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    Christmas and Santa Claus
    History Trivia Questions

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    Santa, Saint Nicholas and Christmas?
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    Try this Yuletide Trivia Quiz to see how many questions you answer correctly!
    Instructions:  Read the questions, click on the answers and then on "Display Score" to see how you did.  click Show Answers to see the correct answer and comments.  Then click on New Questions! to start a new Quiz with new questions!

    1.  In the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", what is Santa heard to exclaim as he drives out of sight?


    2.  Which of the following did not contribute to the idea of Saint Nick as a gift-giver?


    3.  In the original "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which of these reindeer is called out by name?


    4.  Where did the tradition of leaving out a stocking, shoe or "Santa Sack" come from?



    5.  On September 21, 1897, the New York Sun wrote its famous reply to a young girl's question about the existence of Santa Claus. What was the little girl's name?



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