Saturday, December 29, 2007

Countdown To Christmas Contest Winner...

...is JOANNE (Pull Up A Needle And Stitch)!!!! Congratulations :o) Please email me (my email address is in my profile) your mailing address and you'll be receiving something during the month of January. I'm not going to tell you what it will be though ;o)

Out of the fourteen comments, there were thirteen correct entries. I got DH to pick the lucky number so you have him to blame if you didn't win ;o) There is some issue about the last question to this contest and you'll notice that there were more correct answers than should be. The correct answer that came with the quiz was 364 presents (technically if you count all the gifts for each verse, this is the number you will come up with) 'but' it can be argued the other way so that is why I decided to accept both answers for that question. Scroll down for the answers to the questions :o)

I want to perk things up so I've decided to hold another contest :o) I'm not sure what the prize will be but I promise you'll like it! All you have to do is answer the following five questions correctly and add the answers to your comment. After the 12 Days Of Christmas are over, all correct entries will be put into a hat and a winner will be chosen!

Who narrated the 1966 classic TV special "How The Grinch Stole Christmas?"
a) Burl Ives
b) Charlton Heston
c) Boris Karloff
d) Thurl Ravenscroft

Boris Karloff (c) - Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) originally disputed having Boris Karloff for fear the Grinch would be too scary.

Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for what department store?
a) JC Penny
b) Montgomery Ward
c) Macy's
d) Nordstrom

Montgomery Ward (b) - They hired Robert May to write a Christmas Story that would be given away to shoppers. His brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, liked the story so much he wrote a song that was later recorded by Gene Autry.

In the 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas", who builds a grey snowman?
a) Charlie Brown
b) Linus
c) Pigpen
d) Snoopy

Pigpen (c) - The ever filthy Pigpen couldn't keep his snow clean and built a grey snowman.

What year was Santa's wife introduced to the world?
a) 1889
b) 1902
c) 1929
d) 1935

1889 (a) - Mrs. Claus was introduced in the book Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh Ride by Katherine Lee Bates.

How many gifts would you receive if you received all the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days Of Christmas?"
a) 144 presents
b) 78 presents
c) 364 presents
d) 235 presents

364 (c) - You do the math!


15 comments:

Pam Seavey Schaffner said...

Hey, Cathey, great post! Here goes:
1)Boris Karloff
2)Montgomery Ward
3)Pigpen
4)1889
5)78

Merry Merry, Pam

Mary Ann said...

How fun!! And, I learned some things, too!! Here are my answers:

1. Boris Karloff(c)
2. Montgomery Ward(b)
3. Pigpen(c)
4. 1889(a)
4. 78(b)

Lori said...

Nice contest Cathey! Mr's Clause was a toughy, but I think I found it.
Hope I have them all right!

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) A
5) C
and just for the record, the 12 days of Christmas would be VERY expensive!! Today's price would be $19,507.19 wow! Now THAT's love ;)hehe

Jennifer said...

1. c) Boris Karloff
2. b) Montgomery Ward
3. c) Pigpen
4. a) 1889
5. b) 78

Carolyn said...

Here are my answers Cathey...what a fun contest

Who narrated the 1966 classic TV special "How The Grinch Stole Christmas?"
c) Boris Karloff
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for what department store?

b) Montgomery Ward



In the 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas", who builds a grey snowman?
c) Pigpen


What year was Santa's wife introduced to the world?
a) 1889




How many gifts would you receive if you received all the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days Of Christmas?"

b) 78 presents

Terri M said...

1. Boris Karloff
2. Montgomery Ward
3. Pigpen
4. 1889
5. 364

Anonymous said...

What a great idea, Cathey!!!
My answers are:
Boris Karloff
Montgomery Ward
Pigpen
1889
364

Now, let's see what questions I can come up with ... *lol*

Paisley said...

Fun contest! Here are my answers:

1. c) Boris Karloff
2. b) Montgomery Ward
3. c) Pigpen
4. a) 1889
5. c) 364

Ranae said...

How fun and educational,lol
Here's my snswers:
1. Boris Karloff
2.Montgomery Ward
3.Pigpen
4. 1889
5. 78

Irene said...

Fun questions !

Boris Karloff
Montgomery Ward
Pigpen
1889
78

Cindy said...

Fun quiz :)

1) Boris Karloff
2) Montgomery Ward
3) Pigpen
4) 1889
5) 364

stitcherw said...

What a fun quiz. I don't have a clue on most, but I'll enjoy seeing the answers when you post them. :)
Sue

Joanne said...

What a festive/fun idea, below are my answers, thank you for having a contest.

1. C)Boris Karloff

2. B)Montgomery Ward

3. C)Pigpen

4. A)1889

5. C)364 presents

Happy Holidays,

Joanne
www.pullupaneedleandstitch.wordpress.com

Anonymous said...

Thanks Cathy for a fun contest!

1. c

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. b

Sue

stitcherw said...

I didn't have a clue who narrated Grinch, now I know it was Boris Karloff it makes me want to go back and watch it again just to listen to the voice. :)
Sue