Holiday Trivia

The semester is pretty much over, I only have my play writing portfolio due on Tuesday which I'm pretty much done with, so I thought I would do something fun to get ready for the Christmas Holidays. I'm going to put the questions first and the answers at the bottom. I want you to try answering as many questions as you can without cheating and let me know how you did. Have fun and good luck!

Questions:

1. Who was dreaming of a White Christmas?

2. What movie combines the holidays of Halloween and Christmas?

3. What does Ralphie want for Christmas?

4. How many ghosts visit Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and who are they?

5. What do you do under the Mistletoe?

6. What Christmas movie stars Sam Elliot?

7. What ocean is Christmas Island located in?

8. What year was December 25th declared Christmas?

9. Where is the town of the North Pole located?

10. What movie does Judy Garland sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?

11. What is the angel's name in "It's a Wonderful Life"?

12. Who wrote the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?

13. What Christmas Carol was originally written in German by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber?

14. What classic Christmas comedy was filmed in 1989 and is an installment of several movies involving the Griswold Family?

15. What city does Miracle on 34th Street take place?

16. What do the Christmas colors Red and Green symbolize?

17. If you got all of the gifts from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" how many gifts would that be?

18. After Red and Green what are the next most popular Christmas colors?

19. What LDS Christmas movie does Jimmy Stewart appear in?

20. What Christmas movie does this quote come from: "An why is the carpet all wet, Todd?" "I don't know, Margo"?

21. What was holly originally used for?

22. What is my (Jessie) favorite Hallmark Christmas movie? (It's about a soldier who gets a Christmas card from a woman, who sends Christmas cards to soldiers every year, and falls in love with the girl.)

23. Was Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer originally a song or a story?

24. What item was considered "frag-il-e" in A Christmas Story?

25. Who is credited for creating the first Nativity Scene?

Answers:

1. Bing Crosby.

2. The Nightmare Before Christmas.

3. A Red Rider BB Gun.

4. Four: Marley, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

5. Kiss

6. Prancer

7. Indian Ocean

8. 354 A.D.

9. Alaska, Approximately 20 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. (I've been there)

10. Meet Me in St. Louis

11. Clarence

12. Clement Clarke Moore

13. Silent Night, also known as Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht.

14. Christmas Vacation

15. New York

16. Red symbolizes the blood of Christ and Green represents eternal life.

17. 364, one for each day of the year except for Christmas.

18. Gold and Silver.

19. Mr. Krueger's Christmas

20. Christmas Vacation

21. Holly was used to protect the home from witches and spirits.

22. The Christmas Card. (Such a great movie).

23. Story 1939, Song 1949.

24. A leg Lamp.

25. St. Francis of Assisi

I hope that you all enjoyed this little Christmas quiz. I'd like to know how everyone did and I hope that you were able to get a lot of the questions or at least learn something new about Christmas. If you have any Christmas Trivia that you would like to share I'd love to learn more about Christmas, and please let me know how you did. And of course I'd like to wish you all a

Merry Christmas!!!

The Love Game

1. I love being so entwined in a book that it is almost painful to stop reading.
2. I love achieving goals.
3. I love being able to just sit and watch a movie to enjoy it.
4. I love reading comments on my blog.
5. I love the last day of the semester.
6. I love the smell of rain in St. George.
7. I love running around bare foot.
8. I love writing stories and using my imagination to go to faraway places.
9. I love my big, warm, extremely comfortable bed.
10. I love hot showers.

What do you love today?

100

Rules: Bold or Color the things you’ve done.
I'm also going to star the ones I WANT to do!

01. Broken a bone
02. Swam with dolphins*
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive*
05. Rode in the back of a cop car
06. Held a tarantula/squashed a Hobo spider
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone*
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped*
11. Visited Paris*
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea*
13. Stayed up all night to watch the sunrise*
14. Seen the Northern Lights*
15. Gone to a huge sports game*
16. Made up your own recipe and served to guests*
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables*
18. Touched an iceberg*
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon*
22. Watched a meteor shower*
23. Touched a stingray*
24. Given more than you can afford to charity*
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight*
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Rode naked on a pink bike*
33. Seen a total eclipse*
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day/slapped someone who adopted an accent for an entire day*
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states*
41. Dyed your hair
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.*
44. Watched whales*
45. Stolen a sign*
46. Used a urinal
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach*
50. Gone sky diving*
51. Visited Ireland*
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan*
55. Milked a cow*
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke*
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played tackle football
61. Gone scuba diving*
62. Kissed in the rain*
63. Played in the mud*
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater*
66. Visited the Great Wall of China*
67. Started a business*
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken*
69. Toured ancient sites*
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married*
73. Been in a movie*
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for a few days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest*
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice*
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program*
83. Gotten flowers for no reason*
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music*
87. Eaten shark*
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand*
90. Bought a house*
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship*
94. Spoken more than one language fluently*
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children*
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour*
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country*
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over*

