Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. ~The Shadow of the Wind


12/30/11

Christmas Literary Sport Winner. . .and the Answers!

A hearty congratulations to Carol T. and Anne for answering all of the questions correctly! I'm going to have to come up with some even harder questions for you two!  In the case of a tie I used random.org and Anne is the winner of the $15 gift card to Amazon.

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Christmas Lit Sport.  I hope you enjoyed the questions. 

Christmas Literary Sport Answers:


What Christmas treat is being made by the cousins, in the story A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote?
fruitcake
pumpkin pie
mincemeat pie
chocolate rum cake

Which Charles Dickens novel was not originally published in serialized form?
Bleak House
A Christmas Carol
David Copperfield
Great Expectations

Where does the Grinch live?
Mount Crumpit
Whoville
The Mount of Crumps
The North Pole

In which Dickens novel will you find "Little Nell?"
A Christmas Carol
The Old Curiosity Shop
Nicholas Nikelby
Little Dorrit

In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which of the Pevensie children does NOT get a gift from Father Christmas?
Lucy
Edmund
Peter
Susan

In the book A Christmas Carol what were the names of the two children that the Ghost of Christmas Present showed to Scrooge?
hate & anger
ignorance & want
pain & suffering
fear & death

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone what does Dumbledore say people always insist on giving him at Christmas?
socks
belts
books
shoes

Which spirit never speaks to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?
Marley's ghost
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas-Yet-to-Come

Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book centers on a Jewish illuminated scroll called a hagaddah. During what religious holiday is a hagaddah used?
Jewish New Year
Passover
Hanukkah
Shabbat

What was the name of the lady Scrooge would have married in A Christmas Carol
Belle
Alice
Rose
Daisy

I'm looking forward to lots of new games to play in 2012! Happy New Year!

4 novel reactions:

  1. Wow, Carol and Anne are super sharp! Congratulations Anne!

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  2. Congratulations to the winner! Happy New Year, Stacy!

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  3. Those were fun. Congrats to the winner and a very Happy New Year to you!

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  4. I'm impressed that two people got them all right!!

    Wishing you a wonderful 2012 filled with 5 star reads!

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