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So you think you know the origins of Saint Nicholas and Christmas!? The difference between O'Hanlon & Hertha? Nast & Knickerbocker? Bari & Befana? Try this Trivia Quiz to see how many questions you answer correctly! Instructions: Read the question, click on the answers and then on "Display Score" to see how you did. If you need help or you want to see the correct answer, click on "Show Answers". Click on "Play Again" to start a new Quiz. Quizzes are never the same so you can play as many times as you like!
1. Which of the following has NOT been one of Santa's helpers through the ages?
	Black Peter	Tomtar
	Grandfather Frost	Knecht Ruprecht
Grandfather Frost is Santa's name in Russia.
2. Santa's present-day "habits" evolved from many sources. For example, Santa's habit of coming down the chimney to deliver presents is said to have roots in all of these but one. Which one?
	Legend of gold being dropped down a chimney to save three sisters from lives of ill-repute.	Victorian era chimney sweeps
	The Norse goddess Hertha	Lapland tents set under snow with a single hole to act as both door and chimney
Depending on who you talk to, Santa's penchant for chimneys comes from Hertha appearing in fireplaces bringing good fortune and health in midwinter; from Lapps use of igloo-shaped tents set under snow that had a single hole in the roof to act as both chimney and door; or, from the legend of St. Nick dropping gold down the chimney to save the girls because the doors and windows were locked.
3. Where was the Christmas carol "Silent Night" first played?
	the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican	Mardi Gras in New Orleans
	the court of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia	St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria
After being played once, the song likely would have been lost forever had a travelling musician not spotted the music in the church. The song was a favourite of the Prussian King, under whom the true origins of the carol were discovered.
4. Who did Coca-Cola commission to illustrate its famous "Santa Claus" ads?
	Thomas Nast	Robert May
	Lou Prentice	Haddon Sundblom
Lou Prentice, Sundblom's neighbour, was the first model Sundblom used in his paintings.
5. Different countries have different traditions for sending letters to Santa. Which of these is NOT one of those traditions?
	Burn the letter in the fireplace	Leave the letter in the manger of the Nativity scene
	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!

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