It's a wonderful holiday quiz

                                  Yeah, yeah.  I know you know every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings, and that Lucy tells Charlie Brown that what she wants most for Christmas is real estate, and that Burl Ives narrated "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."  Those nuggets of Christmas movie and TV program trivia are easy, mere uncontested lay-ups in a blowout basketball game on the home floor.
                                  But years ago, my friends and I played a Christmas trivia game as challenging as a full-court press against a team without a ball handler.  The  questions were harder than a fastball up and in:
                                   Which movie is listed on the theater marquee in "It's a Wonderful Life?"
                                   What's the name of the Grinch's dog?
                                   In "A Christmas Story," on what street did Ralphie live?
                                   Which verse from Scripture did Linus quote in "A Charlie Brown Christmas?"
                                   In our game, those who couldn't answer a question were directed to take a drink.  If you didn't know jack, you drank Jack.  Talk about your spirit of the season.
                                   For those interested, the answers to the aforementioned questions are "The Bells of St. Mary's," Max, Cleveland Street, and the second chapter of the Gospel According to Luke, versa 8-14.  Those questions were harder than grandma's fruit cake. 
                                   But how much do you really know about your favorite Christmas programs beyond the bully's name (Scut Farkus) in "A Christmas Story?" 
                                   Let's find out:

1. In "Home Alone," which city did Macaulay Culkin's parents visit when they left him home alone?
A) Honolulu
B) Quakertown
C) Paris
D) Rome
2. In "National Lampoon Christmas Vacation," how many lights does Clark Griswold claim he has covering his house?
A) 25,000
B) 30,000
C) 50,000
D) 100,000
3. In "A Charlie Brown Christmas," psychiatrist Lucy determines Charlie suffers from pantaphobia.  What is it?
A) Fear of dogs
B) Fear of girls
C) Fear of everything
D) Fear of wearing pants
4. In "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," what was Rudolph's father name?
A) Buck
B) Big Rudy
C) Vixen
D) Donner
5. In the original "Miracle on 34th Street," what was the name of young Natalie Wood's character?
A) Sally Morton
B) Susan Walker
C) Mary Hatch
D) Diane Marseglia-Ellis
6. What's the title of Dr. Seuss' classic 1966 TV program?
A) "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!"
B) "How The Grinch Stole Christmas!"
C) "Why The Grinch Stole Christmas!"
D) "The Grinch That Stole Christmas!"
7. Who narrated the "Grinch" TV program?
A) Jimmy Durante
B) Fred Astaire
C) Boris Karloff
D) Charlie Martin
8. What was Dr. Seuss' real name?
A) Theodore Cleaver
B) Harland Svare
C) Theodor Geisel
D)  Rob Lougherty
9. In "It's A Wonderful Life," the names of the cop and cab driver are:
A) Pete and Tommy
B) Bert and Jimmy
C) Bert and Ernie
D) Starsky and Hutch
10. In "The Polar Express," what's the first gift of Christmas?
A) A 2-pound fruit cake
B) A 10-foot candy cane
C) A one-year subscription to The Intelligencer
D) A bell from Santa's sleigh
11. What instrument does Pig-Pen play on stage in "A Charlie Brown Christmas?"
A) Stand-up bass
B) Guitar
C) Maracas
D) Tambourine





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Answers :  1 (C)  ; 2 (A) ; 3 (C) ; 4 (D) ; 5 (B) ; 6 (B) ; 7 (C) ; 8 (C) ; 9 (C) ; 10 (D) ; 11 (A)