History of Christmas and Santa Claus Trivia Game

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1. Who first wrote about Rudolph the red-nose reindeer?
	Robert May	Gene Autry
	Olive The Other Reindeer	Clement Clark Moore
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!).

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.	The Norse goddess Hertha
	Lapland tents set under snow with a single hole to act as both door and chimney	Victorian era chimney sweeps
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. Who was not one of the Three Wise Men?
	Melchior	Balthazar
	Mr. Bean	Gaspar
Gaspar is also known as Caspar, Kaspar and even Jaspar. But maybe including Mr. Bean as one of the Wise Men was a bit of a stretch (wink).

4. In the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", what is Santa heard to exclaim as he drives out of sight?
	"HO HO HO!!"	"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good-Night."
	"On Dasher, On Dancer!"	"Merry Christmas!"
Newer versions of the poem have changed Santa's famous farewell to "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night".

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	France
	England	Germany
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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