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1. In what century was St. Nicholas first mentioned?
2. Different legends have Santa Claus living in different places. Where does Santa Claus NOT live?
Finnish Lapland
3. When are the '12 Days of Christmas'?
The 12 days after Christmas: December 26 to January 6
The 12 days around Christmas: Christmas Eve to January 4
The 12 days before Christmas: December 14 to December 25
The 12 days beginning with the winter solstice: December 21 to January 1
4. Which of the following stories was NOT written by L. Frank Baum?
5. Not all children receive their Christmas presents from Santa Claus. Which of
the following does NOT give gifts to children in any country?
An angel
6. What is the name of Tiny Tim's father in the story, 'A Christmas Carol'?
Ben Sackett
7. What country did 'Good King Wenceslas' rule?
Bohemia
8. Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas tree?
9. When is the Feast of St. Nicholas?
10. According to the Bible, in which season was Jesus born?
11. Which of the following does NOT mean Merry Christmas?
Froehliche Weihnachten
12. Which song was originally written for a Thanksgiving concert?
13. Santa's only female sleigh-pulling reindeer, Vixen, has antlers. True or false?
True. But they are really no bigger than slight bumps on their heads.
False. Some females have been known to have antlers, but that is extremely rare.
False. Only the male reindeer have antlers.
14. Which of the following statements about candy canes is FALSE?
They are shaped in the letter 'J' for 'Jesus'.
The red and white colors symbolize Christ's blood and purity.
They were designed to look like miniature shepherd's staffs.
15. True or False: There was a church built for St. Nicholas?
16. What town is the setting for the perennial Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life'?
17. In what year did a shipload of Italian sailors rescue the bones of St. Nicholas?
18. Which of the following statements concerning the traditions of the Yule log is FALSE?
The embers can not be stirred while anyone is eating.
It is traditionally lit after Mass or church services on Christmas morning.
It must be kept burning at least 12 hours.
19. Which of the following holidays DOES NOT occur in December?
Candlemas
20. What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?
Coal
21. Which of the following composers did NOT write a popular Christmas carol?
22. Which traditional Christmas plant is NOT poisonous?
23. In 1821 a poem was published that mentioned Santa Claus for the first time What was the name of the poem?
24. Which of the following characters did NOT appear in a children's version of 'A Christmas Carol'?
25. 'Good King Wenceslas'... he looked out 'on the Feast of Stephen'. When is the 'Feast of Stephen'?
December 12
26. Which of the following people or things is NOT linked to the origin of the Christmas tree?
27. Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town?
28. What major U.S. facility provides up-to-date information every Christmas Eve on the flight path of Santa Claus?
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
International Arctic Research Center
29. According to legend, what did Santa have arranged back in 1901
To have milk and cookies left for him
Commercial Christmas tree farming
30. What is the name of the character that Tim Allen plays in the movie 'The Santa Clause'?
31. The celebration of Kwanzaa focuses on Seven Principles called 'Nguzo Saba'. Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Principles?
32. How many sides does a snowflake have?
33. Which of the following Christmas carols was NOT written by a minister, priest or clergyman?
O Come All Ye Faithful
34. In the Netherlands (Holland), Santa Claus is known as Sinterklaas. How does he deliver candy and gifts to the children there?
In an oxcart, pulled by a team of oxen
In a sleigh pulled by reindeer, of course!
35. What drink was adapted to become the American Christmas drink 'Egg Nog'?
The French drink 'Lait de Poule'
36. What is the total amount of destinations that Santa delivers to?
37. What had the greatest impact on the popularity of the Christmas greeting card?
38. Clement C. Moore wrote a very famous Christmas poem. What was it called?
T'was the Night Before Christmas
39. In ancient times, which of the following was NOT a use for mistletoe?
40. In Vivian Walsh's children's book 'Olive, the Other Reindeer," what is Olive?
A reindeer who has no antlers
41. Which city, famous for its 'Christmas Market', is also known as 'The Gingerbread Capital
42. Which U. S. President insisted on putting lit candles on the White House Christmas tree, even though it was considered a fire hazard?
44. In which two oceans would you find a 'Christmas Island'?
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
45. Which of the following actors won an Academy Award for his acting in a classic Christmas movie?
46. In which of the following movies did Bing Crosby NOT sing 'White Christmas'?
Blue Skies
47. Who was the most famous 'Scrooge' of radio?
48. In the book, 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', the Grinch is caught in the act of stealing a Christmas tree.
Who is this Who who does this?
Candy-Cane Who
49. What is the all-time best-selling Christmas recording?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
50. In 1841, a Philadelphia merchant hired a man to dress up like Santa and climb the chimney of his store. What is the name of the merchant?
51. Which U.S. President began the custom of giving Christmas gifts to the White House domestic staff?
52.What is the most popular holiday plant decoration in the United States?
Mistletoe
53. In Gian Carlo Menotti's opera, 'Amahl and the Night Visitors', what did Amahl offer the Three Wise Kings?
54. Santa Claus fills the SHOES of children with toys and candy in all of the following countries except one. Which one?
Italy
55. What famous Christmas song did 'Singing Cowboy' Gene Autry write?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
56.On Christmas Eve, what American government agency tracks Santa's sleigh?
