UPS Concert -Quizmaster Ali asks the questions

A little Christmas Quiz.

Tickettyboo...

Finally got round to doing it
1 Ur'f Fnagn
2 Ab vqrn, qvq ur fhccyl gur qbaxrl?
3 jebgr Gjnf gur Avtug orsber Puevfgznf
4 tnir Fnagn uvf erq bhgsvg
5 ab vqrn
6 jebgr n Puevfgznf pneby
7 svefg Puevfgznf pneq frag
8 vagebqhprq gur puevfgznf gerr gb Oevgnva
9 qhaab
10 onaarq Puevfgznf ( zhfg or n eryngvir bs Gebl'f Uhzna)

Ok , so I am rubbish, but I never even searched the web for

Ali...

2, 5 & 9 are correct.

I'll tell you the others later.

Since you are all sitting a terminal to the greatest information retrieval
system ever known, cheating is easy, and only you will know.
But Silver Surfers wouldn't do that, would you.

What did the following people/organizations contribute to the modern Xmas
celebration?

1 St Nicholas, Bishop of Smyrna

Ali...

1 His name via Dutch (Sint Claas) and American (Santa Claus), and gift-
giving.
Nicholas did rather more than throw gold into stockings. He participated in
the famous Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. When theological debate was not
enough, Nicholas reportedly punched out the heretic Arius.

2 St Francis of Assisi

Ali...

2 The Nativity models - Christmas Crib /Creche/ Manger [1223 in Greccio]

3 Clement Clarke Moore

Ali...

3 He wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which starts "Twas the Night before
Christmas" First published 23rd December 1823. Introduced St Nick to
Sleighs & flying reindeer.

4 The Coca-Cola company

Ali...

4 Popularised Santa's red tunic etc. (previously dressed in furs, or
bishop's vestments)

5 Tom Smith

Ali...

5 Invented Christmas Crackers (his company still makes them)

6 Charles Dickens

Ali...

6 Snow at Christmas (in A Christmas Carol and Pickwick Papers)

7 Sir Henry Cole & John Callcott Horsley

Ali...

7 Christmas Cards (1843) Cole had the idea, Horsley did the design

8 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Ali...

8 Popularisation of the Christmas Tree in Britain (from 1841) (aka the Price
Consort)

9 Medieval (to Victorian) Mummers

Ali...

9 Father Christmas (nothing to do with Santa Claus or gift-giving until
Victorian times)

10 Oliver Cromwell

Ali...

10 Nothing - He abolished Christmas

Jeff Gaines...

Good for him, sounds like my type of person :-)

I'll post the answers tonight.

Bram...

I've copied and pasted them into notepad. Lets see if I can find the answers
.