Happy Festivus!
1 of 10
When Kramer hears Frank Costanza has invented a holiday, what does he say?
"He is wise!"
"He's so prolific!"
"That man has a fertile mind!"
2 of 10
What actor plays the creepy guy at the OTB who later attends the Festivus celebration at the Costanzas?
Jack Black
Someone other than Jack Black
ANSWER: Despite internet rumors to the contrary, Jack Black did not appear in this episode. That's Colin Malone, host of Los Angeles public access show Colin's Sleazy Friends. Despite internet rumors to the contrary, Jack Black did not appear in this episode. That's Colin Malone, host of Los Angeles public access show Colin's Sleazy Friends.
3 of 10
During the Festivus episode, George discusses his potential as a philanthropist. Complete this sentence:
"I think I could be a philanthropist. A kick a** philanthropist! I would have all this money and people would love me. Then they would come to me and beg! And if I felt like it, I would help them out and then they would owe me big time! The first thing I'm going to need is __________."
a butler
a driver
a nickname
4 of 10
Where is George working when Frank & Kramer revive Festivus?
The New York Yankees
Kruger Industrial Smoothing
Play Now
ANSWER: "We don't care, and it shows!" "We don't care, and it shows!"
5 of 10
What bagel company did Kramer work for (and go on strike against)?
H&H Bagels
Bruegger's Bagels
The Bagelry
ANSWER: If you're not from New York, H&H is real. The store has also appeared in Entourage and Sex and the City. According to Wikipedia and the New York Times, "The business was started in 1972 when Helmer Toro (born 1950 in Puerto Rico) and his brother in law Hector Hernandez bought Midtown Bagels at Broadway and 80th Street for $5,000 in cash and $50,000 in a loan (with the new name derived from their first names)." If you're not from New York, H&H is real. The store has also appeared in Entourage and Sex and the City. According to Wikipedia and the New York Times, "The business was started in 1972 when Helmer Toro (born 1950 in Puerto Rico) and his brother in law Hector Hernandez bought Midtown Bagels at Broadway and 80th Street for $5,000 in cash and $50,000 in a loan (with the new name derived from their first names)."
6 of 10
Festivus at the Costanzas is not over until what happens?
George pins his dad during the Feats of Strength
All grievances have been aired
The third Festivus Miracle reveals itself
ANSWER: "Stop crying and fight your father." "Stop crying and fight your father."
7 of 10
What was Frank trying to do when the idea of Festivus popped into his head?
Tie a Christmas tree to the roof of his car
Buy a doll for young George Costanza
Find gifts for his co-workers
ANSWER: Frank Costanza: "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Cosmo Kramer: "What happened to the doll?"
Frank Costanza: "It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!"
Kramer: "That must have been some doll."
Frank Costanza: "She was." Frank Costanza: "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Cosmo Kramer: "What happened to the doll?"
Frank Costanza: "It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!"
Kramer: "That must have been some doll."
Frank Costanza: "She was."
Cosmo Kramer: "What happened to the doll?"
Frank Costanza: "It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!"
Kramer: "That must have been some doll."
Frank Costanza: "She was." Frank Costanza: "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Cosmo Kramer: "What happened to the doll?"
Frank Costanza: "It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!"
Kramer: "That must have been some doll."
Frank Costanza: "She was."
8 of 10
According to Frank, how does the tradition of Festivus begin?
With the Airing of Grievances
With the Feats of Strength
With the Clanging of the Pole
ANSWER: Frank: "I've got a lot of problems with you people. Now, you're gonna hear about it." Frank: "I've got a lot of problems with you people. Now, you're gonna hear about it."
9 of 10
The Festivus pole is made of what metal?
Titanium
Silver
Aluminum
ANSWER: "Very high strength to weight ratio," Frank explains. It looks like you can still order one from FestivusPoles.com. The last sentence of the product description is amazing: "Unfinished aluminum will develop a layer of oxidization that may come off as black on your hands while handling. If you wish to avoid this issue, you may coat your Festivus Pole with any commercially available car wax product but you could be crossing the line by being too concerned with outward appearances." "Very high strength to weight ratio," Frank explains. It looks like you can still order one from FestivusPoles.com. The last sentence of the product description is amazing: "Unfinished aluminum will develop a layer of oxidization that may come off as black on your hands while handling. If you wish to avoid this issue, you may coat your Festivus Pole with any commercially available car wax product but you could be crossing the line by being too concerned with outward appearances."
10 of 10
The idea for a Festivus episode came from which Seinfeld writer?
Dan O'Keefe, whose father invented Festivus in the mid-1960s.
Spike Feresten, who borrowed the idea from his roommate's family.
Larry David, who'd first pitched the idea of a fake holiday called Festivus on Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s.
ANSWER: From a 2004 article in the New York Times:
O'Keefe's father, a former editor at Reader's Digest, said the first Festivus took place in February 1966, before any of his children were born, as a celebration of the anniversary of his first date with his wife, Deborah. The word "Festivus" just popped into his head, he said from his home in Chappaqua, N.Y.
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There was never a pole, but there were airings of grievances into a tape recorder and wrestling matches between Daniel and his two brothers, among other rites.
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"There was a clock in a bag," said Mr. O'Keefe, 36, adding that he does not know what it symbolized.
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"Most of the Festivi had a theme," he said. "One was, 'Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?' Another was, 'Too easily made glad?'" From a 2004 article in the New York Times:
O'Keefe's father, a former editor at Reader's Digest, said the first Festivus took place in February 1966, before any of his children were born, as a celebration of the anniversary of his first date with his wife, Deborah. The word "Festivus" just popped into his head, he said from his home in Chappaqua, N.Y.
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There was never a pole, but there were airings of grievances into a tape recorder and wrestling matches between Daniel and his two brothers, among other rites.
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"There was a clock in a bag," said Mr. O'Keefe, 36, adding that he does not know what it symbolized.
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"Most of the Festivi had a theme," he said. "One was, 'Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?' Another was, 'Too easily made glad?'"
