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	Walt Disney
	Haddon Sundblom	Andy Warhol
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. Which of the following is true about the origin of candy canes?
	The mint flavouring was purposely derived from hyssop, a biblical herb.	They were first made to keep children quiet at church
	The red stripes were intended to represent the blood of Christ	They were intentionally made in the shape of a J for Jesus
In the 1670's, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral had them made up in the shape of shepherd's crooks. The other 3 notions, while popular, came about afterwards.

3. Which publication is credited with providing Americans with the first detailed account of the Dutch version of Saint Nicholas, eventually leading to the modern Santa Claus?
	'Twas the Night Before Christmas	A History of New York
	Harper's Magazine	A Visit from St. Nicholas
Written by Washington Irving under the pen name Diedrich Knickerbocker, "A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" was written in 1809. Other passing references to Santa Claus appeared as early as 1773.

4. Saint Nicholas was literally brought to North America as the figurehead on the bow of the Dutch ship...
	Goodwife	Lollipop
	Sinterklass	New Amsterdam
It was the Good ship, Lollipop! The Dutch on that ship then paid the Iroquois $24 for what is now New York City and built a statue in St. Nicholas' honour in the town square.

5. The Christmas carol Silent Night was first played on...
	a church organ	a guitar
	the bagpipes	a kazoo
Austrian priest Josef Mohr, who penned the lyrics to "Stille Nacht", asked Franz Gruber to compose the guitar accompaniment when the church organ wouldn't work for his Christmas Eve service in 1818.

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