures do you like on your wrapping paper? Stars, I guess. I don't get too worked up about this issue.
200. Will you make a Christmas picture for your blog/website/profile? I have no idea. Sorta depends on whether we get the camera sorted out by then.