History of Christmas and Santa Claus Trivia Game

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1. Although there are many theories as to where and why the practice originated, what country is generally credited with popularizing Christmas trees in the home?
	France	Christmas Islands
	Germany	England
Some argue that Estonians or Latvians (or even the Egyptians and Babylonians!) used evergreens earlier, but Germans certainly popularized it. In legend, Martin Luther started the custom in reverence to the heavens. German royalty spred the custom to other countries thru marriage. BTW, check out the Interactive Tree on the EmailSanta webcams page too!

2. In 1939, a copywriter first wrote about Rudolph the red nose reindeer for which department store?
	Amazon.com	Wal-Mart
	Montgomery Ward	Macey's
Robert May first revealed Rudolph's story to the world in a book written for the Montgomery Ward department store chain. (Rudolph has always thought of him as a bit of a father figure!).

3. Who is famous for his Harper's magazine illustrations of Santa Claus and also introduced details such as Santa's workshop at the North Pole and the Naughty & Nice List?
	Andy Warhol	Thomas Nast
	Walt Disney	Haddon Sundblom
Nast standardized much of the perception of Santa and even added a few details, such as the North Pole workshop and Santa's List. His cartoon of Santa supporting Union troops was a major PR blow to the Confederacy.

4. Different countries have different traditions for sending letters to Santa. Which of these is NOT one of those traditions?
	Leave the letter in the manger of the Nativity scene	Burn the letter in the fireplace
	Email or mail him at the North Pole	Leave the letter under their bed
For children in the U.K. and Ireland, the smoke from their burned letters carries their wishes to Father Christmas. In Latin America, angels take the letters left beside the crèche (manger). And let's not forget about sending a letter by mail, or its modern replacement, EmailSanta!

5. What is Santa called in England?
	Befana	Father Christmas
	Grandfather Frost	Père Noël
References to Father Christmas go as far back as the 15th Century.

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