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Christmas Decoder

Guess each short answer. Then combine the first letters of each answer to make a common Christmas quote.
Except for the quote, all the answers are a single word
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First submittedJune 2, 2015
Times taken44,370
Average score82.1%
Rating4.36
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Hint
Answer
T
Two ______ Doves
Turtle
W
I'm dreaming of a _____ Christmas
White
A
One of the two most popular
Christmas tree toppers
Angel
S
____ plum fairy
Sugar
T
Good _______ we bring, to you
and your kin
Tidings
H
Deck the halls with boughs of this
Holly
E
Santa's helper
Elf
N
Tchaikovsky ballet
Nutcracker
I
There was no room at the ___
Inn
G
Six _____ a-laying
Geese
H
____! The herald angels sing
Hark
T
German for Christmas tree
Tannenbaum
B
Jesus's city of birth
Bethlehem
E
Scrooge's first name
Ebenezer
F
Gold, this, and myrrh
Frankincense
 
Hint
Answer
O
We three kings of _____ are
Orient
R
Notable reindeer
Rudolph
E
Popular holiday beverage
Eggnog
C
Gift for naughty children
Coal
H
King who ordered the death
of infants
Herod
R
What chestnuts do over an open fire
Roast
I
Frozen H2O
Ice
S
Frosty and his ilk
Snowmen
T
Silvery Christmas tree decoration
Tinsel
M
Jesus's crib
Manger
A
The period prior to Christmas
Advent
S
Santa's mode of transport
Sleigh
 
 
 
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101 Recent Comments
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jun 2, 2015
Ingenious quiz, enjoyed that! A wee spelling point: myrrh.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 3, 2015
Fixed
DeusCaritasEst
+29
Level 55
Aug 25, 2015
They brought Him gold and frankincense.......but wait! There's myrrh.
DeusCaritasEst
+32
Level 55
Dec 5, 2015
Oh goodness. Just took this again since it was on the front page, and reading through the comments, saw ^ this one and thought, *groan* what a corny joke; who posted that?? Oh.....it was me. Well. Very funny, self.
luke0
+2
Level 35
Dec 5, 2015
i dont get it
Baltimorean
+8
Level 67
Dec 5, 2015
It's a variation on the line used ad nauseam by infomercials when they offer you more junk to go with whatever it is they're selling: "But wait, there's more!" I happen to think the joke is pretty clever, but I have pretty low standards.
ander217
+9
Level 74
Dec 7, 2015
I always love a pun, good or bad.
Jack213
+1
Level 26
Feb 4, 2016
yesss!!!
JWatson24
+10
Level 71
Dec 14, 2020
I had snow problem with it. As a matter of fact, I think you absolutely sleighed with that pun!
texdave
+1
Level 56
Dec 17, 2023
I thought it was gold, frankincense and mirth.
tschutzer
+3
Level 92
Jun 3, 2015
It's like Christmas in June!
babbaloo7
+1
Level 50
Jun 3, 2015
Great idea! Love it! Can you add some spelling alternatives for Herod though?
stone222
+2
Level 48
Nov 1, 2018
like what >> herald ? harold ?
ecuachick
+1
Level 56
Feb 10, 2019
Yup. Got this one wrong because of spelling.
KiwiQuizWhiz
+3
Level 39
Nov 30, 2020
How hard is it to spell Herod? If you know how to say it, you should know ow to spell it. :|
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 69
Dec 14, 2020
Harrod's ?
clivey
+1
Level 68
Dec 15, 2023
Harvard?
nonsense123
+1
Level 48
Jun 3, 2015
That was a fun, quick quiz!
RandomSportsKid
+2
Level 48
Jul 3, 2015
Could you maybe accept a couple more spellings of frankincense
Arp2600
+4
Level 87
Aug 11, 2015
It is easier if you cut it in two : frank- incense.
al314
+2
Level 90
Oct 3, 2015
The lyrics for 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' are "...good tidings we bring to your and your KIN..." not 'king.'
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 7, 2015
Fixed
Geopal
+1
Level 61
Dec 24, 2020
Those are the original British lyrics
reboot231
+1
Level 49
Dec 5, 2015
For kicks, i tried twas the night before reading the questions lol. that felt good guessing it xD
Minteh
+1
Level 22
Dec 5, 2015
SameXD
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
Busted! You literally commented underneath that you got TWA first! I don't believe reboot either... Merry Christmas!
Sjgirl
+4
Level 64
Dec 5, 2015
How about mulled wine as a festive drink, its what we have in the uk.
RobNobody
+3
Level 78
Dec 14, 2020
The answer has to start with an "E" to form the Christmas quote.
Tramp
+1
Level 76
Dec 5, 2015
A little more leniency would be nice for the spelling of tannenbaum. Took me like 20 attempts.
Minteh
+8
Level 22
Dec 5, 2015
It said 'T' 'W' and 'A' and I got the quote from there...
bserbvb23
+2
Level 79
Dec 12, 2016
^^^
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Dec 9, 2023
I got the quote after T and W!
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Dec 16, 2023
I only know two words that begin with TW
Ian1979
+1
Level 71
Dec 5, 2015
Enjoyed this very much. Thank you. I got the quote quite early, typed it in and so the quiz gave me the letters that each of the subsequent answers began with, which helped a lot.
GameKitty
+2
Level 46
Dec 6, 2015
Whoops, I missed that I had to type in the quote at the end.
teke
+1
Level 65
Dec 6, 2015
Good tidings we bring, to you and your kin!

