1) According to legend, Laocoon and Cassandra both warned against accepting what large gift?
2) In the bible, Herodias’ daughter asks her for advice on what gift to request from King Herod. What does she add to her daughter’s wish list?
3) The bridal registry was invented in 1924 at what Chicago department store?
4) The word “regifting” was popularized by a 1995 episode of what television show?
5) “The Gift,” a story song about a man who mails himself to his girlfriend, appears on the album White Light/White Heat by what legendary band?
6) In the episode “Christmas Party” on The Office, what gift does Michael buy for Ryan, completely blowing the $20 limit?
7) In Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Sleeping Beauty, what present does Carabosse give Princess Aurora on her sixteenth birthday?
8) In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi,” Jim sells his watch so he can buy what present for his wife Della?
9) In “The Riddle Song,” the singer gives his love a cherry that has no stone. According to the song, how can there be a cherry that has no stone?
10) You can set up your Amazon.com Wish List to not show you what’s been purchased just before your birthday, in the month of December, and just before three holidays. Name two of those holidays.
Answers:
1) the Trojan Horse
2) the head of John the Baptist
3) Marshall Field’s
4) Seinfeld
5) The Velvet Underground
6) video iPod (ACCEPT: iPod)
7) a spindle (ACCEPTED: spinning wheel)
8) combs
9) it’s blooming (“a cherry when it’s blooming, it has no stone”)
10) Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day