Special Christmas Quiz

Choose the corresponding letter of the correct answer.

1.       Where and when did the custom of decorating Christmas trees originate?

a.       London, England  1620

b.      Oslo, Norway  1525

c.       Bremen, Germany 1570

d.      Riga, Latvia 1510

2.       On the tenth day of Christmas, what does my true love give to me?

a.       Ladies dancing

b.      Lords a-leaping

c.       Lights a-twinkling

d.      Pipers piping

3.       How many magi visit Christ after his birth?

a.       Three

b.      Six

c.       Eight

d.      Ten

4.       What is the job of Krampus, an Austrian mythical holiday figure who is said to accompany St. Nicholas on his holiday journey?

a.       He stuffs holiday stockings

b.      Punishes bad children

c.       He checks to make sure all children are asleep

d.      He carries St. Nicholas on his back

5.        “Boun Natale” is a Christmas greeting in which of these countries?

a.       France

b.      Spain

c.       Italy

d.      Germany

Send in your answers as comment to this post. Merry Christmas!

Quiz #7: Word Choice

Choose the corresponding letter of the word that best completes the sentence.

1. The young man has no idea why he was ______ by his peers who used to treat him warmly.

                  a. slapped                    b. welcomed                c. ostracized

2. We should stop electing ______ to public office. We should stop being fooled.

                  a. charlatans                 b. barbarians                c. the elite

3. There is no better ______ given to a teacher than for his students to value what he taught.

                  a. incentive                  b. dexterity                   c. initiative

4. Alexander considered himself a member of the intellectual ______ that’s why he wouldn’t talk

      to us who have average IQs.

                  a. hierarchy                  b. association               c. elite

5. The Roman Empire failed to save itself from ______ attacks.

                  a. alien                         b. barbarian                  c. inhuman

6. He had been found guilty of slight ______.

                  a. crimes                      b. offenses                  c. mistakes

7. Guess who I ______ into the supermarket today.

                  a. banged                     b. knocked                   c. bumped

8. She can ______ claim that she had the idea before anyone else.

                  a. completely                b. confidently               c. legitimately

9. Hurricanes like this only ______ once in a lifetime.

                  a. visit                          b. occur                       c. develop

10. I hope I will ______ to a ripe old age.

                  a. grow                         b. survive                     c. live

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Quiz #6: Silent Letters

Which word does not belong to the group. Write C if there is none.

1. diaphragm                   phlegm            benign             malignant                    
2. stumble                       plumber           slumber           humbug                      
3. chestnut                      often                wistful              nestle                          
4. bayonet                       cadet               cabaret            tablet                      
5. solder                          holder              boulder            molder                         
6. aglet                            ferret               bullet                wallet                        
7. haversack                   humor              heir                  horse                           
8. viscount                       despot             pistol                discount                      
9. gnarl                            gnat                 gnaw               agnostic                    
10. Connecticut                 evict                indict                victuals