Not your king!

Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Dec 15, 2020
Poor king..
FamousRob
+1
Level 85
Dec 7, 2015
I had a glass of egg nog beside me while taking this one. Holiday spirit, check.
MatchaPacca
+1
Level 44
Dec 7, 2015
I knew Tannenbaum but I couldn't spell it!
bexjen9387
+1
Level 47
Dec 8, 2015
we were totes epic
Jack213
+1
Level 26
Feb 4, 2016
is it cheating to do the quiz, fail, look at the answers, and do it again and get them all. I didn't get white, the quote, the king, or where the three kings came from>
stone222
+2
Level 48
Nov 1, 2018
yes, but you don't get points for a second attempt.... at least none of the ones i redid gave me points...
Sifhraven
+4
Level 72
Sep 6, 2019
ofcourse you get points when you retake a quiz, well only if you did better obviously, you cant get more than 5 points per quiz, and if you sucked the first time and got 1 point, and equally sucked the 2nd time (not necessarily with the same answers) you would score 1 point again but that point is not added to your first one. So if you scored 1 point the first time, and perhaps score 4 points the next time, you get 3 more points added to your total.
partdavid
+1
Level 72
Dec 15, 2023
You get your points but it doesn't affect the quiz stats.

It's not "cheating", I'm not even sure what that means in this context, since the only sense in which users compete is in the quiz stats and that's unaffected. Obviously people use quizzes as a learning tool, a toy, and a way to regularly reinforce knowledge. Taking the quiz until you know the answers isn't "cheating", it's "learning", just as when you use a deck of flash cards more than once.

Sifhraven
+3
Level 72
Sep 6, 2019
No it is not, unless you fail on purpose. If you have done your best the first time it is not cheating. Though you couldnt quite call it learning since you use your short term memory. I you really want to get yours points and truely have earned them wait atleast a week or two to retake them.

So cheating, if you didnt fail on purpose, no, but having truly earned the extra points, not really either.

