So, Christmas is over but you can still enjoy this gratis gift.

That's right - this last-minute "present" is akin to an auto bailout - you can spend recklessly today without thinking about tomorrow, knowing there will be a "freebie" in your stocking even after the credit cards are maxed.

Festive Trivia 2K8, one of the lesser-hyped holiday must-haves, is now all yours to enjoy. Try to tackle this oh-so popular quiz before guzzling grandma's spiked eggnog or before singing Christmas tunes with that weird relative whose "annual tradition" is to bring a first date to dinner, explaining how their eyes met while waiting for a SkyTrain in Whalley.

Should you get stuck on a question, you're allowed an Alex Rodriguez - otherwise known as "One Big Cheat" by the ex-wife of the Madonna-chasing New York Yankee star.

If the quiz proves too frustrating, use this page to line your bird cage. Just be careful should anyone in your family be really into regifting. Here we go:

n Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was scolded by Republican operatives for spending $150,000 US on her sexy campaign wardrobe. Other examples of stupefied spending that quickly spring to mind are:

a.) Premier Gordon Campbell's personally signed gold medals for those working on Olympic projects. (Any bets what those paying for the Games will get?)

b.) Prime Minister Stephen Harper's snap election - you know, the one he promised he wouldn't call for political gain.

c.) Gift for that weird relative with the what's-her-name-again friend.

n Homelessness and the economy were bumped off the news pages last week because the Vancouver Canucks gift-wrapped millions for super Swede Mats Sundin to play hockey. Your thoughts as a Canuck fan realizing ticket prices will soon soar:

a.) "I don't care. When I go broke supporting the team I'll disguise myself as a car and get Ottawa to bail me out."

b.) "Hope this doesn't mean the $30 parking, $9 beer, $8 hot dog and $5 water at GM Place will go up, too."

c.) "Mortgage payment or Canucks' tickets? That's a tough one. Maybe the family won't mind if we live in a tent while my favourite millionaires pursue their Cup dreams."

n Canadian women ski jumpers are peeved they won't be allowed to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. You're also upset because:

a.) As a B.C. resident paying for this lavish IOC party (and the cleanup) you won't be able to go either.

b.) Now there will be less people who understand what those furball mascots with non-household names are all about.

c.) Brian Burke wasn't invited.

n What are some of the news stories that came close to wrecking your festive mood?

a.) The cancellation of Canadian Idol 2009 and those cheesy Ben Mulroney moments.

b.) The end of shoe-ducking George W. Bush's reign as president and main provider of one-liners for comics.

c.) Learning that bigamy is having one wife/husband too many and then realizing some days monogamy is much the same.

n Your great grandparents, like mine, are Ukrainian. The reason they celebrate Christmas a couple weeks later than the rest of the world is:

a.) It took longer to find Three Wise Men.

b.) Half-price sales at the mall.

c.) Two words: Santa Pause.