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?
	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.

2. Saint Nicholas has been an outlaw many times through the ages. Which of the following did NOT ban him?
	The state of Massachusetts	Queen Victoria
	The British Parliament	Martin Luther
Saint Nicholas was first outlawed by Martin Luther in 1545. Christmas (and by extension Santa Claus) was banned by the English Parliament in 1644. In Massachusetts, Christmas was not made a legal holiday again until 1856, 200 years later! It wasn't until the Victorian age that Christmas as we know it really began.

3. Which country issued the first Christmas stamp?
	Austria	Brazil
	Canada	Vatican
Canada was first, issuing a special stamp that said 'Xmas 1898'. However, some argue that the honour should go to Hungary, which issued 3 stamps especially for Christmas in 1943. It wasn't until the late 1950's that Christmas stamps became widespread.

4. What do they decorate in India at Christmas time?
	Coconut (palm) trees	Father Christmas
	Small pine trees	Banana & mango trees
Evergreen trees are rather scarce in India.

5. 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?
	Christmas Islands	England
	Germany	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!

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