- [Narrator] Whether
you're a Grinch at heart or a Christmas fanatic,
it's always the right time for some seasonal head scratchers. So swap your Santa hat for a thinking cap because these Christmassy riddles will put every snow dusted
brain cell in your head to the ultimate test. (upbeat electronic music) - Amazing! - [Narrator] Number 10, Naughty vs. Nice. Santa is looking for a worthy replacement, and as one of his best interns, you've applied for the job. But the replacement Santa needs has to possess a lot
of Christmassy traits. First and foremost, having a
good sense of naughty and nice. As it happens, the perfect
opportunity has just come up. Some troublesome kids have found their way into Santa's workshop, and as a result, Santa's 20 foot tall
plastic Christmas tree has fallen down, killing an elf. Using all available evidence, can you figure out which kid is responsible for the accident? A, the boy wearing a Christmas sweater with a big gold star in the middle. B, the girl wearing a thin,
fluffy, sparkly scarf. Or C, the boy with green hair. (timer ticking) (upbeat Christmas music) The boy with green hair might seem like he's got pine needles stuck in his hair from climbing the Christmas tree, but remember, the tree
is made from plastic. No needles would have
fallen off like they would on a real tree. The other boy's sweater may
imply he's a fan of stars, like the one at the top of the tree, but we've got no evidence
he climbed up to get it. The girl's scarf however, can be seen to be the exact same material as the tinsel on the tree. That's because it is tinsel. Strong evidence she climbed the tree. So it's straight on the
naughty list with her, which translates to 50 years
in solitary confinement. Santa doesn't mess around. Number nine, Down We Go. If you really wanna become Santa, you'll need to be able
to go down chimneys, that involves being able
to tell a safe chimney from a dangerous one. In the snow covered
chimney dive training yard, you'll need to choose the chimney that's safest to squeeze down. There are three houses and
only one chimney is safe. Which one is it? A, the chimney totally covered in snow. B, the chimney with no snow at all. Or C, the chimney with some snow, with a small hole in the center. (timer ticking) As any would be Santa or
Christmas burglar knows, a snow-less chimney is a
sign of a fire burning below. The hot rising air melts the snow and would make for a very uncomfortable and possibly deadly descent. A chimney completely covered in snow suggests there's no wind
passing through it at all. The chimney's probably sealed up then. And if this is the case,
you could end up trapped. As for the chimney with
a hole in the snow, it's cold to support some snow, but must still have air blowing
through to create the hole. This is the ideal
chimney, so dive on down. Number eight, Tree of Knowledge. Down the chimney there's a room featuring a nicely decorated tree. Santa asks you to prove
your Christmas knowledge. He asked where the tradition
of bringing a tree home and decorating it for
Christmas time comes from? A, 16th century Germans. B, pagan solstice rituals. Or C, 20th century tree salesman. (timer ticking) While pre-Christian
pagans did have traditions of decorating evergreen trees in winter to celebrate the eternal cycle of nature. They didn't bring them into their homes, nor did they have anything
to do with Christmas. And while 20th century
sales teams are responsible for many of our Christmas traditions, Christmas trees aren't one of them. The specific practice of bringing
a tree into a family home for Christmas and decorating it, actually originated in
16th century Germany. German monk Martin Luther
is also thought responsible for putting candle lights
on trees around this time. Number seven, Making a Sorcerer. The next stage in your interview is a test of your magical ability. You're taken out into a
field with nothing in it, but three items and a snowman. The snowman has a button nose,
a pipe and eyes made of coal, but he's sadly lacking life force. Everyone knows the North Pole
is full of Christmas magic, but which object will best help
bring this snowman to life? A, an old silk hat. B, a gallon of eggnog. Or C, a Sprig of mistletoe. (timer ticking) While a gallon of eggnog might fill you with the Christmas spirit, it won't do much for a
cold lifeless snowman. Giving him a smooch under the mistletoe would just make Santa uncomfortable. But if you know the first thing about classic Christmas tunes, you'll remember that Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose, and
two eyes made of coal. To bring him to life, we
need only remember the line, there must have been some
magic in that old silk hat they found, for when they
placed it on his head, he began to dance around. Place the hat on his head and
you've reanimated a snowman. Congratulations. Number six, Reindeer Games. It's reindeer feeding time. Rudolph is starving, but he
has very peculiar tastes. Santa asked you to pick
out the perfect meal for his red nosed companion. Do you choose A, a big
slice of chocolate yule log. B, a carrot. Or C, a piece of moss from outside. (timer ticking) Unless you wanna be
cleaning up a nasty pile of reindeer diarrhea,
chocolate is a big no-no. Like many other animals,
reindeers struggle to digest it and despite popular belief,
the same goes for carrots. Reindeer don't have the incisors needed to crunch the carrots into smaller pieces and eating them would risk
choking and digestion issues. Moss on the other hand is
a staple food for reindeer and alongside lichen
is one of the few foods available to eat in their natural habitat. Don't feel bad that you
found it on the floor, Rudolph ain't complaining. Number five, Seasons Greed-ings. To produce and deliver so many products, Santa Claus obviously needs
to be a great businessman. This means having contacts
all around the world. And it just so happens that this year, Santa's Japanese associates
are over for Christmas dinner. Santa leaves you on chef duty. What food tailored to
Japanese Christmas traditions do you prepare? A, roast Turkey and cranberry sauce. B, sushi. Or C, Kentucky fried chicken. (timer ticking) While sushi is certainly a Japanese dish, it isn't specifically a Christmas food. Roast Turkey and cranberry
