1. When was Christmas first celebrated ?

C. In the 4th Century

2. Jesus was probably born during what season ?

A. Spring

 3.Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas Day ?

B. To compete with a pagan celebration  

4. How did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe develop ?  

B. It was associated with the Scandinavian love goddess 

5. What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas ?

D. The early church banned mistletoe, so holly was substituted

6. What country did poinsettias originally come from ?

C. Mexico  

7. Who probably was the first man to illuminate a Christmas tree with candles ?

C. Martin Luther  

8. How did XMAS originate as an abbreviation for Christmas ?  

C. The Greek word Christ is Wrists  

9. St. Nicholas was born in what country ?

D. Turkey  

10. Clement C. Moore’s famous poem, "The Night Before Christmas" was originally titled..?

A. "A Visit from St. Nick"

11. Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate ?

A. Germany  

12. Celebrating Christmas was once against the law in...?

C. Massachusetts  

13. What part of the candy cane represents the blood Christ shed ?  

A. The large red stripe

14. In what year were electric christmas lights first used?

B. 1895  

15. Which of the following was not one of the Three Kings?  

C. Teleost  

16. Which popular Christmas song was actually first written for Thanksgiving?

A. Jingle Bells

17. In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas " the name of the Grinch's dog was ..?

C. Max  

18. What Is Forcemeat?

A. Stuffing

 19. In It's a Wonderful Life, what is the name of George Bailey's Guardian Angel?

A. Clarence  

20. What did the little lamb say to the shepherd boy?  

A. "Do You Hear What I Hear?"  

21. Who wrote "The Snowman" ?

B. Raymond Briggs

22 . Can you name all the reindeers ?

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph

23. What is a crèche ?

A crèche is a representation of the Nativity scene.

24. What are the gifts in the "Twelve Days of Christmas " ?

25. Who were the three spirits that visited the Scrooge in a Christmas Carol ?

The ghost of Christmas' Past, Present and Christmas' yet to come

26.Who said "God bless us everyone" ?

Tiny Tim Cratchett

27.Finish the song title, "I'm dreaming of a ............ .................".

White Christmas

28. Name the 3 gifts the wise men brought to the baby Jesus.

gold, frankincense and myrrh

29. In 1939, what department store distributed copies of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" to the children of it's customers ?

Montgomery ward

30. What does "Feliz Navidad" mean ?

It means Merry Christmas in Spanish