History of Christmas and Santa Claus Trivia Game

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1. Who did Coca-Cola commission to illustrate its famous "Santa Claus" ads?
	Haddon Sundblom	Robert May
	Lou Prentice	Thomas Nast
Lou Prentice, Sundblom's neighbour, was the first model Sundblom used in his paintings.

2. Which of the following is true about the origin of candy canes?
	They were first made to keep children quiet at church	The mint flavouring was purposely derived from hyssop, a biblical herb.
	They were intentionally made in the shape of a J for Jesus	The red stripes were intended to represent the blood of Christ
In the 1670's, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral had them made up in the shape of shepherd's crooks. The other 3 notions, while popular, came about afterwards.

3. Rudolph the red-nose reindeer almost had a different first name. (Actually, his parents considered 2 other names before deciding upon Rudolph). What were those 2 other names?
	Reginald & Rollo	Rex and Ruprecht
	Mortimer & Minnie	Donner & Donder
Rudolph was given his name by his biographer's four year old daughter after many other names, particularly Rollo and Reginald, were considered.

4. Saint Nicholas was revered throughout the Middle Ages and was patron saint of all these groups but one. Which one?
	Lawyers & Spinsters	Mothers & Innkeepers
	Soldiers & Sailors	Russia & Greece
He was rumoured to have brought 3 boys murdered by an innkeeper back to life and to have refused his mother's milk on fasting days as an infant.

5. Instead of reindeer, what is Santa rumoured to use to pull his sleigh when he delivers presents in Australia?
	Wallabies	Koala Bears
	Boomers	Zebras
Boomers are big male kangaroos (which are more accustomed to the heat in Australia than reindeer are).

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