History of Christmas and Santa Claus Trivia Game

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1. 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?
	Thomas Nast	Haddon Sundblom
	Andy Warhol	Walt Disney
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.

2. Who did Coca-Cola commission to illustrate its famous "Santa Claus" ads?
	Lou Prentice	Thomas Nast
	Robert May	Haddon Sundblom
Lou Prentice, Sundblom's neighbour, was the first model Sundblom used in his paintings.

3. To whom do we owe Santa's alternate name, "Kris Kringle"?
	Clement Clark Moore	Saint Nicholas
	Charles Dickens	Martin Luther
For Martin Luther, the Christ Child himself delivered presents on the eve of his own birthday. In time, this German name, "Christkindle", evolved into "Kris Kringle", another name we use for Santa Claus today.

4. 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?
	Germany	England
	Christmas Islands	France
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!

5. What (or Who) is Xerotighna?
	The Greek word for Christmas	The fear of Santa Claus
	The name of one of the Wise Men	A pastry for evil spirits
Xerotighna are dark pastry balls that people in Cyprus throw onto their roofs at Christmas-time to appease evil spirits.

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