Tag...to whoever feels any inclination to participate.

What is your current obsession?
Sherlock Holmes, what that movie is amazing!

What do you hate the most that everybody else seems to love?
This is a tricky one, I'm pretty easygoing.

What are you wearing today?
Jeans, brown t-shirt with white cardigan.

What's for dinner?
Cafe Rio baby!

What's the last thing you bought?
Food...that's about all I buy these days.

What are you listening to right now?
TV commercials.

If you could have a house, fully paid for, and totally furnished anywhere in the world, where would it be?
In the country either in England or just anywhere in the country.

What is one of your hobbies?
Reading and writing.

What are 3 things that annoy you most?
Reading textbooks.
Sisters who are brutally honest, that it hurts.
People asking me why I'm not married...it's not my fault, I don't date, but I would if I had the opportunity.

What is your favorite color?
Green! It's one of the best colors for me to wear, plus it's pretty.

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your wardrobe?
The jeans I'm wearing right now, and my Dole Hawaii T-shirt. It is comfy!

What is your dream job?
To be a writer.

Describe your personal style.
I usually dress very comfortable, but I can look professional when I need to.

What are you going to do after this?
Do my French homework, then go to Cafe Rio with my roomy.

What inspires you?
Books, God, dreams.

What are you currently reading?
English textbooks, North and South is my fun read at the moment, but I don't get to pick it up very much.

What delighted you most today?
Finding out that I get to go to Cafe Rio for dinner today! Apparently my life is so very exciting.

By what criteria do you judge a person?
I will admit that I first judge people by their appearances, but I try to get to know people. People can really surprise you.

If you could pick a talent, what would it be?
To be outgoing.

Best Vacation Ever?
Alaska Road Trip was fun, but all of my vacations have been awesome!

How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Maybe 10, but I usually only wear 4 pairs.

What is your most favorite book ever?
I have so many, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Twilight Saga...I could go on for a while.

Whoever is so inclined to do this is more than welcomed to.

The rules: 1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own. Tag eight others.

"(Your name) is like" tag

The Rules are unflinchingly rigid.
1. Go to google.com
2. Search "(your name) is like" with the quotes
3. Post the first 10 results

Jessica is like so deep at The Insider.
Jessica is like a virgin (not even kidding).
Jessica is like a bird which has been put in a cage.
Jessica is like the sexiest girl ever.
Jessica is like the bad luck tiki necklace in the Brady Bunch episode.
Jessica is like a homemade enchilada, but instead of cheese or soy meat she is filled with tasty human brilliance.
Jessica is like the quintessential farmers daughter, you just want to find a haystack with her, and then pray she can sing well.
Jessica is like those 1000 pretty Mexican girls next door.
Jessica is like what you see is what you get.
Jessica is like a determined athlete who pushes herself past each hurdle in life.

Just for your information most of these were pertaining to Jessica Simpson. I tag anyone who cares to do this, it is pretty entertaining and very funny.

One Word Tag

Shellie tagged me with this and so I must answer the following questions with ONE WORD answers and then pass it on to 7 more people.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? nonexistant
3. Your hair color? red
4. Your mother? work
5. Your father? home
6. Your favorite thing? imagination
7. Your dream last night? corny
8. Your dream/goal? love
9. The room your in? box office
10. Your hobby? reading
11. Your fear? lonliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? outgoing
15. One of your wish list items? England
16. Where you grew up? Ivins
17. The last thing you did? email
18. What you are wearing? blood
19. Your T.V.? away
20. Your pet? three
21. Your computer? slow
22. Your mood? giddy
23. Missing someone? Edward
24. Your car? Civic
25. Something your not wearing? watch
26. Favorite store? B&N
27. Your summer? aahh
28. Love someone? family
29. Your favorite color? green
30. Last time you laughed? lunch
31. Last time you cried? night


