Let us kick back a bit. This year has been a bummer and we end up with what will probably be our worst government ever and a population that can’t figure that out. Next year will be a sobering experience. 

So let’s ask a lot of holiday questions and maybe a few grounded in reality.

But first, a video of nature’s mortal enemies: The cat and the Christmas tree (7 minutes):

A) Kwanzaa? Whatever does it mean? 

B) An old pagan tradition celebrates the first day of winter and is known as ‘the longest’ what?

C) Well, the next president says he wants to sell off what long time governmental business?

D) This year December 25th is not only Christmas but is also what other major religious holiday?

E) The scourge of school shootings visited which US city last Monday?

F) “Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel” A dreidel is made of what material?

G) A movie that is not exactly a Christmas movie but is often associated with Christmas is “Bell of St. Mary’s” Who played Mother Superior in that movie?

H) Hannukah is also often referred to as”the festival of” what?

I) Since Christmas is the big kahuna here we will as more questions on Christmas. The song “Silver Bells” came from what 1950s movie?

J) In Georgia, what prosecutor was removed from the Trump election interference case by an Appeals Court last week?

K) “Yule” is usually associated with part of the world and what religion?

L) In “The Santa Claus” what is the name of the character who assumes the identity of Santa Clause?

M) Oopsie! MAGA House members failed in a continuing resolution vote Thursday night by how many votes?

N) How many principals are there when celebrating Kwanzaa?

O) In the movie “Miracle on 34th Street” the department store Santa has what name in the movie?

P) Senator Rand Paul suggested the US House elect who as Speaker of the House last week?

Q) In Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” Ebenezer Scrooge is shown two miserable children by the Ghost of Christmas Present. What are the children’s names?

R) In the movie “Elf” who attacks Buddy after Buddy describes him as an “angry elf”?

S) Santa Claus is an amalgamation of many legends over the centuries. From what culture do we get the flying sleigh and the toy making elves?

T) The political world was aghast at what looks like a very frivolous lawsuit who filed against the Des Moines Register last Monday?

What’s behind Trump’s gonzo cabinet noms?

Flood the zone? Yes, but it’s deeper than that.

Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.

He’s on his way to creating a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires. – Robert Reich

Answers:

A) the feast of first fruits

B) Night

C) the Post Office  (after Louis DeJoy has ruined it)

D) Channukah and the next dat Kwanzaa starts

E) Madison, Wisconsin

F) Clay

G) Ingrid Bergman

H) Lights

I) “The Lemon drop Kid” starring Bob Hope

J) Fani Willis (this is far from done, folks)

K) Scandinavia and paganism

L) Scott Calvin

M) 61 votes – oopsie!

N) 7

O) Kris Kringle

P) Elon Musk (no – I think he was serious)

Q) Ignorance and Want

R) the children’s book writer Miles Finch (played by Peter Dinklage)

S) Norse. These are part of the legend of Odin

T) Trump of course

The fact that I know more about Fani Willis’ and Nathan Wade’s relationship than I do about the crimes committed by Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media. – Andrea Junker