Christmas trivia
Don’t look at the end of this column, where you will find the answers to this Christmas trivia, provided by www.christmastrivia.net.
It’s rated difficult, so good luck.
1. Which department store created “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?”
2. What is the capital of Christmas Island?
3. Who invented the Christmas cracker?
4. In what year was the first commercial Christmas card made?
5. What is the best-selling Christmas song?
6. Brenda Lee was doing what around the tree?
7. Which reindeer is left out of the “A Visit From Saint Nicholas?”
8. Who decided the Dec. 25 date for Christmas?
9. What do traditional Ukrainians put on their Christmas tree for good luck?
10. Which Christmas cartoon was based on a New York Sun editorial?
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Correct answers: 1. Montgomery-Ward; 2. The Settlement; 3. Tom Smith; 4. 1843; 5. “White Christmas”; 6. Rockin’; 7. Rudolph; 8. Pope Julius I; 9. A spider’s web; 10. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
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