Meet the Trivia Contest Winner!
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:17AM Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with your families and friends.
As promised, I’m back to announce the winner of last month’s holiday movie trivia contest and to give you the answers (just in case you were stumped).
As always, I was very impressed by how many of you got all the answers. I did throw you a slight curveball this year by not asking any questions about “Diehard.”
Yes, it is a holiday classic!
And a number of you were tripped up by the first question, which asked why Phoebe Cates’ character in Gremlins hated Christmas (I’ll explain below).
But, first, I want to announce that Michelle Smith, an imaging technician in the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk’s office, was the winner — which meant I got the chance to visit Michelle and her office mates, deliver cookies and serenade them with not just one, but two Holiday songs. CTN.org captured our visit in the video above!
And now, I’ve kept you waiting long enough; Here are all the answers to the quiz. Thanks for playing! Hope you had as much fun as I did.
1. In the 1984 comedy Gremlins, why did Phoebe Cates’ character hate Christmas?
a. Because her father died at Christmas when, dressed as Santa Claus, he broke his neck while climbing down the family’s chimney. (This was the tricky one for many of you, who correctly answered that her father died — but incorrectly said he fell off the roof!)
2. In 1993’s “Nightmare Before Christmas,” why does the Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, kidnap “Sandy Claws?”
a. So Jack can take over Christmas and be Santa.
3. In “Scrooged,” what slogan does Bill Murray’s television network use to promote its holiday programming?
a. “Yule love it.”
4. Who played Santa Claus in “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians?”
a. John Call
5. The movie posters for “Home Alone,” which showed Macaulay Culkin with his hands on his face, screaming, was based on what famous painting?
a. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch.
6. In the “Family Man,” who does Nicolas Cage’s daughter, Annie, think he is?
a. An alien — from the mother ship.
7. In “A Christmas Story,” what was the name of Ralphie’s neighbors who own the dogs?
a. The Bumpuses.
8. In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” what movie was playing at the theater in Bedford Falls?
a. “The Bells of St. Mary.”
9. In “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” what was the name of the elf who wanted to be a dentist?
a. Hermey.
10. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, what did Clark want to buy with his Christmas bonus?
a. A swimming pool.
11. In “A Miracle on 34th Street,” does Kris Kringle say he sleeps with his whiskers on the inside or outside of the covers?
a. Out. “Cold air makes them grow.”
12. In “Elf,” what does Buddy identify as the four main food groups for elves?
a. Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup.
Reader Comments (1)
I look forward to this song every year, and listen to it throughout the year! Thank you very much!