QuizCrafter
+1
Level 36
Dec 3, 2016
Good quiz, but maybe be a little more forgiving with the spelling of "frankincense." I tried about ten different combinations before finally getting it right. It's a tricky, rarely used word!
LukeMontgomery
+1
Level 66
Nov 11, 2017
Can't believe after only guessing the T word I got the whole quote, first thing that popped into my head lol.
SuperCheese
+1
Level 25
Nov 30, 2017
I thought naughty children get a sack of potatoes…🥔
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Sep 6, 2019
They go in the sack
Gassu
+14
Level 70
Dec 5, 2018
A Tannenbaum is necessarily not a Christmas tree; it's a fir. A Christmas tree would be a "Weihnachtsbaum"
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Sep 6, 2019
We have Denneboom, but usually when it is used people mean it as a christmas tree, otherwse they would name the species of fir. But the actual word for x-mas tree is kerstboom. I guess we call it the latter when it is allready decorated and the former, when they are for sale. The species are spruce pine, or fir (there are more in the family but the others are never used as xmas trees like cedar)
ander217
+1
Level 74
Dec 14, 2020
We always cut a cedar for our Christmas tree when I was growing up. They are the only evergreens that grow in my area. Our children carried on the tradition, cutting one from our farm each year. After the kids left home I got tired of the mess and bought an artificial tree. Never regretted it.
salvadoran
+14
Level 62
Apr 27, 2019
Tannenbaum is not German for Christmas tree. Christmas tree can be Weihnachtsbaum, Weihnachtstanne or whatever, but not Tannenbaum; yes, Christmas trees are Tannenbäume, but it's the same as writing "English for Christmas tree: conifer".
Nathaniel
+4
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
A Tannenbaum is a fir tree. Christmas tree is either Christbaum or Wihnachtsbaum.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Dec 14, 2020
Tannenbaum can also be used to refer to a Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas tree).
Nathaniel
+1
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
No it can't, the Song is specifically about a fir.
camus
+5
Level 78
Dec 14, 2020
The song is about a fir but if you say "Tannenbaum" you almost always mean a christmas tree. If you only meant fir you would say Tanne.
lele20
+7
Level 71
Dec 14, 2020
It's often used synonymously, yes, but it's still not the german word for christmas tree.

So the answer should either be changed or at least accept Weihnachtsbaum and Christbaum as type-ins.

Godfish23
+4
Level 67
Dec 14, 2020
Agree so much. Studied German for 5 years and didn't get that one as I only knew Weihnachtsbaum.
Nathaniel
+2
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
If someone were to tell me he/she bought a Tannenbaum, then I would interpret that as him buying specifically a fir tree. If however he only meant a christmas tree, and it was actually a pine or a spruce, then his statement would simply be wrong.
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 69
Dec 14, 2020
As a German I have to agree that the clue is not correct as written.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Sep 6, 2019
Yay got 100% and turned lvl 59 :) I wouldnt have know herod if it wasnt for the H though. And actually I have no clue where I had that name stored haha. Cause I couldnt tell you much if you had ask me who is herod. I would have said: some roman? or someone from the bible?
Marvel072506
+1
Level 43
Dec 22, 2019
Haha I figured out the phrase on the third letter :)
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Dec 14, 2020
I've never heard of there being 'no room at the Inn', or the 'three kings of Orient'. I also didn't get 'angel' because I've never used it to top a Christmas tree (I usually use a staror some bells). Other than those I got everything.
RobNobody
+4
Level 78
Dec 14, 2020
"No room at the inn" is from the nativity story as told in Luke, specifically Luke 2:7. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.This is from the King James translation specifically, which is where most of the common Bible phrases in English come from.

"We three kings of Orient are" is from a popular Christmas hymn written in the 1850s.

JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Dec 14, 2020
Oh I see!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Dec 14, 2020
I got the Christmas quote after the second letter!
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Dec 14, 2020
"NO room at the inn is from Luke 2:6-7, in the Bible
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Dec 14, 2020
and "3 kings of orient" is a song
MiaTheGoose
+2
Level 65
Dec 14, 2020
There is a spelling mistake in the third clue ('populuar'). Other than that, excellent quiz!
foxyfab
+7
Level 49
Dec 14, 2020
My native tongue is German. We call our christmas trees either "Christbaum" (Austria) or "Weihnachtsbaum" (Germany) (idk about the Swiss). Tannenbaum basically just means fir tree (in general).
JM00
+3
Level 58
Dec 14, 2020
This quiz might not be so easy if you're not American or don't speak English as your first language. There are different habits and traditions in different countries.
Difluzi
+1
Level 82
Sep 30, 2022
Yeah this is pretty bad for a German
morcaca
+3
Level 59
Dec 14, 2020
I guessed "autumn" for the period prior to Christmas... but I guess that's Northern Hemisphere-centric.
Ctrling
+1
Level 46
Dec 15, 2020
Let's gooooo 100%!
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Dec 15, 2020
Dec. 25 (supposedly), 0000 AD, Bethlehem, Judea, Herodian Kingdom

