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This quiz covers Carl Barks' Christmas stories:

(1) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate Chistmas in 1945? With whom? In a second Christmas Story that year, how did they celebrate? Who else was involved?

(2) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate it in 1946?

(3) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate it in 1947? With whom?
In a second Christmas story that year, what unusual act did The Nephews commit?

(4) Where did they celebrate Christmas in 1948? What strange person did they tangle with? What was notworthy about their decorations?
In a second Christmas story that year, where did they go? What famous personage did they meet there?

(5) What unusual thing took place at Christmas in 1949? What famous personage did they meet? What other family member was involved?

(6) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate Christmas in 1950? What other family members were there? What was interesting about the gifts?

(7) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate it in 1951? With whom? What happened before Christmas? What was iinteresting about the gifts?

(8) Where did Donald celebrate Christmas in 1952? With whom? What other family members were involved?

(9) Where did Donald celebrate Christmas in 1953? With whom? Where did Huey, Dewey and Louie celebrate? With whom?

(10) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1954? What was interesting about the gifts?

(11) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1955? With whom? What was interesting about the gifts?

(12) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1956? With whom? What was interesting about Huey, Dewey and Louie's condition?

(13) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate Christmas in 1957? With whom? What was interesting about the weather?
In a second story that year, what was interesting about the gifts?

(14) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1958? With whom? What was interesting about Christmas dinner?
In a second story, where did they go before Christmas? What other family members were involved?
What was interesting about the celebration?

(15) What event highlighted Duckburg's Christmas celebration in 1959? What other family members were involved.
In a second story, where did Donald and his nephews celebrate? What was interesting about that place? How did Donald spend his time during most of the holiday?

(16) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1961? What event occurred? Who else was involved?

(17) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1962? Who else was involved? What "gift" was given involuntarily?

(18) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate in 1964? What other family member was involved? What noteworthy non-family member was also involved?

I like to think of Barks' Christmas (snowy) stories in Summer - especially now that Global Warming is taking over!

Olivier:

#1-1945-You are CORRECT! They went over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house. That was Barks' first use of Grandma Duck. And just MAYBE this was NOT the normal grandma from Donald's FATHERS' side (last name Duck). But maybe it was his grandmother from his mother's side (last name unknown)-as she didn't look much like the Grandma Duck Taliaferro invented in 1938, (based on his mother-in-law), and of which Barks was already aware in 1945 (and the one he drew hundreds of other times). It WAS, indeed, The Firestone Giveaway from that year.

So, we still need answers for the OTHER 1945 Christmas story.

# (3)-Correct! In the main Christmas story, they celebrated in Uncle Scrooge's mansion on Bear Mountain. I have NO questions about 1-page gags. The 1st stories are generaly from Christmas Parade and Donald Duck or Uncle Scrooge, and the 2nd stories are generally from Firestone Giveaways and Comics and Stories. So, we need answers to the 2nd story here.

# (4) You are CORRECT on the 2nd 1948 story. They went to The North Pole, and met Santa Claus (Firestone)
So we need answers to main Christmas story from 1948.

# (14) 2nd story from 1958 WAS Donald's CHRISTMAS turkey being cooked on a space rocket (WDC & S 220). We still need answers for the MAIN Christmas story of 1958.

But, you're doing very well. Please continue, and bring your friends!!!

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I will ponder the other questions-- still without checking the stories themselves nor any index.
I commend you on your integrity. And taking this quiz completely from memory is impressive, to say the least-ESPECIALLY for someone who didn't grow up reading the US versions! You've done very well so far.

I'm sure I wouldn't do so well taking this quiz with a French publications orientation (in the French language, no less!).

Quote from user: cacouAlthough Olivier is almost as much American as he is French :-)
How so? - or is that just an "inside joke"?

Please feel free to do research on the questions you're not sure of the answers to - especially as this quiz is attracting few other people.

(9) Where did Donald celebrate Christmas in 1953? With whom? Where did Huey, Dewey and Louie celebrate? With whom?
Donald celebrated Christmas with Scrooge at the Ritz restaraunt (disguised as Petrolio de Vaselino); the boys had Christmas dinner with the Junior Woodchucks.

Quote from user: Robb_K(5) What unusual thing took place at Christmas in 1949? What famous personage did they meet? What other family member was involved?
That's the steam shovel one, with a special appearance by Santa Claus.
I had the answer straight away, but the "family member bit" troubled me until I realized (just now) the previous questions featured only Donald and the nephews-- Scrooge was mentioned in my answer regarding the story of 1947, but not in your question; in other words, I was wondering about that other family member in vain.

I think I have the following ones, now.

Quote from user: Robb_K(6) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate Christmas in 1950? What other family members were there? What was interesting about the gifts?
(7) Where did Donald and his nephews celebrate it in 1951? With whom? What happened before Christmas? What was iinteresting about the gifts?
The date naturally helps (to a certain extent), but the similar wording makes it harder.
Now I think I got it:

(6) They celebrate Christmas at Grandma's farm, with Scrooge, Daisy, Gladstone.
The story once again focuses on the gifts, and the title ("You Can't Guess!") refers to the issue throughout: can the family members guess what Donald would most like to have for Christmas? They do, and all offer him a car, which fits each character exactly, rather than Donald.

(7) They celebrate in Shacktown, with the children-- except for Uncle Scrooge, who spends his time retrieving his fortune with "a useless toy train", following the great McDuck catastrophy (I believe that's part of the title given to the gigantic sketch made by the scientists).
I love this story!
"Lost in the Andes" and "Old California" are often referred to as examples of very well-written stories, which they are, but I think "A christmas for Shacktown" is the very best written: it flows wonderfully well, one element leading to another, whehter immediately or later; the build-up to the unexpected catastrophe is great an in no way tedious; it's full of humor and great lines and sight gags, while showing us the bulging bin, Scrooge's troubles, Donald's ruse. It's quite the perfect story.

There doesn't seem to be much action here lately. I don't want to have to post the unguessed answers so soon. So, I'll wait awhile.