A Christmas Match Up Trivia Quiz

Answer: Prancer

"Prancer" was a Christmas movie that came out in November 1989. Jessie Riggs (Rebecca Harrell) was a little girl who found a hurt reindeer and believed it to be one of Santa's reindeer, named Prancer. She kept Prancer on their property to nurse him back to health until her father, John (Sam Elliot), found him. John sold a perfectly healed Prancer to a Christmas attraction in town. While trying to rescue Prancer so he could get back to Santa, Jessie was injured. After her accident, John realized how much Prancer meant to her and helped Jessie release Prancer at Antler Ridge. Prancer was reunited with Santa's sleigh and was last seen heading toward the Riggs house to deliver presents.

Prancer was played by a pregnant female reindeer named Boo. A pregnant female reindeer was used for the movie because they keep their antlers longer than a male reindeer.

Answer: The Polar Express

"The Polar Express" was a movie that came out in October 2004. The movie immediately told you it was Christmas Eve at an unnamed boy's house. He and his sister awaited Christmas, but the sister was more excited for Christmas than her brother. While lying in bed, the young boy heard a train outside his window and was told by the conductor that he needed to get on the train which was taking he and several other children to the North Pole to see Santa Claus.

Tom Hanks voiced the majority of the characters in the movie which was made with a mix of animation and live action known as performance capture. Michael Jeter passed away before he could finish voice work for his characters Smokey and Steamer so André Sogliuzzo finished the voice work.

Answer: Bad Santa

"Bad Santa" came out in November 2003. Billy Bob Thornton played Willie Stoke, a thief dressed as Santa. Along with his elf accomplice, Willie robbed each mall they worked at on Christmas Eve and disappeared with the money. After meeting a bullied kid named Thurman who "stalked" him, Willie changed his mind about being a thief and decided to return the money. That's when bad went to worse and he was shot. While recovering, Willie promised Thurman that he would be out soon and come to see him.

"Bad Santa" was John Ritter's last film role before his death.

Answer: Nothing Like the Holiday

"Nothing Like the Holiday" came out in December 2008. The movie was about a Latin family getting together for Christmas, after being apart for years. Each sibling brought their own secrets and stories to the family table. The Rodriguez family was led by Anna and Eduardo, who had cancer that was only known by his daughter-in-law Sarah. Anna and Eduardo's youngest son, Jesse, was home from Iraq with demons that he was having trouble keeping at bay. Their daughter, Roxanna, was a struggling actress in Hollywood and their oldest son was the only married sibling.

Answer: It's a Wonderful Life

"It's a Wonderful Life" came out in December 1946. Jimmy Stewart played the down on his luck George Bailey, who contemplated suicide on Christmas Eve in 1945 while on a bridge. He was saved by an angel named Clarence, who showed George what life would have been like had he not been born.

The revelation helped George realize that he was rich because he had friends and family who loved him. Because Clarence saved George's life, he was granted his wings.

Answer: Comfort & Joy

The Scottish film "Comfort & Joy", came out in May 1984. Alan Bird was a DJ from six to nine, who also announced the traffic report. He was dumped by his girlfriend a few days before Christmas but soon met an ice cream truck owner who caught his eye. He spent the majority of the movie being the mediator between two rival ice cream truck owners who just happened to be related to each other. Alan finally got them to join together and make an ice cream treat that used each of their different cooking talents. By the end of the movie, Alan was advertising a new ice cream treat on his radio show.

Scottish actor Peter Capaldi provided all the ice cream for the movie as well as the story of the ice cream truck wars as his family went through it when he was a boy.

Answer: A Christmas Story

"A Christmas Story" came out in 1983. The story centered around a young boy named Ralphie, who wanted a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas even though people told him he would shoot his eye out. Finally, Christmas came around and the BB gun was the last gift Ralphie opened. Almost immediately, viewers can guess what he's going to do and, yes, it happened. While shooting the BB gun Ralphie broke his glasses and hurt the area under his eye.

"A Christmas Story" was narrated by Jean Shepherd who wrote the 1966 book that the movie is based on called "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash".

Answer: The Muppet's Christmas Carol

"The Muppet's Christmas Carol" came out in December 1992. Michael Caine played Ebenezer Scrooge, one of only nine humans in the movie. Kermit and Miss Piggy played the Cratchits. Bob Cratchit worked for Ebenezer Scrooge as a bookkeeper. When his employees asked for Christmas Eve off, Mr. Scrooge allowed it and went home while the others celebrated the holiday. While at home, Mr. Scrooge was visited by three ghosts, each one showed him a different time in his life. After the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come showed Scrooge his grave, Ebenezer Scrooge vowed to change his miserly ways and began by sending Christmas dinner to the Cratchits and gave money to charities he had once declined to give too.

The Muppets are only one of many shows to take on "A Christmas Carol". Jim Henson's son, Brian, took up the mantel after his father's death and was talked into turning the Dickens' book into a Muppet's movie. ABC bought the rights as a TV movie.

Answer: A Christmas Tale

The French movie "A Christmas Tale", came out in May 2008. Catherine Deneuve played Junon, a mother who had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Her family came together for Christmas only to learn their mother needed a transplant from one of them. Junon's three children didn't have a good relationship with their mother and found it hard to come to terms with the fact that she wanted one of them to be a donor. Junon and Abel's middle child Henri learned he was a match for his mother, but Junon believed that even with the transplant she would still die.

Henri flipped a coin to see if his mother would live or die. The movie ended before the result was shown.

Answer: Elf

"Elf" came out in November 2003. Will Ferrell starred as Buddy, a human who found his way into Santa's bag as a baby and was adopted by Santa's head elf at the North Pole. After he learned his biological father lived in New York, Buddy traveled there to meet him.

While Buddy lived with his father, stepmother and half brother, he worked as an elf at Gimbles Department Store. He showed his stodgy father how to loosen up and have fun, while showing his co-workers how to enjoy the Christmas holiday. When Santa's sleigh broke down, it took all of New York City to help bring back the Christmas spirit so Santa could get the presents delivered on time.