It's pretty cool that so far in eight days of Christmas Carol trivia, we've sent prizes out to eight different winners. We're not opposed to multiple-day winners, but it's nice to have a variety, you know?
Congratulations to Jason Hobbs, who correctly gave the answer "Willie Nelson singing O Little Town of Bethlehem" on Wednesday.
I hope everyone is having fun with Christmas Carol trivia. I'm having fun trying to stump y'all, so I took the fact that it took more than an hour to get a winning answer on Tuesday as a credit to my trivia question cleverness.
Now that I've congratulated myself, I'd like to also offer congratulations to Jackie Laningham, who correctly answered Wilson Phillips singing Sleigh Ride on Tuesday.
Congratulations to Sean DelBaccaro who came up with Monday's Christmas Carol trivia correct answer, which was Merry Christmas From The Family by Robert Earl Keen. That's one of my favorite non-traditional Christmas songs, along with Run DMC's Christmas in Hollis.
The past couple of days, the trivia question was kind of specific. You probably knew the answer right away or had no clue. There really wasn't much room for guessing wrong because the song was just too unique. But today I think I'm going way more vague because I like a little more competition.
We're back for another week of the 12 Days of Christmas Carols as we still have a stocking full of gift cards to give away. It's Day 6 and this will continue until next Tuesday, so there are still a bunch of chances to win.
Congratulations to Kristen Fisher, who was the first to correctly give the answer Christmas in Hollis by Run DMC on Friday.
I think Thursday's Christmas Carol trivia question might have been the most clever one I've thrown out there yet. You see, the hint "would the shepherds have understood where to go?" was meant to lead you to Bob Dylan. (Disclaimer: I can usually understand the words Dylan sings. I can't always ascertain the meaning. Can anyone tell me what is meant by "20 pounds of headlines, stapled to his chest?). And the hint "this original Christmas carol" was supposed to indicate The First Noel, emphasis on "first."
We didn't have as many attempts on Thursday, so it must have been trickier. Congratulations to Franci Rogers for getting to the bottom of it.
So this whole Christmas carol trivia has been a bigger hit than I anticipated. The competition has been fierce with the winner claiming their prize within just a few minutes of the question being posted each day. Way to go, WacoFork friends. And congrats to Hannah Abernathy, who won on Wednesday by being the quickest on the draw with the correct answer: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as performed by Jack Johnson. Interestingly, we had a few people answer Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson. Do some folks consider that a Christmas carol?
Today's prize is a $10 gift card to Quaker Steak & Lube. Here's the question:
Congratulations to Toph Whisnant who figured out yesterday's trivia question. The answer we were looking for was Silent Night by Weezer.
Today's prize is a $10 gift card to Vitek's. Here's the question:
Thanks, WacoFork fans, for making the first day of the 12 Days of Christmas Carols a fun one. We had a bunch of responses, most of which gave the correct answer — Nick Lechey and Jessica Simpson singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Sarah Picken was the quickest on the draw, emailing the correct answer within about 15 minutes of the blog being posted, so she won $20 to Bangkok Royal.
I'm going to try to make the question a little tougher today. The prize is a $10 gift certificate to Cafe Homestead. The first one to email the correct answer to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wins.
As announced last week, we're giving away gift cards to area restaurants for the next 12 weekdays. All you have to do is correctly name the performer and carol of the day's Christmas music trivia question and be the first one to email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Today's prize is a $20 gift certificate to Bangkok Royal.
[ My friend Becky Murphy is pinch hitting for me today as her Chipper Things blog and WacoFork share content. We're pumped to bring you the 1st annual ChipperThings/WacoFork Chest Tournament on Sunday. You should play. No excuses. ]
Alas! The much anticipated Waco Fork and Chipper Things 1st Annual Chess Tournament is almost here! My friend Chad and I decided to set up a casual tourney for those who love to talk trash to the queen.
