A. The year after Jesus was crucified
B. around 100 AD C. in the 4th Century D.
1935
2. Jesus was
probably born during what season?
A. Spring B. Summer C.
Fall D.
Winter
3.Why was
December 25th chosen as Christmas Day?
A. That's when Jesus was
born
B. To compete with a
pagan celebration
C. That's when
Christmas trees are in season D. That's
when the Bible says to celebrate it
4.
How did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe
develop?
A. Eating it makes your mouth pucker
B. It was associated with the Scandinavian love
goddess C. The Druids used it in
marriage ceremonies
D. It was used to
make love potion in ancient times
5. What
significance is holly in celebrating Christmas?
A. The pointed leaves represent the Star of
Bethlehem B. It was mistake for
mistletoe C. The red berries are a
Christmas color
D. The early church
banned mistletoe, so holly was
substituted
6.
What country did poinsettia originally come from?
A. United States
B. Cuba C.
Mexico D. Brazil
7. Who
probably was the first man to illuminate a Christmas tree with
candles?
A. Alexander the
Great B. Pope John I
C. Martin Luther D. Pope Bob II
8.
How did XMAS originate as an abbreviation for Christmas?
A. Atheists refused to
accept "Christ" as part of the word B. The early popes were lazy so they tended to shorten
everything
C. The Greek word
Christ is Wrists
D. From Latin
terminology for any holy day
9. St.
Nicholas was born in what country?
A. The North Pole B. Holland
C. Germany
D. Turkey
10.
Clement C. Moore's famous poem, "The Night Before
Christmas" was originally titled.
A. "A Visit from St.
Nick" B. "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer" C. "A Night to
Remember" D. "St. Nick and His
Reindeer"
11.Where did the Christmas tree tradition
originate?
A. Germany
B. Israel C. New England D.
Scandinavia
12.
Celebrating Christmas was once against the law in ?
A. Holland B. Indiana
C.
Massachusetts D.
Japan
13.
What part of the candy cane represents the blood Christ
shed?
A. The large red stripe
B. The 3
small stripes C. The shape D. The flavor
14. In what
year were electric Christmas lights first used?
A. 1869 B.
1895 C. 1983 D. 1923
15. Which of
the following was not one of the Three Kings?
A. Caspar
B. Balthazar C. Teleost
D.
Melchior
16.
Which popular Christmas song was actually first written for
Thanksgiving?
A. Jingle Bells
B. Joy to the World C. Carol of the Bells D. Angels We Have Heard On High
17. In "How
the Grinch Stole Christmas " the name of the Grinch's dog
was.
A. Ray B.
Grinchy C. Max D. Mike
18. What Is
Forcemeat?
A. Stuffing B. Venison
C. Turkey
D. Sausage
19. In "It's a
Wonderful Life", what is the name of George Bailey's Guardian
Angel?
A. Clarence B. Raymond
C. Jeremiah
D. Thomas
20. What did
the little lamb say to the shepherd boy ?
A. "Do You Hear What I hear?" B. "Get Away From Me with Those Shears!"
C. "Wow, this wool is comfortable!"
D. "Baa, Baa!"
21. Who wrote
"The Snowman"?
A. Oscar Wilde B. Raymond Briggs C. Edgar
Allan Poe D. William
Shakespeare
22.
Name all the reindeer?
23. What is a
crèche ?
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?
26.Who
said "God bless us everyone"?
27.Finish
the song title, "I'm dreaming of a ............
.................".
28. Name the 3 gifts the wise men brought to the
baby Jesus.
29. In 1939, what department store distributed
copies of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" to the children
of it's customers ?
