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Christmas movie trivia: Take the quiz

For some, the holiday season isn't complete until the family has viewed "White Christmas" and sung along with the Irving Berlin classics. Or how about a little Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life?" How well do you know Scrooge, Charlie Brown, and the Grinch? Take our trivia quiz.

2. Who rules the Island of Misfit Toys?

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Charlie Brown and Linus appear in a scene from "A Charlie Brown Christmas, the classic animated TV show created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in 1965.

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Christmas movie trivia: Take the quiz

For some, the holiday season isn't complete until the family has viewed "White Christmas" and sung along with the Irving Berlin classics. Or how about a little Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life?" How well do you know Scrooge, Charlie Brown, and the Grinch? Take our trivia quiz.

2. Who rules the Island of Misfit Toys?

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