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A little quiz to test your knowledge on random Christmas fun facts!!
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Where was the first "artificial" Christmas tree made?
America
Spain
Germany
Italy
2
"Xmas" standing for "Christian Mass" has been used as an abbreviation for Christmas since the mid _________?
1600s
1500s
1300s
1400s
3
What was the first U.S. state to officially recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836?
California
New York
Massachussetts
Alabama
4
What type of tree has been a symbol of eternal life and rebirth since ancient times?
Dogwoods
Cypress Trees
Evergreens
Willow Trees
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Trivia:
In US money, who is on the Nickel coin? This pres. had Christmas trees in the entrance to his famous home.
Pres. John F. Kennedy
Pres. Thomas Jefferson
Pres. F.D. Roosevelt
Pres. Abe Lincoln
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In what country are spiders and/or spider webs common Christmas tree decorations?
France
Spain
Iceland
Poland
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What were the earliest known Christmas tree decorations?
Wooden balls
Paper star at the top
Apples
Candles
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According to anthropologists, what makes reindeers fly? As cited in an article: Dec. 2012 (Live Science Online Magazine)
Peaches
Pixie dust
Wild Roses
Wild Mushrooms
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To deliver toys to around 2.2 Billion children in the world, how fast would Santa's sleigh have to tavel in one night?
Mach 12 ( 12 X 720 mph)
5,083,000 mph.
10,200,350 mph
Light speed: (186,000 miles per second)
10
In the 1964 television special “Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,” who is Rudolph’s father?
Blitsen
Donner
Dasher
Prancer
11
The term "Santa Claus" is a corruption of a phrase originally from this country?
Russia
Germany
Turkey
Holland
12
What percentages of purchases during the Christmas season makes up the "retail sales" in the U.S.A. for the entire year?
1/4
1/6
1/8
1/2
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As of now, during the holiday season, how many (est.) packages are shippied/mailed world wide in the holidays season?
875,000
3 Billion
879 Million
187 Million
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What year was Christmas declared an "official holiday" in the entrire U.S.A?
1945
1783
1865
1870
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Why would giving milk and cookies to Santa possibly be bad on Christmas eve night? (Best Answer).
He is on a diet which he started in 1951.
He is an old man, and they usually sleep after eating late in the day.
He is lactose intollerant.
The reindeer get jealous.