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Christmas Trivia and Fun Facts
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1
Which famous Christmas poem was
written
by Clement Clark Moore?
"The Christmas Box"
"The Night Before Christmas"
"A Hymn for Christmas Day"
"Lines for a Christmas Card"
2
According to the numbers by UNICEF, Santa would have to make how many stops on Christmas Eve?
842 million
365 million
100 million
I billion
3
Which Christmas movie appears more often than any other during the season?
"A Christmas Story"
"Elf"
"Miracle on 34th Street"
"It's a Wonderful Life"
4
Each year more than how many billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone?
1 billion
3 billion
2 billion
4 billion
5
St. Nikolas, the real person on whom Santa Claus is based, lived in the
5th century A.D. in northeast Europe.
3rd century A.D. in Belgium.
5th century A.D. in South Africa.
4th century A.D. in southwest Asia Minor.
6
According to the United States Postal Service, the busiest day for holiday deliveries is
the day after Black Friday.
one week before Christmas.
three days before Christmas.
two weeks before Christmas.
7
The letter X in Xmas is an abbreviation for Christ in what language?
Spanish
French
Polish
Greek
8
Which Christmas carol is the most popular worldwide?
"Silent Night"
"O Holy Night"
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
"What Child Is This"
9
The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was
Massachusetts
Alabama
Colorado
Wisconsin
10
The “two turtledoves” in the classic "The 12 Days of Christmas" represent what two things?
Peace and heaven
The Old and New Testaments
Two people in love
The holly and the ivy
11
What religious group banned Christmas celebrations in America from 1659-1681?
Protestants
Catholics
Puritans
Quakers
12
The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and gold. Gold represents
the blood of Christ.
light of the world.
life and miraculous rebirth.
wealth and royalty.
13
"Jingle Bells,' originally known as "One Horse Open Sleigh," was written by James Piermont for
Christmas.
New Year's Day.
Hanukkah.
Thanksgiving.
14
Holiday spending for November and December is expected to amount to
700 billion
2 trillion
1 trillion
500 billion
15
Which Viking god is one precursor to the modern Santa Claus?
Odin
Valhalla
Thor
Asgard
16
The first President to decorate the White House Christmas tree was
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Pierce
Ronald Reagan
George Wahington
17
If you received all the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you would receive
354 gifts.
350 gifts
370 gifts.
364 gifts
18
The best selling Christmas song ever, selling more than 100 million copies worldwide, is
"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frank Sinatra
19
Christmas is a contraction of "Christ's Mass," which was first recorded in what year?
1604 A.D.
1324 A.D.
1589 A.D.
1038 A.D.
20
Christmas trees usually grow for how many years until they are sold?
20 years
15 years
30 years
25 years
21
Edward Johnson invented what festive Christmas decoration in 1882?
Christmas angel topper
electric lights
garland or tinsel
sleigh bells
22
Two of the reindeers are named after weather phenomenon. Name the reindeer.
Comet and Blitzen
Cupid and Blitzen
Donner and Blitzen
Comet and Cupid
23
Christmas was officially declared a national holiday in the United States on
December 25, 1904
June 26, 1870
April 1, 1845
February 28, 1780.
24
"A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. How long did it take to write?
8 months
1 year
2 years
6 weeks
25
Mistletoe is from the Anglo-Saxon word "misteltan," which means
"I love you."
"kiss the one."
"the green bough."
"little dung twig."