History of Christmas Lights

Where did the idea of the Christmas tree come from?

• Germany

• America

• England

• Japan

Where did the idea of Christmas lights as we know them today come from?

• Germany

• America

• England

• Japan

Long ago in Europe, what did people put in their trees instead of lights?

• Ornaments

• Flashlights

• Candles

• Torches

Martin Luther was inspired to use lights in his tree when he saw the ______ in the night sky.

• Birds

• Moon

• Clouds

• Stars

Where was the first recorded Christmas tree in the United States?

• Rhode Island

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• New York

Good Idea - Bad Idea

Burning candles in a tree on your house.

• Good Idea

• Bad Idea

What were 2 ways that people used to try to prevent and stop fires on their Christmas trees?

• Buckets of water near the tree

• Buckets of sand near the tree

• Metal plates to catch the hot wax

• Shaving all the needles off the pine tree

• Having the fire department stay at your house for Christmas

Edward Hibbard Johnson was known as _________.

• Robot Santa Claus

• Eddie the Elf

• The Father of the Electric Christmas Tree

• Electric Father Christmas

What famous inventor that hung strings of lights around his lab did Edward Johnson work for?

• Thomas Edison

• Eli Whitney

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Eduardo Gomez

What president put the 1st electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House?

• George Washington

• Jimmy Carter

• Grover Cleveland

• Joe Biden