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December 2002     Vol.3 Issue 12

 

Fun & Games

Christmas trivia fun

(When you're done, click here for the answers.)

  1. What two-letter word repeated over and over seems to be Santa Claus' favorite greeting?
  2. What is supposed to be Santa Claus' favorite mode of entry to family homes around the world?
  3. How many reindeer does it take to pull Santa's sleigh?
  4. How many of Santa's reindeer can you name?
  5. What kind of "people" are Santa's helpers at the North Pole?
  6. What kind of kid is not supposed to be visited by Santa Claus?
  7. Who was Dr Suess' famous villain who "stole Christmas"?
  8. What nineteenth century English author wrote "The Christmas Carol"?
  9. What seems to be the hardest thing for kids to do on Christmas Eve?
  10. In the U.S., what is celebrated exactly one week after Christmas?

 

Crossword Puzzles

Note that the words used in Young Saint Louis.com crossword puzzles are all taken from the articles appearing in this month's issue. When you have completed the puzzles, you can click here to find the answers!

Young Saint Louis.com #1

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1. used to present data
3. to value
4. trying to sell candy
7. movie related
9. hard, stone-like
10. list accomplishments
11. party in control

2. able to be on a team
5. party not in control
6. used as solvent
8. devil-like

 

Young Saint Louis.com #2

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1. draw to clarify
4. study of past sites
8. degree unfinished
9. on a repeated basis
10. cut apart
2. roll head first
3. specialized knowledge
5. clues to early life
6. divide into sections
7. recruiting effort

 

Potter Puzzle

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4. Harry's family
7. serious student
8. school's headmaster
11. Wizard School
1. Harry's owl
2. evil villain
3. Dumbledore's bird
5. flying sport
6. vain, pompous
9. regular people
10. a house elf

 

Happy Holidays!

Across Down
4. has nose that glows
7. doesn't like kids
8. Santa's helpers
9. the night before
12. a happy event
14. Santa's vehicle
15. most popular gifts
1. spend on presents
2. talking snowman
3. hangs on the tree
5. under the tree
6. Happy holidays!
10. Christmas songs
11. like Santa's belly
13. checked twice

 

Jokes

Let's start off with a few Christmas jokes

What did the bald man say when he got a comb for Christmas?
      "Thanks, I'll never part with it!"

What do you get when you cross an apple with a Christmas tree?
      A pineapple!

What do reindeer say before telling you a joke?
      "This one will sleigh you!"

Where do you find reindeer?
      It depends on where you left them!

Why do reindeer scratch themselves?
      Because they're the only ones who know where they itch!

And some others

What's a volcano?
      A mountain with hiccups!

What did the tie say to the hat?
      "You go on ahead and I'll just hang around!"

What did one virus say to another virus?
      "Stay away! I think I've got penicillin!"

Why didn't the banana snore?
      Because it didn't want to wake up the rest of the bunch!

Did you hear about the guy who had BO on one side only?
      He bought Right Guard but couldn't find Left Guard!

Some bizarre humor

A blind man with a Seeing Eye dog at his side went into a grocery store. He walked to the middle of the store, picked up the dog by the tail and starts swinging it around in circles over his head.
      The store manager is astonished when he sees this behavior. So he went over and asked the blind man, "Pardon me, sir. May I help you?"
      "No, thanks," the blind man replied, "I'm just looking around!"

Our sign-off Knock, Knocks

Knock. Knock.
      Who's there?
Thistle.
      Thistle who?
Thistle be the last time I knock at this door!

Knock. Knock.
      Who's there?
Hosanna.
      Hosanna who?
Hosanna Claus gets down the chimney I'll never know!

 

 


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