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General Christmas Trivia
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1
How many real Christmas trees are sold each year in this country?
1-2 million
10-15 million
30-35 million
40-45 million
2
The Christmas carol "Silent Night" was first played on what instrument?
kazoo
bagpipes
guitar
church organs
3
Poinsettias were first cultivated in Mexico by which ancient civilization?
Aztecs
Mayans
Toltecs
Olmecs
4
Norwegian scientists have determined Rudolph's nose is red because ...
He was actually born that way; it's a birthmark.
Santa fed him a special diet of only red foods.
It's a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.
They couldn't figure it out, so they say it's magic. Duh.
5
Math Time! ~ Added up, how many gifts would you have at the end of the 12 Days of Christmas?
265
362
403
364
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So, if each person shells out $750 for gifts, how many gifts will they buy, on average?
12
14
10
20
7
That's a lot of dough! How much do you think each person spends, on average, on X-mas gifts?
$752
$550
$180
$250
8
Which of the following has NOT been one of Santa's helpers through the generations?
Black Peter
Tomte
Knecht Ruprecht
Grandfather Frost
9
Christmas wasn't always popular! Which U.S. city banned celebrating the holiday from 1659-1681?
Washington, D.C.
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
10
Speaking of department stores ~ How much was spent in the U.S. during Christmas 2015?
$632.84 billion
$1 billion
$554.213 million
$300.500 billion
11
We'll start out easy ~ What date do we celebrate Christmas?
Jan. 1
Dec. 25
Dec. 22
Dec. 24
12
About how many Christmas trees are currently planted and growing in the U.S.?
1.5 million
700 million
1 billion
400 million
13
What year were Christmas trees first commercially sold in the U.S.?
1812
1901
1850
1779
14
The Germans made the first artificial tree. What did they make it out of?
hay from their mangers
branches from trees they cut for firewood
household items that broke during the previous year
dyed goose feathers
15
How many sets of LEGO are sold EACH SECOND in the United States during the Christmas season?
10
35
28
5
16
How many Christmas cards are mailed each year in the United States?
1.85 billion
2.6 million
1.5 million
3 billion
17
Which state was the last one to make Christmas a legal holiday ... in 1907?
Idaho
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
18
True or False: Rudolf and Santa's other reindeer are males
False ~ everyone knows females are better with directions!
True ~ females don't know how to drive!
19
The best-selling single of all time is a Christmas tune. Which one is it?
"Frosty the Snowman"
"White Christmas"
"Jingle Bell Rock"
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
20
What was the original title of the classic poem "The Night Before Christmas"?
"An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas"
"Who Was that Weird Man in Red?"
"On the Eve of Christmas"
"A Winter Night's Tale"
21
According to the Guinness world records, how tall was the tallest X-mas tree ever cut?
221 feet
110 feet
150 feet
245 feet
22
What is the last thing Santa says in the ORIGINAL version of "The Night Before Christmas"?
"Till next year, may peace be with you!"
"On Dasher, on Dancer ...!"
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!"
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!"
23
Christmas was first recognized in 1870. Which state was the first to make it a legal holiday?
North Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
New York
24
Where did the term "X-mas" come from?
No one really knows
newspaper editors needed to shorten it for headlines
the Greek letter X
King George VI's speech impediment
25
What were the first decorations used to adorn Christmas trees?
scraps of fabric found around the house
apples
feathers
candles
26
According to UNICEF, how many houses must Santa visit on Christmas Eve (worldwide)?
They say there's no way to tell. But that's OK. Santa knows.
285 billion
842 million
3 trillion
27
In 1939 a copywriter first introduced Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer for what department store?
Macy's
JC Penney
Sears & Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
28
When did Christmas become an official holiday in the U.S.?
Dec. 25, 1912
Jan. 28, 1890
Nov. 1, 1877
June 26, 1870
29
Typically, how long must conifers grow before they're ready to become your Christmas Tree?
25 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
30
In the United States, how many Christmas Tree Farms are there?
21,000
10,000
500,000
1 million
31
Kids all over the world write to Santa, but have different ways of doing so. Pick one:
email or mail him at the North Pole
leave the letter in the Nativity scene
write their letter, then burn it in the fireplace
leave the letter under their bed
