Thaleria Christmas Quiz

What is Rudolph known for?

• Using antlers to help Santa Claus distribute gifts.

• Being the oldest reindeer.

• Using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve.

'The Grinch' is the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The 2018 computer-animated film brought in $512,858,819 worldwide. The runner-up? Home Alone, the Christmas classic from 1990.

How long did it take for Charles Dickens to write A Christmas Carol?

• 6 weeks

• 6 months

• 6 years

The World’s largest Advent calendar comes from...

• France

• Germany

• Austria

Answer explanation

The town of Gengenbach in Germany boasts what it calls the Das weltgrößte Adventskalenderhaus (the World’s Largest Advent Calendar House). Every December for more than 15 years, the city’s town hall is transformed into a two-story Advent calendar, with the structure’s 24 windows (two rows of 11, plus two more in the roof) each decorated with a Christmas tableau, revealed one per day throughout the season.

In 1980 the highest selling Christmas toy was .....'s ....

Is eggnog originally American or British?

• American

• British

Answer explanation

Most historians agree that eggnog is a descendant of the medieval British drink posset, which was made with wine or beer, cream, sugar, and egg.

People have been sending Christmas cards since...

• 1919

• 1843

• 1892

• 1907

Answer explanation

In 1843, the custom of sending Christmas cards began. At the time, Sir Henry Cole worked as a senior civil servant and had helped set up what would become the Post Office, and he wanted to try and encourage it to be used by ordinary people.

His idea of Christmas cards was created, and they were initially sold for only 1 shilling each, and the custom slowly became more popular throughout the years! Now, almost 170 years later, we still love to send our beloved friends and family a Christmas card to wish them well and let them know we're thinking of them!

Fill in the blank: In most countries Father Christmas, Santa Claus, or Saint Nick brings children presents for Christmas, but ............................ is also home to his evil accomplice.

• Germany

• Austria

• Switzerland

• Latvia

Answer explanation

The half-goat, half-demon Krampus is said to wander the streets carrying a wicker basket in search of badly-behaved children. While St. Nicholas rewards good boys and girls with sweets, apples, and nuts, Krampus the beast-like demon creature is said to capture the naughtiest children and whisk them away in his sack. The folktale is popular throughout Austria, southern Germany, Hungary, and even northern Italy, where you can see people dressed as the Krampus walking the streets in the first week of December.

How many roles did Tom Hanks play in "The Polar Express"?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 1

Answer explanation

Tom Hanks played six different roles in 'The Polar Express.'

In addition to voicing the conductor, Hanks also played Hero Boy, Father, Hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus.

1 in 5 men wait until Christmas to do their shopping.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

No, it's actually 1 in 3 men.