1. The Christmas Carol “Silent Night” was first played on
(a) Ed Sullivan Show (b) pipe organ (c) a guitar (d) an accordion
2. The first strand of electric Christmas lights
(a) immediately became tangled with the second strand of electric lights and short-circuited
(b) caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
(c) was stolen by the Grinch
(d) was plugged in Christmas 1895
3. In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of:
(a) three turtledoves and partridge in a pear tree
(b) Hot Pockets and a cherry Coke
(c) fried fish, lettuce and spinach
(d) deep-fried reindeer
4. The real St. Nicholas lived:
(a) Turkey
(b) North Pole
(c) in the Playboy mansion
(d) in a retirement village in Florida
5. In America, children hang stockings at Christmas time. In Holland, Dutch children use:
(a) panty hose (b) shoes (c) beer mugs (d) trash bags
6. The first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836 was:
(a) New York (b) Washington (c) Wyoming (d) Alabama
7. When was the first Christmas card printed?
(a) 1803 (b) 1817 (c) 1843 (d) 1909
8. What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
(a) Jingle Bells (b) Frosty (c) Silent Night (d) Little Drummer Boy
9. What did Ralphie want more than anything in the classic movie, The Christmas Story?
(a) toy soldier (b) pajamas (c) candy (d) Red Rider BB gun
10. There is a town named SANTA CLAUS in what state?
(a) Indiana (b) South Dakota (c) Georgia (d) Alabama
ANSWERS: (1) c-guitar; (2) d-1895; (3) c-fish and lettuce; (4) a-Turkey; (5) b-shoes; (6) d-Alabama; (7) c-1843; (8) a-Jingle Bells; (9) d-Red Rider BB Gun; (10) a-Indiana
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