the supposed date and time of the first Christmas

sumguy
+1
Level 85
Dec 15, 2020
Christianity never really claimed that Jesus was born on December 25. That date was chosen to celebrate Christ's birth in the 4th Century to coincide with the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. Jesus is believed to have been born around 4 BC.
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Dec 17, 2020
bc means before Christ, so is he was born before himself, that doesnt add up
Chaddius
+1
Level 62
Dec 15, 2020
Saw T W A and got the phrase.
sumguy
+1
Level 85
Dec 15, 2020
I got it at TW. There aren't many words that begin with TW.
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 62
Dec 14, 2022
There’s really only two
Thunderbear
+1
Level 73
Dec 15, 2023
Twinkle?
Roozyj
+4
Level 62
Dec 16, 2020
Me angrily typing "Weihnachtsbaum" and then giving up xD I suppose my German is simultaniously too good and to bad for this quiz xD
FSLiudger
+3
Level 59
Feb 28, 2022
Your german is perfect. Tannenbaum means fir tree.
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Dec 17, 2020
merry early christmas
AussieAngie
+2
Level 65
Dec 24, 2021
I had no idea about the german word for a christmas tree - learned something.
FSLiudger
+3
Level 59
Feb 28, 2022
Tannenbaum doesn't mean Christmas tree though. The german word is Weihnachtsbaum. Tannenbaum is just a regular fir tree.
Alice495
+1
Level 33
Jun 5, 2022
I got 100% correct.
Sharkthecat
+1
Level 36
Oct 16, 2022
Very fun Christmas quiz!
gollymissmolly
+1
Level 20
Nov 12, 2022
once i got twas i knew what it was (hey that rhymes!)
AJFSPPRDRTYTS
+1
Level 37
Jan 9, 2023
"weihnachtsbaum" should also be accepted for Christmas Tree.
FirstPrism
+2
Level 47
Oct 17, 2023
That doesn't start with a T...
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 69
Dec 19, 2023
It would be correct, though - as opposed to Tannenbaum, which isn't.
evermoresrep
+1
Level 24
Dec 15, 2023
cant believe its only 10 days till christmas now
kayokayokayo
+1
Level 55
Dec 15, 2023
59% know King Herod, but less than 50% know O Tannenbaum???
partdavid
+3
Level 72
Dec 15, 2023
The clue for "Tannenbaum" should be changed to something like "O ____ (tree song heard around Christmastime)". The song and term didn't/doesn't specifically refer to a Christmas tree, but for English speakers it's a strong association.
BBryant
+1
Level 69
Dec 15, 2023
jumping on the weihnachtsbaum train too, not letting my old German teacher from Aachen be disrespected like this
AlmostExistent
+1
Level 28
Dec 15, 2023
Got the quote, not all the questions.

Awesome quiz!!!

LunarosMusic
+1
Level 57
Dec 17, 2023
Could you please accept "Weihnachtsbaum" as an answer to the Christmas tree question? "Tannenbaum" sounds like something the Swabians would call it.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 69
Dec 19, 2023
It's not. My Swabian familly has always called it a Weihnachtsbaum. "Tannenbaum" is just a type of tree.
marije333
+3
Level 56
Dec 18, 2023
Tannenbaum is just the word for a pine tree, not specifically a Christmas tree. Ofcourse all Christmas trees are pine trees, but not all pine trees are Christmas trees. The answer cannot be changed due to the first letter being different, but the clue definitely should as it is just incorrect right now.
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