History of Christmas and Santa Claus Trivia Game

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1. Although there are many theories as to where and why the practice originated, what country is generally credited with popularizing Christmas trees in the home?
	Christmas Islands	England
	France	Germany
Some argue that Estonians or Latvians (or even the Egyptians and Babylonians!) used evergreens earlier, but Germans certainly popularized it. In legend, Martin Luther started the custom in reverence to the heavens. German royalty spred the custom to other countries thru marriage. BTW, check out the Interactive Tree on the EmailSanta webcams page too!

2. What (or Who) is Xerotighna?
	The name of one of the Wise Men	A pastry for evil spirits
	The fear of Santa Claus	The Greek word for Christmas
Xerotighna are dark pastry balls that people in Cyprus throw onto their roofs at Christmas-time to appease evil spirits.

3. 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
	Andy Warhol	Walt Disney
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.

4. Santa's present-day "habits" evolved from many sources. For example, Santa's habit of coming down the chimney to deliver presents is said to have roots in all of these but one. Which one?
	Lapland tents set under snow with a single hole to act as both door and chimney	Victorian era chimney sweeps
	The Norse goddess Hertha	Legend of gold being dropped down a chimney to save three sisters from lives of ill-repute.
Depending on who you talk to, Santa's penchant for chimneys comes from Hertha appearing in fireplaces bringing good fortune and health in midwinter; from Lapps use of igloo-shaped tents set under snow that had a single hole in the roof to act as both chimney and door; or, from the legend of St. Nick dropping gold down the chimney to save the girls because the doors and windows were locked.

5. For which of these events is there no absolute proof that it happened on a Christmas Day?
	Mikhail Gorbachev resigns and the U.S.S.R. disintegrates	The King of France sends the King of England a live elephant
	British and German troops declared an impromptu truce in WWI and played soccer	The birth of Jesus
In ancient times, the date of one's death was more important than the date of their birth. Because birthdays were seldom celebrated then, no one bothered to keep records so there will always be some uncertainty as to Jesus' exact birthdate.

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