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A 10-question quiz round of holiday related trivia facts. Questions will be individually displayed and read aloud 1-10, then reviewed 1-10 with answers.
Section Format
Questions will be displayed to contestants, one question at a time for approximately 30 seconds each, or longer if requested. All questions and remainder of quiz will be shown before revealing answers.
Scoring
- 1 point/question
Question Sheet
Christmas Facts
1. What Christmas carol was originally written as a song celebrating Thanksgiving by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 and was the first carol ever performed in space by NASA astronauts in 1965?
A)
Jingle Bells
2. What was George Washington doing on December 25 1776?
A)
Crossing the Delaware River
3. The shortening of Christmas to Xmas (or XPMas), based on the Greek symbol ☧ ( Chi Rho) representing the initials of Jesus Christ, was a common parchment space saving trick utilized by Anglo-Saxon scribes going all the way back to which century?
A)
11th (1021)but will also accept 15th as that’s when its popularity really took off
4. In Home Alone (1990), where are the McCallister's going when they leave Kevin behind?
A)
Paris
5. In 1836, what southern US state was the first to formally recognize Christmas as a holiday? (34 whole years before it was recognized federally!)
A)
Alabama
6. There are approximately 15,000 Christmas tree farms spread throughout the country which every year produce roughly 300 Million trees in how many different US states?
A)
50!
7. Santa's reindeer have had many names over the course of history, which of the following was never one of them: Flossie, Glossie, Rollo, Racer, Pacer, Ready, Steady, and Fireball?
A) `Rollo was not ever one of Santa’s reindeer but it was one of several “R” names Robert L May originally considered before settling on “Rudolph” for his Red Nosed Reindeer who saved Christmas.
8. How did Buddy in Elf (2003) get his name?
A) The elves named him after the brand name of his disposable ‘Little Buddy’ diaper.
9. In an attempt to foster national unity and peace in the wake of the US Civil War what president signed a bill into law that made New Year's, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas the first federally recognized holidays in 1870?
A)
Ulysses S. Grant
10. What song has sold more physical copies then any other single in the United States and is also the best selling Christmas song of all time?
A) White Christmas - Bing Crosby