Christmas PopQuiz Seems More Coal Than Cool

Christmas PopQuiz Seems More Coal Than Cool

Grinch. Scrooge. Krampus. We've been called all of those for the latest PopQuiz. At least it's no Jelly of the Month.

What was intended to be a fun Christmas gift from us to you seems to have been more like a visit from Krampus than Santa. The Ho-Ho-Holiday PopQuiz edition put your knowledge of off-beat Christmas tunes to the test and not everyone got the gift they hoped for – well, there’s always next year.

MindGames is sponsored by BCA Bearings by NTN.

Congratulations to:

Annmarie Leifeste, PNW Boces, Yorktown Heights, NY
Daniel Fuller, Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT
RD Baughman, Waubensee Community College, Aurora, IL
Robert Moore, Mooresville High School, Mooresville, NC
Jason Felton, Nashua Community College, Nashua, NH
Roger Page, Pickaway Ross Career & Tech Center, Chillicothe, OH
Nicholas Miraglia, PNW Boces, Yorktown Heights, NY
Dwayne Washburn, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC
JohnPaul Pegoli, PNW Boces, Yorktown Heights, NY
Brian Kelly, Waltham High School, Waltham, MA

Because it’s never too late to watch fun Christmas music videos, here are the questions and answers that might have stumped you (click on the highlighted word to see more):

  1. Grandma got run over by a reindeer.
  2. “Oh what fun it is to ride this rusty Chevrolet.”
  3. Because he needs to hurry, Chuck Berry encourages Santa to tell Rudolph to take the freeway down.
  4. In the song of the same name by the Beach Boys, Santa’s bright red hot rod is the Little St. Nick.

Not a winner this time? Try again today! This week’s contest is our popular Guess the Car puzzle. Can you guess the vehicle model indicated by the picture? If so, you might be a winner! The winners will be randomly selected from all correct entries this week and entries must be received by midnight, January 8, 2023.

MindGames is a weekly series of interactive puzzles designed to sharpen your wits, fire the synapses and inspire creativity. New puzzles and activities will be posted regularly to help keep students engaged, connecting online and even have a chance to win some prizes. Solutions to the previous week’s puzzle and names of winners will be posted every Monday.

Chances of winning are dependent upon the number of correct entries received. Sorry, employees of Babcox Media, Tomorrow’s Technician, sponsors and advertisers are not eligible to enter.

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