Okay, now the answers to all the Christmas questions... (should I award a prize to those who answered correctly?) Sure, why not?
Questions from the sixth day of Christmas....
Riddle 1: What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle?
Answer: Niether, as they burn they get shorter. (Correctly answered by Mr. Miller/mylhibug
Answer: Niether, as they burn they get shorter. (Correctly answered by Mr. Miller/mylhibug
Riddle 2: What do you have if you are afraid of Santa Claus?
Answer: Claustrophobia (Correctly answered by Mr. M)
Riddle 3: What do you have in December that you don't have in any other month?
Answer: A "D" (Correctly answered by Mary the Twin)
Riddle 4: What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the regular alphabet?
Riddle 4: What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the regular alphabet?
Answer: No "L" (Noel) (Answered by Mr. M)
Riddle 5: What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when the fire is lit?
Riddle 5: What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when the fire is lit?
Answer: Mr. M said "Krisp Kringle" and was correct.
Riddle 6: What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
Riddle 6: What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
Answer: "It's Christmas, Eve!" said Mr. Miller
Eighth Day
At the end of the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", how many gifts did "my true love" actually give "to me"?
Answer: 364, answered by Mr. Miller
That's 12 partridges, 22 turtledoves, 30 French hens :}, 36 calling birds, 40 golden rings, 42 geese (!), 42 swans, 40 milkmaids (was my true love a slaver or something?)36 pipers, 30 drummers, 22 lords and 12 ladies. Notice how the numbers go 12, 22, 30, 40, 42, 42, 40, 30, 22, 12. (It's a code! Nah.)
And there are 41 musical settings for "Away in a Manger". (no one got this one!)
The Gingerbread Man Award goes to Mary the Twin for answering one question correctly.
The Double-Candy Cane award goes to Mr. Miller for answering the rest of the questions correctly.
God bless and have a nice day!