The bloggers I am tagging:
* Whoever

Another Tag!! (Sorry)

8 TV shows that I love to watch:
1. The Office
2. Friends
3. What Not to Wear
4. Jon and Kate plus 8
5. CMT top 20 countdown
6. Seinfeld
7. Paula Dean
8. New Adventures of Old Christine

8 favorite restaurants:
1. Olive Garden
2. Chuck-a-rama
3. Jimmy John's
4. Subway
5. Applebee's
6. Pizza Factory
7. Wendy's
8. Panda Express

8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Filled and shrink wrapped 420 boxes
2. Played on the computer
3. Studied for my American Lit class
4. Finished off a role of film for photography
5. Fell asleep during my lunchbreak
6. read part of Midnight Sun (bad idea I keep getting sucked into it)
7. Read the scriptures
8. Finally went to bed

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. Seeing Big River tonight
2. Twilight the movie coming out in 43 days!!!!
3. This semester to be over.
4. Graduating from Dixie with an AS
5. Dressing up for Halloween!
6. Leaving St. George
7. Going to Moab next weekend!
8. A good long nights rest.

8 things on my wish list
1. To be done with school
2. To leave St. George
3. Getting a life
4. Romance
5. Write a book
6. Not having to worry about buying gas
7. getting a 1st edition of either Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion
8. Have something interesting to put on my blog

8 people I tag
Whoever wants to is welcome to!

Just For Fun

Bolded ones are the things I have done! You try too!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (maybe someday)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

The Five

10 years ago I:
1. was 10 years old
2. Going to Red Mountain Elementary
3. Wanted to grow up
4. Was outgoing and popular (in elementary school)
5. Was Loving life

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Read two short stories for my Intro to Lit class
2. Write a paper on a short story
3. Read 2 chapters in my nutrition book
4. Take notes for nutrition
5. Work on booklet for Photography

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
2. Triple chocolate chip cookies from Subway
3. carrots and celery
4. French Onion sun chips
5. string cheese

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Pay off my college tuition
2. Pay off our house
3. build a bigger house that I could have a huge library in.
4. Buy me a mini cooper or a convertible
5. Buy me a first edition of Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion

5 places I have lived:
1. Ivins, UT
2. Kanarraville, Ut
3. England (in my imagination)
4 Forks, Washington (as a vampire with Edward Cullen)
5. St. George (also known as Hell!)

Five jobs I have had:
1. Chocolateer at Amber Lyn chocolates
2. Ticket agent at Tuacahn center of the Arts
3. Babysitter
4. janitor
5. Does a servent count?

I tag...
1. Libby
2. Shellie B.
3. Anisa
4. Sydney
5. Shellee D.

Rules:Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you've answered the questions on your blog.

7 Facts People Don't Know about you..

7 Facts People Don't Know about you..

1] I have been writing a book this summer, and have two notebooks almost completely full.
2] I hate St. George, I would rather be anywhere but St. George!!
3] It drives me crazy when people do not use their blinker when driving.
4] Sometimes when I am feeling lonely I sleep with my Teddy Bear who I named Edward Darcy.
5] I am a perfectionist.
6] I am in love with a fictional character who is a Vampire named Edward Cullen.
7] I love, love, love getting attention!!!

*Anyone who wants to do this tag please do*

I've been tagged!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 Years Ago: I was still in elementary school, not having any worries other then school and friends.

5 Things on my To-Do List today: Check email, update blog, finish Persuasion, clean Living room, and do homework.

Snacks I enjoy: Chocolate, pop corn, Dr. Pepper, Carrots, and string cheese.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Get school all paid for, buy me a Mini Cooper, Buy a big house with a huge library!!! And of course save/invest the rest!

3 of my bad habits: Biting my nails, slapping Libby, and complaining about my life.

5 places I have lived: Ivins, England (in my dreams), that's about it.

5 jobs I have had: Babysitting, Cleaning, Amber Lyn Chocolates, Tuacahn (box office), and comedian (at least at work they think I'm funny, because I seem to make a fool of myself all the time).

5 things people don't know about me: I hate getting ready for the day. My hair color is all natural. Sometimes I do actually get along with Libby. I want to be a writer. I want to travel the world!!

