Christmas Questions

Submitted by:  Name withheld to protect the quilty.

It's a matter of my opinion that Yule love the game we're about to
  play. In each sentence below, fill in the blank or blanks with an
  expression commonly used at Christmastide.  Answers repose at the
  end of this column.

     1. On December 24, Adam's wife was known as _____ _____.

     2. In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Scrooge was
         visited by the ghost of _____ _____.

     3. An opinion survey in Alaska is called a _____ _____.

     4. What does Santa Claus do with his three gardens?
            _____, _____, _____

     5. What Christmas message is conveyed by these letters?:
         ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
         ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.  _____, _____

     6. When the salt and the pepper say "Hi!" to each other,
         they are passing on _____  _____.

     7. A holy man bereft of change could be called _____ _____.

     8. When you cross a sheep with a cicada, you get a _____ _____.

     9. A quiet medieval armor-wearer is a _____ _____.

    10. A cat walking on the desert is bound to get _____ _____.

    11. People who tell jokes on December 25 might be called _____
_____.
    12. An airplane disaster in Israel is a _____.

    13. Actor O'Connor and actress Channing are known on
               December 25 as  _____  _____.

    14. What do Spanish sheep says when they wish each
             other a Merry Christmas?  _____ _____.

         Meretricious to all!  And don't forget that There's
         No Plate Like Chrome for the Hollandaise.

  Answers
         1. Christmas Eve
         2. Christmas Present
         3. North Poll
         4. Hoe, hoe, hoe.
         5. Noel, Noel (no l, no l)
         6. seasons' greetings.
         7. St. Nickleless.
         8. Bah!  (or Baa!) Humbug!
         9. silent knight
         10. sandy claws
         11. Christmas cards
         12. cresh
         13. Christmas Carols
         14. Fleece Navidad!