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Santa Claus Trivia

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was St. Nicholas born?

a)

999 AD 

b)

btw 400-411 AD

c)

2 BC

d)

btw 260-280 AD

2.

St. Nicholas is the patron saint of _______?

a)

Children

b)

Sailors

c)

Wolves

d)

All of these

3.

In what two countries is Santa known as “Pere Noel”?

a)

Peru and Brazil

b)

Belgium and Luxembourg

c)

France and Belgium

d)

France and Canada

4.

What is Santa called in the United Kingdom?

a)

Uncle Christmas

b)

Father Christmas

c)

Saint Nick

d)

Santa Claus

5.

What do they call Santa Claus in Italy?

a)

Babbo Natale

b)

Padre Natale

c)

Santo Nicola

d)

Santo Nicholas

6.

Why did Santa Claus need Rudolph to guide his sleigh on Christmas eve?

a)

Snow

b)

Prancer was sick

c)

He didn't, but was looking to boost his self esteem

d)

Fog

7.

How many churches are dedicated to St. Nicholas?

a)

1900

b)

1500

c)

> 2000

d)

12

8.

What do Swedish children leave for Santa Claus?

a)

Cookies

b)

Herring

c)

Coffee

d)

Cookies

9.

What country was the original Santa Claus from?

a)

Sweden

b)

Turkey

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

10.

What beverage company started to use Santa Claus in its advertising in 1931 and has continued to do so ever since?

a)

Coca-Cola

b)

Dr. Pepper

c)

Nestle

d)

Pepsi-Co

11.

Which is not one of the names of the original eight reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh?

a)

Dancer 

b)

Vixen

c)

Comet

d)

Rudolph

12.

When scientists created a facial reconstruction of St. Nicholas, what did they discover?

a)

Uni Brow

b)

Third eye

c)

Broken Nose

d)

Missing Ear

13.

In early illustrations of Santa Claus, what is he often holding?

a)

Turtle dove

b)

A birch rod

c)

Candy cane

d)

Pine branch

14.

What two U.S. states that have a town named Santa Claus?

a)

IN and GA

b)

IN and MT

c)

IN and FL

d)

GA and FL

15.

Many countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day on what day of the year?

a)

Dec 25th

b)

Jan 1st

c)

July 27th

d)

Dec 6th

16.

Which Norse god do some historians believe the Santa Claus legend evolved from?

a)

Freya

b)

Loki

c)

Odin

d)

Thor

17.

Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?

a)

Tim Allen

b)

The Christian bishop St. Nicholas

c)

Kris Kringle

d)

Good King Wenceslas

18.

What do they call Santa in Germany?

a)

Weihnachtsmann

b)

Knecht Ruprecht

c)

Saint Nikolaus

d)

Christkindl

19.

In which country is Santa known as Sinterklaas?

a)

Austria

b)

Finland

c)

Hungary

d)

Netherlands

20.

Artists have portrayed St. Nicholas more times than any other saint except ______?

a)

Luke

b)

John

c)

Mary

d)

Matthew 

21.

Where is St. Nicholas' tomb?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

North Pole

d)

Italy

22.

In Norway, Santa Claus is known as Julenissen, and he is known to love what food as a snack?

a)

Porridge

b)

Goose jerky

c)

Cookies

d)

Pie

23.

In Brazil, Santa Claus goes by the name of Papai Noel, and instead of traveling from the North Pole, he travels from _____?

a)

Texas

b)

Portugal

c)

The Andes mountains

d)

A remote village

24.

In Ukraine and Russia Santa is known as _____?

a)

Jultomten

b)

Joulupukki

c)

Ded Moroz

d)

Snegurochka