Yay! I did it! Now I tag Logan, Klint, Aunt Debbie, Ethan, and Libby Sproat. Have fun with it! :)

You Are a Red Crayon

Your world is colored with bright, vivid, wild colors.
You have a deep, complex personality - and you are always expressing something about yourself.
Bold and dominant, you are a natural leader. You have an energy that is intense... and sometimes overwhelming.
Your reaction to everything tends to be strong. You are the master of love-hate relationships.

Your color wheel opposite is green. Green people are way too mellow to understand what drives your energy.

Jessie's Christmas Answers

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I love to rip open the wrapping paper. So wrapping paper it is.
2. REAL OR FAKE TREE? I've always had a fake tree but I would love to try a real tree someday, plus they smell so good.
3. When do you put up the tree? This year I put it up, and I waited until school was out. Usually I like to put it up over the Thanksgiving break.
4. When do you take the tree down? When Christmas is over.
5. Do you like eggnog? Ew! No! I prefer a nice cup of hot cocoa with lots of real whipped cream.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? The year we got the trampoline was awesome. The year Libby gave me my home made Strawberry Shortcake Blanket and Pillow was cool too.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Mom, she never wants anything bought, she just wants me to babysit grandma for a few days so her and dad can have a break.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Dad, just buy him a western or treats and he's happy.
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I think that I've loved everything I've gotten for Christmas.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, definetly. Who emails Christmas cards?
11. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story, Prancer, of The Preacher's Wife to name a few.
12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? This year the beginning of December, but usually I start in November. School can be very stressful!
13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so but I might've given one as a white elephant gift.
14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I love the little snacks we have on Christmas Day. Pinwheels, cheeseball, olives, and veggies, and so many more. If you get hungry on Christmas stop by our house we always have plenty of food.
15. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored lights all the way, I don't like to have trees with themes so much I love just having a bunch of random ornaments that we made when we were little.
16. Favorite Christmas song? The Christmas Shoes, Angels we Have Heard on High, Where are you Christmas, heck my Ipod is packed with Christmas songs right now, and I love them all.
17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I love to stay home with my family. However, when we would go up to Kanarra after we opened all the presents that was a blast.
18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Doner, and Blixen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all: Rudolph the red nose reindeer. (You know the song!)
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? I like I star, but we always had an angel.
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Only one present on Christmas Eve - save the rest for Christmas Day!!!
21. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The stress and how the holiday is played up, no one remembers the true meaning of Christmas. It's to celebrate Christ remember?
22. What I love most about Christmas? Opening presents, and giving them of course. I love to make things for people. I also love the fact that it is a break from school!
Okay - Get in the Christmas Spirit and copy and paste! Can't wait to hear everyones Christmas answers!!!

The ABC’s of Me!

A-Attached or single: Single
B-Best Friend: Libby
C-Cake or Pie: Cakes usually, except for Libby's Pecan Pie, it's divine.
D-Day of choice: Saturdays, because I don't have school that day.
E-Essential Item: my ipod
F-Favorite Color: I love all colors. My most favoritest is green or aqua.
G-Gummi Bears or Worms: Gummy worms all the way.
H-Hometown: Ivins, UT
I-Indulgence(s): Chocolate, reading Jane Austen-hence the name of my blog-and hot chocolate on a cold winter night.
J-January or July: January I love winter, I want it to snow.
K-Kids: None, yet. I need to get married first.
L-Life is Incomplete Without: my family and the gospel of Jesus Christ - agreeing with Anisa & Libby!
M-Marriage Date: I don't have a definite one yet, but maybe in January.
N-Number of Siblings: 3, Two bro's - and one sis!
O-Oranges or Apples: Apples definetly, oranges make me gag because of that white stuff.
P-Phobias or Fears: spiders, snakes, never getting out of Utah.
Q-Quotes: "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." ~Anonymous~
R-Reason To Smile: One of my classes got canceled today!
S-Season: Winter, I love the snow
T-Tag Three + : all the cousins! This is what Ansia said to do!
U-Unknown Fact About Me: I can say the alphabet backwards.
V-Vegetarian or Meat Eater: Both, I love salad and steak well-done
W-Worst Habit: I talk a lot when I get nervous, and can be very shy around guys.
X-I guess there is no X (I didn't make this thing up)
Y-Your Favorite Food: Salads and steaks. Dessert: Mom's better-then-sex cake.
Z- Zodiac: Taurus, I'm the bull!