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  • Should you believe me when I say that once upon a time, Christmas celebrations were banned in England?
    YES
  • What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s partner, from the play, A Christmas Carol?
    Thomas Jenkins
    Rudolph Fisher
    Lawrence Fezziwig
    Jacob Marley
  • Who invented electric Christmas lights? When?
    Phillip Watson in 1920
    Thomas Edison in 1880
    Sam Spraggins in 2015
    John Deere in 1888
  • Which country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?
    Ireland
    Italy
    China
    Portugal
  • Which is the most popular ornament used to place at the top of the Christmas tree?
    Poké Ball
    Angel
    Star
    Santa Hat
  • What are the names of Santa's Reindeers? (Name at least 4.)
    Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Dancer, and Donner
  • What is the first name of Scrooge, the principal character of the novel, A Christmas Carol?
    Mortimer
    Ebenezer
    Eugene
    Phineas
  • Who once stole Christmas?
    The Grinch
    Scrooge McDuck
    Charlie Brown
    Matthew McDaniel
  • How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
    Feliz Natal
    Buon Natale
    Joyeux Noël
    Feliz Navidad
  • Traditionally, kids leave out snacks for Santa Claus. What are these snacks?
    Cookies and milk.
    Tea and cakes
    Crackers and Soda
    Eggnog and muffins
  • Canada, The U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as what holiday?
    Take Back day
    Boxing Day
    Re-gifting day
    Unwrapping Day
  • Which of these was not a gift given by the ‘Wise Men’ to Baby Jesus – gold, silver, myrrh, or frankincense?
    silver
  • Two of the reindeers are named after weather phenomenon. Name the reindeer.
    Cupid and Dancer
    Prancer and Vixen
    Donner and Blitzen
    Dasher and Comet
  • How does Santa Claus go back up the chimney to continue his journey of delivering gifts?
    He places his finger on the side of his nose, gives a smile and a nod.
  • Every elf has this ornament on the tip of their shoes.What is it?
    Bell
    Peppermint
    Star
    Pom pom
  • Which is the most famous Christmas ballet of all time?
    Rudolph's Flight
    Swan Lake
    The Little Match Girl
    The Nutcracker
  • Everyone is familiar with the mistletoe tradition. What is the color of the berries of the plant?
    Green
    Red
    Yellow
    White
  • In the carol, “Jingle Bells,” what kind of a sleigh is mentioned?
    "Red Coachmen Sleigh"
    " four passenger sleigh"
    “A one-horse open sleigh”
    "Two seat dashing sleigh"
  • Who was the author of "A Christmas Carol"?
    Charles Dickens
    Stephen King
    Mark Twain
    George Orwell
  • How many ghosts are there in A Christmas Carol?
    three
    four
    two
    five
  • How many points does a snowflake traditionally have?
    Six
    Eight
    Seven
    five
  • Traditions of Christmas around the world will tell you that Santa Claus is known by many names. What is the French name for Santa Claus?
    Babbo Natale
    Pere Noel
    Papai Noel
    Noel Baba
  • Which country follows the tradition to light candles on the graves of relatives on Christmas Eve?
    Finland
    Iceland
    Spain
    Austria
  • Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?
    Ukraine
    England
    Poland
    Germany
  • Red and green are the two colors most associated with Christmas. Which are the two other colors, according to Christmas holiday trivia, that are also extremely popular in this season?
    Black and White
    Pink and Orange
    Purple and yellow
    Gold and silver.
  • What two phrases will you almost always find on Christmas gift tags?
    To and From
  • How many reindeer drive Santa Claus’ sleigh?
    eight
    ten
    eleven
    Nine