1st Place
Jennifer Herr wins an Entertainment Book

2nd Place
Lisa wins body spray perfume

3rd Place
Lindsey Enlow
$5 Target Gift Card

I’ll post the answers in the next few days. Contact me to collect your prizes.

Ladies, we’re half way through the week and I hope you’re working on the quiz for Christmas Contest posted Monday. We haven’t had any entries so far, so it’s not too late to take part.

There will be a fragrant 2nd Place Prize available to all women in or outside of Orlando. As long as you live in the continental U.S. Sorry Alaska and Hawaii.

THE RULES:
a) You will have until Friday December 21st to turn in your answers.
b) The first person to turn in the quiz with all the correct answers is the winner.
c) Please use the “Contact Us” button to send us the answers.
d) Please comment on this post if you are entering and the contest and after you have sent us your answers. It’s fun to see who is playing!
e) If your picture is on the “Who We Are” page, you are not qualified to compete. Family members are.

THE PRIZE - Due to the nature of THE PRIZE, only women living in the Orlando area are qualified to win. However, if you are not from the Orlando area and still wish to play, you will get an Honorable Mention.

THE WINNER will be posted on Saturday or Sunday.

A good way to do the quiz is by copying and pasting this post into a Word document. Then answer the questions. The copy and a paste the answers into the “Contact Us” form. You can just send us the answers.
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TRUE/FALSE
Fact or fiction in the Christmas story? “True” would indicate that the fact could be found in Holy Scripture. “False” would indicate that the fact couldn’t be found in the Bible.

1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.
2. The wise men were three kings from the orient.
3. The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.
4. The star did not appear above the manger.
5. Jesus’ ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, people who committed incest, and two non-Israelites.
6. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then Gabriel appeared to Joseph.
7. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
8. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
9. The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to Israel.
10. The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus’ birth.
11. God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus’ birth to the shepherds.
12. Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.
13. Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named “Jesus.”
14. When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about this new king.
15. The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.
16. After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
17. Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
18. Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.

WHAT DOES EACH COUNTRY CALL SANTA CLAUS
1. USA ———————– M. Hagios Nikolaos
2. Norway ——————- K. Jultomten
3. Greece ——————– E. Joulupukki
4. France ——————– D. Black Peter
5. Italy ———————- F. el Niño Jesus
6. Spain ——————— G. Babbo Natale (Father Christmas)
7. Morocco ——————- A. Pere Noel
8. Japan ——————— I. Julenissen (Pa Norsk)
9. Sweden ——————- H. ded moroz (Grandfather Frost)
10. Finland —————— J. Papa Noel
11. Netherlands ————– B. Shengdan Laoren
12. Germany —————- L. Santa Claus
13. Russia ——————- O. Santa no ojisan (Uncle Santa)
14. China ——————– N. Kerstman
15. Columbia —————- C. Christkindl (the Christ Child)

MULTIPLE CHOICE
When are the ‘12 Days of Christmas’?
A) The 12 days after Christmas: December 26 to January 6
B) The 12 days around Christmas: Christmas Eve to January 4
C) The 12 days before Christmas: December 14 to December 25

Where is the Poinsettia originally from?
A) England
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) Morocco

What is the Christmas Creep?
A) the man down the street who puts up way too many lights on his house
B) a dance popular in the 1910’s
C) the emotional stress of Christmas creeping up on you
D) the effect of Christmas items being sold earlier each year

Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London?
A) France
B) Australia
C) Norway
D) Canada

St. Nicholas was born in what country?
A) The North Pole
B) Holland
C) Germany
D) Turkey

Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas Day?
A) That’s when Jesus was born
B) To compete with a pagan celebration
C) That’s when Christmas trees are in season
D) That’s when the Bible says to celebrate it

What was the very first white elephant gift?

Don’t miss out, if you can.

NEXT MONDAY we’re going to put out a Christmas based quiz. You’ll have until next FRIDAY the 21st to email us your answers. The winner will get a PRIZE!

More details Monday.