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How much do you know about Christmas past?
Questions from the bible you find on the next page.

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Contemporary questions

Who's husband brought the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree to England?
 Queen Victoria's husband Albert

Who created the character "Ebeneezer Scrooge"?
 Charles Dickens

Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?
 Clement Clarke Moore

 

What is Thomas Nast remembered for?
 Illustrations of Santa Claus

How many candles are on an Advent wreath?
 Four

On what day would one light the first candle on the Advent wreath?
 On the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve

Which song did Father Joseph Mohr and Franz X. Gruber write?
 Silent Night

In which country did the Christmas song "Stille Nacht" originate?
 Austria

Where is the most famous Christmas tree in New York City located?
 Rockefeller Center

In 1843 the first Christmas cards were printed in what country?
 England

Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year?
 1895, invented by Ralph E. Morris

What is a "kugel"?
 A ball shaped glass Christmas ornament

What is a "flocked tree"?
 It is fake snow made from a cellulose adhesive
product which is sprayed onto the tree.

In which country is Santa Claus called "Sinter Klaas"
 The Netherlands

Who brings the gift to the French children?
 Père Noël

What do the Swedes celebrate on December 13th?
 Lucia Day, in honour of Lucia, the Queen of Light

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me?
 Four calling birds

What do the reindeer names "Donner" and "Blitzen" mean?
 Thunder and Lightning

Who wrote the "The Nutcracker Suite", the music?
 Peter I. Tschaikowsky

Who wrote "The Nutcracker", the story?
 E.T.A. Hoffman

Who wrote "The Fir Tree"?
 Hans Christian Andersen

What does the "x" stand for in x-mas?
 "X" is the Greek letter "chi",
which is the first letter in the Greek spelling of "Christ"

Who created the character "Grinch"?
 Dr. Seuss

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