57. How do you say 'Merry Christmas' in Brazil?
58. When were electric Christmas lights first used?
59. Was the Ebenezer of the Old Testament like Ebeneezer Scrooge, 'a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner'?
No, he was one of Saul's generals.
No, there's no such person in the Bible.
60. In the claymation Christmas special 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town', who was the narrator?
Danny Kaye, as a traveling salesman
61. Saint Nicholas was a bishop in what is now the country of Turkey. What city was he the bishop of?
62. Which of the following actors did NOT play Ebeneezer Scrooge in a movie or television production called 'A Christmas Carol'?
63. Saint Nicholas died in 0343 A.D. and his body was moved in 1087 to protect it from the Saracens. Where is it now?
64.Which of the following songs was NOT introduced in a movie or a Christmas special?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
65. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a character created in a story written in:
66. The carol 'Silent Night' was first played on what instrument?
67. In the movie 'Home Alone', Macaulay Culkin plays a boy who is accidentally left alone at Christmas. What is the name of this character?
68. How many candles are on a Hanukkah Menorah (candelabra)?
eight
69. In the ballet 'The Nutcracker', who does Clara help the Nutcracker to defeat?
Herr Drosselmeyer, the magician
70.Which of the following saints was the first person to put on a Christmas nativity play?
71. Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town?
Mistletoe, Kentucky
72. The tradition of 'mummering' by dressing up in disguises and trying to fool one's neighbors has almost died out as a '12 Days of Christmas' activity. Where is it still practiced?
73. Which popular Christmas carol was originally a piece written by King Henry VIII?
What Child Is This?
74. In many of the northern European countries, elves and gnomes play an important role in Christmas traditions and beliefs. Which of the following countries does NOT have an elf tradition?
75. Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town?
North Pole, New York
76.Keeping reindeer did not originate with Santa Claus. Which of the following statements about reindeer is NOT true?
Reindeer can live as long as 30 years.
There are reindeer in Mongolia and Northern China.
Reindeer milk is used to make cheese.
77. In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?
FAO Schwarz
78. Which of the following children's books is NOT a Christmas story?
Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake
79. In which newspaper did the editorial 'Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus' originally appear?
The New York Sun
80. 'For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.' In which book of the New Testament does this verse appear?
81. In the cartoon 'A Charlie Brown Christmas', who is the director of the Christmas play?
Linus
82. In what year were electric christmas lights first used?
And Just for Fun!!
Christmas Riddles
1. What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed?
2. What is Frosty the Snowman's favorite breakfast cereal?
3. Why did Santa have three gardens?
4. What do you have in December that you don't have in any other month?
5. Spell "hard water" with three letters?
6. What two letters are used by the elves to describe Santa's bag the day after Christmas?
7. Which two letters describe a slippery sidewalk?
8. What do elves learn in school?
9. What do you call a snowman on roller blades?
10. What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper?
11. What's the most popular wine at Christmas?
12. Why is it so cold on Christmas?
13. What do you get when you mix a snowman with a vampire?
Answers
1: a cookie sheet
2: frosted flakes
3: so he could say HO!HO!HO!
4: the letter D
5: ice
6: mt(empty)
7: ic(icy)
8: the elfabet
9: snow mobile
10: ribbon hood
11: Do i have to eat my brussel sprouts
12: because it's in decembrrrrrrrrrr
13: frost-bite
See if you can name the 27 Christmas Carols using the
following clues 1. Bleached Yule
2. Castaneous-Colored Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin-Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time: 2400 Hours--Weather: Cloudless
6. Loyal Followers Advance
7. Far Off in a Feeder
8. Array the Corridor
9. Bantam-Male Percussionist
10. Monarchial Triad
11. Nocturnal Noiselessness
12. Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers
13. Red Man En Route to Borough
14. Frozen Precipitation Commence
15. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle
16. The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis
17. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant
18. Delight for this Planet
19. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings
20. The Dozen Festive 24-Hour Intervals
21. Our Fervent Hope Is That You Thoroughly Enjoy Your Yuletide Season
22. Parent Was Observed Osculating a Red-Coated Unshaven Teamster
23. May the Deity Bestow An Absence of Fatigue to Mild Male Humans
24. Natal Celebration Devoid of Color, Rather Albino, As a Hallucinatory Phenomenon For Me
25. Obese Personification Fabricated of Compressed Mounds of Minute Crystals
26. Tranquility Upon the Terrestrial Sphere
27. Have Hitherward the Entire Assembly of Those Who Are Loyal in Their Belief of Christmas
Answers
1. White Christmas
2. Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
3. All I want for Christmas if my 2 front teeth
4. O Holy Night
5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
6. O Come All ye Faithful
7. Away in a Manger
8. Deck the Halls
9. The Little Drummer Boy
10. We Three Kings
11. Silent Night
12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
13. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
14. Let it Snow
15. Go Tell it on the Mountain
16. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
17. Whose Child is This
18. Joy to the World
19. Hark, the Herals Angels Sing
20. The 12 Days of Christmas
21. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
22. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
23. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
24. I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
25. Frosty the Snowman
26. Joy to the World
27. O Come All ye Faithful
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