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by **Penny** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:16 pm

1. What Saints day is December 5th.

2. In which town is 'It's A Wonderful life ' set

3. Name all of Santas reindeer.

4. Which King was crowned on Xmas day in 1066

5. In which English county is Christmas Common

6. What is the last line of the poem we now call 'Twas the night before Xmas '

7 What do elves wear on the tips of their shoes

8. In the ' Muppet Christmas Carol' which famous actor played Ebenezer Scrooge.

cheers Penny :grouphug:

by **vannin** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:49 pm

1) In some locations, St Nicholas, who more usualy has feast day on 6th.
2) Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph, Vixen
5) Bucks - very near me!
6) And nobody stirred, not even a mouse

by **drogo** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:52 pm

5. Oxfordshire!

by **drogo** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:54 pm

4. William I

by **Tiddles** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:18 pm

8. Michael Caine

by **Rowan** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:22 pm

4. William of Normandy (the Conqueror, aka the Bastard) who conquered England!!!!!!
7. Bells

by **Victors Mate** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:49 pm

Too late again.

by **drogo** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:51 pm

2. Bedford Falls, NY

by **Penny** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:58 pm

Good effort. will leave final two until Saturday noon.
2. Bedford Falls.
3. Blitzen, Donder, Cupid, Rudolph, Prancer, Vixen,Comet and Donder.
4. William the conqueror
5. Oxfordshire
7. Bells.
8. Michael Caine

cheers Penny. :grouphug:

by **Victors Mate** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:12 am

6. Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night

by **vannin** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:53 am

5. Christmas Common - OK, it is on the border of the two! We approach it on the Bucks side!

Viv

by **Penny** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:45 pm

Correct V.M. well done.
To finish off. No.1 St. Steven. cheers Penny.
More later . :grouphug:

by **vannin** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:46 pm

Penny wrote:Good effort. will leave final two until Saturday noon.
2. Bedford Falls.
3. Blitzen, Donder, Cupid, Rudolph, Prancer, Vixen,Comet and Donder.
4. William the conqueror
5. Oxfordshire
7. Bells.
8. Michael Caine

cheers Penny.

The reindeer list has Donder (?) twice, and no Dasher or Dancer.

by **vannin** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:48 pm

Penny wrote:Correct V.M. well done.
To finish off. No.1 St. Steven. cheers Penny.
More later .

Sorry but no! St Stephens Day is Dec 26th (or 27th in Orthodox faith)which the English call Boxing Day. Catholic countries call it St Stephens Day not Boxing Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen's_Day
Viv

by **drogo** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:13 pm

vannin wrote:
Penny wrote:3. Blitzen, Donder, Cupid, Rudolph, Prancer, Vixen,Comet and Donder.

The reindeer list has Donder (?) twice, and no Dasher or Dancer.

The reindeer names are Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and Donder and Blitzen. Rudolph was added later.

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