Trivia Answers

Here are the answers to the trivia questions I posted a couple of days ago. I'm not posting the songs because no one said they wanted them.

1. (POLITICS; 7 points) What year did Kim Campbell become Prime Minister? (1993)
2. (ADVERTISING; 8) What company, through their advertising, is primarily responsible for the modern concept of Santa Claus, with the beard, the red suit, the whole nine? (Coca Cola)
3. (BIBLE; 7) What letters were on the cross above Jesus’s head? (INRI)
4. (MOVIES; 10/2) In the movie MIRACLE ON 34^TH STREET, there was a little girl who didn’t believe in Santa Claus. Five points for the actress, and five points for the character’s name. (Natalie Wood, Susan Walker)
5. (COMICS; 8) What town did Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead live in? (Riverdale)
6. (COMPOSERS; 8) George Frideric Handel, composer of the famous Messiah, was born in what country? (Germany)
7. (HISTORY, 8) On July 21, 1969, two men debuted 100,000 dollar suits to the world. What were they doing? (walking on the moon)

8. (LITERATURE; 9) Also called “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” who wrote the poem “The Night Before Christmas”? (Clement Clarke Moore)
9. (GEOGRAPHY; 8) What is the highest point in Canada? (Mount Logan, 5959 meters)
10. (MUSIC; 8) In the song Jingle Bells, what is the name of the horse? (Bobtail)
11. (MEDICINE; 7) Who is credited with discovering the vaccine for polio? (Dr. Jonas Saulk)
12. (HISTORY; 12/2) How many branches (for candles) are on a traditional menorah, and for extra credit, what do lighting these candles symbolize? (9 branches, lighting the lamps for 8 days when only 1 day of oil)
13. (LYRICS; 7) Give me the song from the following lyrics: “I stopped to see a weeping willow, crying on his pillow, maybe he’s crying for me.” (Walking after Midnight)
14. (MOVIES; 8) What is the number one Christmas movie of all time: (ELF, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, POLAR EXPRESS, THE SANTA CLAUSE) (Grinch, 260 mil)
15. (ROYALTY; 15/3) Who were the three ruling monarchs of the house of Windsor before Elizabeth II. 8 points for each correct answer (George V, Edward VIII, George VI)
16. (TV; 12/3) In A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the characters gets on stage and quotes from the Bible. Four points for the character, four points for the book, and four points for the chapter. (Linus, Luke chapter 2)
17. (TV; 10/2) Who are Dingbat and Meathead better known as? (Edith and Michael)
18. (MUSIC; 8) Before “Candle in the Wind” took the top spot, after the death of Princess Diana, what holiday song was the best-selling single of all time? (White Christmas)
19. (MOVIES; 10/2) According to the movie SOUND OF MUSIC (not real life), what were the names of the Von Trapp children; 2 points per answer (Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl)
20. (MUSIC; 8/2) In The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there 8 and 10 of? (8 Maids a Milking and 10 Lords a Leaping)

Bonus: Christmas Characters

Given the five Christmas Characters, give me the Christmas work they come from:

Jakob Marley (A Christmas Carol)
Cindy Lou (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
The King of Mice (The Nutcracker)
George Bailey (It’s a Wonderful Life)
Ralphie Parker (A Christmas Story)