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So you think you know the origins of Saint Nicholas and Christmas!? The difference between O'Hanlon & Hertha? Nast & Knickerbocker? Bari & Befana? Try this Trivia Quiz to see how many questions you answer correctly! Instructions: Read the question, click on the answers and then on "Display Score" to see how you did. If you need help or you want to see the correct answer, click on "Show Answers". Click on "Play Again" to start a new Quiz. Quizzes are never the same so you can play as many times as you like!
1. Who first wrote about Rudolph the red-nose reindeer?
	Clement Clark Moore	Robert May
	Gene Autry	Olive The Other Reindeer
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. By what name do most people know the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" today?
	"The Night Before Christmas"	"Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer"
	"White Christmas"	"A Christmas Carol"
The poem formed the basis for much of what we know about present day Santa. The story is that Moore was out shopping for a turkey and was inspired by the sound of the horses drawing his sleigh and the driver. He composed the poem in his head and read it to his family the next day.
3. What is Santa called in France?
	Père Fouettard	Père Frost
	Père Noël	Hans Trapp
Père Noël translates literally to "Father Christmas", Santa's name in the British Isles.
4. Which of the following explains why early Americans so eagerly adopted the Saint Nicholas figure from Dutch settlers?
	There was a very large contingent of Dutch settlers spread throughout all the former British colonies	It was just after independence from England and Americans were looking for their own traditions to replace those of the British
	Saint Nicholas was a much funkier dresser than the other gift-giving figures of the day	Saint Nicholas already had a very strong following in Massachusetts
St. Nicholas' Dutch, and thus, anti-British origins, made him a bit of a rebel in New York, which suited the newly independent residents just fine.
5. Saint Nicholas has been an outlaw many times through the ages. Which of the following did NOT ban him?
	Martin Luther	Queen Victoria
	The British Parliament	The state of Massachusetts
Saint Nicholas was first outlawed by Martin Luther in 1545. Christmas (and by extension Santa Claus) was banned by the English Parliament in 1644. In Massachusetts, Christmas was not made a legal holiday again until 1856, 200 years later! It wasn't until the Victorian age that Christmas as we know it really began.

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