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Test Your Holiday Knowledge

A VERY SHINY NOSE — The original Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets from the TV special “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” are seen on display in 2007 at the Time and Space Toys booth in Columbus, Ohio.

Here are some fun trivia questions to expand your holiday cheer.

1. The movie “Miracle on 34th Street” takes place in what city?

2. Which country created eggnog?

3. Who said “God bless us, every one?”

4. Besides Rudolph, how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?

5. Lucy charges how much for her psychiatric services in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” animated special?

6. What does Alvin, the chipmunk, want for Christmas?

7. In “A Christmas Carol,” what is Scrooge's first name?

8. In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” what does Lucy want for Christmas?

9. The most popular toy of 1984 was what doll named after a vegetable?

10. What caused Frosty to come to life?

11. Who wrote “A Christmas Carol”?

12. What was the last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday?

13. What was the colorful Christmas song Elvis Presley recorded in the 1950s?

14. After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colors?

15. In “A Christmas Story,” what was the secret message Ralphie received from the decoder ring?

16. If you were to send all the gifts from the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many gifts would that be?

17. “Tis the season to be jolly” comes from what Christmas song?

18. In the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” what gift was sent on the 11th day?

19. In the song, “It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” what is the wish of Barney and Ben?

20. Of all the popular Christmas songs, which is the best selling single of all time?

21. How many points does a snowflake traditionally have?

22. What is the name of Scrooge's business partner from the play “A Christmas Carol”?

23. What are the gifts that the Three Wise Men gave baby Jesus, according to Christmas history?

24. How many swans are swimming in the “Twelve Days of Christmas”?

25. True or false: In Germany, people hang a pickle in their Christmas tree and the first person to find it gets an extra gift?

26. Who is the author of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”?

27. What is the last line in the book “The Night before Christmas”?

28. What is the name of the town in “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”?

29. Who lost $8,000 in “It's a Wonderful Life”?

30. Who played Santa Claus in “The Santa Claus”?

31. What song was originally titled “One Horse Open Sleigh”?

32. What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?

33. Who wrote “The Night Before Christmas”?

34. From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?

35. What year where electric Christmas lights first used on Christmas trees?

36. In Tchaikovsky's ballet “The Nutcracker,” who is the antagonist?

37. Traditionally, which plant is a kiss shared underneath?

38. What was the name of the Grinch's dog in “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”?

39. In “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” who does Mrs. Claus go to see when the Miser Brothers won't stop arguing?

40. In “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” why was the Grinch so mean?

41. What is the name of the little girl in most versions of “The Nutcracker”?

42. The statement, “Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings,” comes from what movie?

43. “Here Comes Santa Claus” was first recorded by which artist?

44. Who were the three ghosts who visited Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”?

45. In the song “Deck the Halls,” what are the halls decked with?

46. What is used to ignite the Yule log?

47. What is the origin of the “X” in X-mas?

48. Kissing under the mistletoe can be traced to what?

49. What was the first state to declare Christmas a holiday?

50. Finish the television movie title, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of ...”

Answers are on Page 16.

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