sauce may seem traditional to the Western world, but surprisingly, not so much in Japan. Amazingly, following a hugely successful aggressive marketing
campaign in the 1970s, KFC managed to establish itself as a Japanese Christmas day tradition. The fast food chain stores
prepare for two hour long queues at Christmas time, with
Christmas themed boxes, and by dressing the
Colonel in suitable attire. Until Turkey becomes finger licking good, it's going to struggle to make a dent in Japan's love of Christmas KFC. Number four, Christmas Past. After Christmas dinner, Santa hits you with a
devastating truth bomb. Not everyone likes Christmas. In fact, even America has a
troubled past with the holiday. As a would be St. Nick, you should already know
about this problem, so which North American
state once banned Christmas? A, New York, B, Massachusetts,
or C, California. (timer ticking) California might be known
as somewhat of a hotbed of radical ideas today, but banning Christmas has
never been the West Coast way. New York did ban the
display of Nativity scenes in public schools in 2002, but never celebrating
Christmas as a whole. The ban on Christmas actually occurred in Massachusetts in 1659. Recognition of the holiday was
outlawed by Puritan colonists who believed the holiday
represented all the wrong types of excess and frivolity. The ban wasn't lifted for 22 years. And even then the holiday
wasn't widely celebrated until the 19th century. So on Christmas day,
when you're drunken uncle starts spouting off about
how those darn liberals wanna kill Christmas, give
him a little history lesson. Number three, Fixing the Grinch. Puritans weren't the only people who've historically hated Christmas as anyone who's read or
seen the Grinch knows. But in recent years, the Grinch
has had a change of heart and now wants to be a
part of the celebrations. The only thing is, his
body simply isn't cut out for Christmas cheer. So he's come to Santa's
Christmas metrics surgery for a nip tuck to take out his grouchiness and plump up his Christmas spirit. Which part of his body needs
to be modified the most to fix his anti-Christmas sentiment? A, his long cold toes. B, his frowning, growling mouth, or C, his hairy green chest. (timer ticking) While the Grinch's toes and
frown, and head in general, are pretty much the
opposite of Christmassy, they're symptoms of something bigger, as any Grinch expert knows
the green grumbler's inability to get in the Christmas spirit can be traced back to one main problem. It could be perhaps that
his shoes were too tight. It could be his head wasn't
screwed on just right. But I think the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart
was two sizes too small. His chest is where the problem lies, so we'd better swap that
heart out for a bigger one bursting with Christmas joy. Number two, Trouble in Elfville. while you and Santa had
been busy changing lives, an elf has helped themselves to 10 million worth of Rolexes from Santa's clockwork factory. It's all happened in the
last couple of hours, in which time, some snow and
a light rain have fallen. The suspects have been
narrowed down to three elves. Each of whom claim to have
been home the entire time. As the road is too dangerous
to navigate on foot, the elves can only get
around on their sleighs. Can you figure out who the thief is? A, Sobby the Elf, who's sobbing. B, Frowney the Elf, who's frowning. Or C, Glary the Elf, who's glaring. (timer ticking) Glary the Elf is certainly
living up to his name and he has good reason to be angry. His sleigh is broken, this means he wouldn't have
been able to leave his house. Plus, as he's gotten
more snow on his sleigh than the others, it must
have been there the longest. Sobby the Elf could be
crying to cover up guilt, but it could also be because his sleigh is pretty badly damaged. He hit a tree by the looks of it, but judging from the bare
ground underneath the sleigh, he hasn't been out in a while. That leaves Frowney, his
sleigh is in good condition, but it's what's under the
sleigh that gives him away. You can see ice has gathered there, this means Frowney has
recently left his house and in that time, rain
fell on the bare ground where he'd previously parked,
which is now frozen into ice. It's naught list time
for this watch stealer. Number one, A Gift to Remember. Before Santa will pass down
the red, fluffy hat to you, you must choose a gift. Only these gifts come with a twist. If you choose wisely,
you'll be temporarily hurt, but will earn your place as the new Santa. If you choose incorrectly,
the gift will kill you. Santa opens the three gift boxes. Which one of these unpleasant
options will you choose? A, push your hands down for five minutes on this aggressive, highly venomous fish hiding in the sand at the
bottom of a water-filled box. B, drink all the liquid in the container labeled Caro's Sour Martini. or C, hold your hands in a
water-filled box occupied by three bluish jellyfish
with seven-inch wide bells and long tentacles for 20 minutes. (timer ticking) You wouldn't wanna drink
any liquid labeled Caro's, seeing as Caro's acid is one
of the most violently corrosive not to mention explosive,
acids known to man. If that's indeed what the gift is, it'd eat through your throat before you even got a chance to swallow. And with its blue bell and long tentacles, gift C has all the identifiers
of a box jellyfish. These are the most venomous in the world, with each specimen carrying enough venom to kill more than 60 people. 20 minutes with three of those guys is a guaranteed death Gift A, is a stargazer fish, while definitely scary looking, the venom found in their pectoral spines is only powerful enough to
deliver a painful sting. It's unlikely to kill you. This pain seems worth it though, as your white beard begins to grow out, your cheeks turn rosy, and a hearty ho, ho,
ho, erupts involuntarily from your mouth. It may be the venom
having a strange effect, but I'd say, you're looking
pretty holly jolly right now. Legal note, stargazer
venom is not guaranteed to induce Christmas
jolliness and may cause death and similar inconveniences. So, did you manage to earn your title as the new Santa Claus? Which Christmas spirit testing riddles stopped your bells from jingling? Let me know in the comment section below, thanks for watching, and
a Merry Christmas to you. Ho, ho, ho!
