The Spell of the Holidays
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The year-end holidays are an alternate reality. People dress differently, act differently … and even talk differently. This time of year has its own vocabulary, and some of these old-fashioned words have eccentric spellings. So here is our holiday spelling quiz. You'll find the answers directly below
1. ___ the night before Christmas
A) T'was
B) 'Twas
C) 'T'was
D) Twas
2. They have a live ___ down at the shopping mall
A) raindeer
B) reindeer
C) raindear
D) reindere
3. It was a festive ___ gathering
A) yueltide
B) yuletyde
C) yueltied
D) yuletide
4. Please! Go easy on the ___
A) egg nog
B) eggnawg
C) eggnog
D) egg nogg
5. Our ___ holds nine candles
A) menorah
B) mennorah
C) mennora
D) menorrah
6. "Santa Claus" refers to ___
A) Saint Nicholas
B) Saint Nichlaus
C) Saint Nicalos
D) Saint Nichollas
7. In European folklore, ___ is considered magical
A) misletoe
B) mistletoe
C) missletoe
D) misiltoe
8. The winter ___ falls on December 21 this year
A) soulstice
B) sollstise
C) solstise
D) solstice
9. "O little town of ___."
A) Bethlahem
B) Bethleham
C) Bethlehem
D) Bethelhem
10. Stop spinning that ___ and join us for dinner
A) dradle
B) dreidle
C) draydel
D) dreidel
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Wordplay
Q: What do you call a bankrupt Santa?
A: Saint Nickel-less.
Q: Where Do Snowmen Go To Dance?
A: To snowballs!
Q: What's A Snowman's Favorite Breakfast?
A: Frosted Flakes!
Q: If they hold a pie eating contest this holiday season, which song will they sing?
A: Oh, Come all ye facefuls.
Q: What does lactose free milk wish for everyone?
A: Soy to the world.
Answers
1: B) 'Twas
2: B) reindeer
3: D) yuletide
4: C) eggnog
5: A) menorah
6: A) Saint Nicholas
7: B) mistletoe
8: D) solstice
9: C) Bethlehem
10: D) dreidel
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