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 One such holiday observed by the Roman Empire was Saturnalia. It
was a celebration honoring Saturn, the god of the harvest. In the
western world, the birth of Christ has been celebrated on December
25th since 354 A.D. The celebration was created in the hopes of
replacing the pagan god worship with a religious observance. In
1645, Christmas was banned in England as it was deemed to be a
celebration of indulgence. In America, Christmas was not recognized
as a federal holiday until 1870.
Christmas trivia quiz
Test your knowledge with these Christmas Trivia questions. The
answers will be found at the end of the article.
There are a few movies that have become holiday classics, the “must
see” films that continue to return year after year. How well do you
know those movies? Test your knowledge on these two.
1.)
Which of these quotes is from the movie Miracle on 34th
Street?
a.) "He never got his picture on bubble gum cards, did he? Have you
ever seen his picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say
someone is great who's never had his picture on bubble gum cards?"
b.) "Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be
Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed."
c.) "You'll shoot your eye out kid!"
"It’s a Wonderful Life" is the long-told story of the effect one
man’s life has on the balance of his community. We watch it with
tissue in hand, as we know all the funny parts and all the sad
parts. But do you see the whole picture, the finer details of the
movie? If so, this question should be easy for you!
2.)
Which president’s picture hangs in the living room of George
Bailey’s home?
How well do you know your Christmas songs? Can you answer these
simple questions?
3.)
How many times does Santa check his list?
4.)
What do Janice and Jen want for Christmas in the song “It's
Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”?
Now these may be a little tougher. Interpret these “wordy”
sentences into their simpler form and then, name that popular
Christmas song!
5.)
Hollow objects, typically made of metal and having the shape of a
deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical
note when struck, typically by means of a clapper inside made from a
white, ductile metallic element with the atomic symbol of Ag.
6.)
My parent's mother was involved in an unexpected trampling incident
with an antlered creature of the genus Rangifer.
Christmas Fun Facts
In the Dickens novel “A Christmas Carol”, Charles Dickens first
penned the words “Bah Christmas!” then later changed it to “Bah
Humbug!
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If you counted all the gifts that were given in the song “Twelve
Days of Christmas” you would realize that the number of gifts being
presented were 364 in total, thus a gift was given for each day of
the year.
Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official
holiday. This tradition began in 1836.
Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years
after the founding of the company.
In an effort to solicit cash to pay for a charity Christmas dinner
in 1891, a large crabpot was set down on a San Francisco street,
becoming the first Salvation Army collection kettle.
In the Thomas Nast cartoon that first depicted Santa Claus with a
sleigh and reindeer, he was delivering Christmas gifts to soldiers
fighting in the U.S. Civil War. The cartoon, entitled "Santa Claus
in Camp," appeared in Harper's Weekly on January 3, 1863.
The earliest decorations to be bought came from Nuremburg in
Germany, a city famous for the manufacture of toys. In 1880, America
discovered German mountain village Lauscha made ornaments, famous
still today. F.W. Woolworth went there and bought a few glass
Christmas tree ornaments. Within a day he had sold out, so next year
Woolworth bought more and within a week they, too, had sold. The
year after that he bought 200,000 Lauscha ornaments.
During the first World War supplies of ornaments from Lauscha
ceased, so American manufacturers began to make their own ornaments,
developing new techniques that allowed them to turn out as many
ornaments in a minute as could be made in a whole day at Lauscha.
Answers:
1.) – b
2.) – Abraham Lincoln
3.) – twice
4.) - Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
5.) - Silver Bells
6.) - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Sources:
Brian Candy
Holidays -
http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/xmas
page.html
The History of
Christmas -
http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/
Christmas Facts -
http://www.christmasfacts.net/interesting-christmas-facts
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