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1. In one Christmas play, Marcie was Mary. What was Peppermint Patty?
[A sheep]
2. What character did Sally once confuse with the angel Gabriel, thereby
greatly disappointing the kid who had been cast in that role?
[Geronimo]
3a. You might have thought that after diligently rehearsing her line
``Hark!'' Sally would have gotten it right. But what did she say instead?
[``Hockey stick!'']
3b. Somebody was to sing after the line ``Hark!'' Who?
[Harold Angel]
4. What did Linus suggest that he and Snoopy do instead of singing Jingle
Bells?
[The jingle bell twist]
5a. ``We are here to tell you of a wondrous light...a wondrous light that
was a star. The wise men saw the star, and followed it from afar.''
The last line of this charming poem was delivered by Linus. What
was it?
[The star that shone at Bethlehem still shines for us today!]
5b. One year Linus protested that he could not remember his piece, until
he saw Lucy's fist, whereupon his memory suddenly improved. What
was the biblical passage in question?
[And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (Luke 2:1)]
5c. Lucy once remarked sarcastically, ``Why didn't you just start with the
first chapter of Genesis while you were at it?'' What chapter of the
Bible had Linus actually been quoting from?
[The first chapter of Matthew]
6. Charlie Brown once ordered a Christmas gift for Sally's doll set. What
was the item and to whom was it mistakenly delivered?
[A doll-sized bicycle; it was delivered to Woodstock]
7. Who told Charlie Brown that he had ``this whole Santa Claus bit
licked''?
[Shermy]
8. What initially successful business venture terminated in bandages on
Charlie Brown's fingers and Snoopy's nose?
[Selling Christmas wreaths door-to-door]
9. ``I could be the head ME!'' Who?
[Sally]
10. Sally once wrote a daring letter, plunging ``into the teeth of the
storm,'' but later had doubts: ``Why can't a person ever be sure?''
What experiment was she performing?
[She was flouting Santa Claus to see if she would get Christmas presents
anyway]
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