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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. In the original "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which of these reindeer is called out by name?
	Rudolph	Donner
	Donder	Olive
Of course, Donder promptly changed his name to Donner (we think it was because the fame got to him!).
2. The Christmas carol Silent Night was first played on…
	a kazoo	a church organ
	a guitar	the bagpipes
Austrian priest Josef Mohr, who penned the lyrics to "Stille Nacht", asked Franz Gruber to compose the guitar accompaniment when the church organ wouldn't work for his Christmas Eve service in 1818.
3. Who penned the New York Sun's famous reply to a young girl's question about the existence of Santa Claus?
	Clement Clark Moore	Francis Pharcellus Church
	Thomas Nast	Diedrich Knickerbocker
Although Church reluctantly accepted the challenge, his answer is part of Christmas legend. The Sun reprinted his reply every year until it ceased operations in 1950.
4. Where was the Christmas carol "Silent Night" first played?
	the court of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia	St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria
	the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican	Mardi Gras in New Orleans
After being played once, the song likely would have been lost forever had a travelling musician not spotted the music in the church. The song was a favourite of the Prussian King, under whom the true origins of the carol were discovered.
5. Who is famous for his Harper's magazine illustrations of Santa Claus and also introduced details such as Santa's workshop at the North Pole and the Naughty & Nice List?
	Haddon Sundblom	Thomas Nast
	Walt Disney	Andy Warhol
Nast standardized much of the perception of Santa and even added a few details, such as the North Pole workshop and Santa's List. His cartoon of Santa supporting Union troops was a major PR blow to the Confederacy.

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