With two weeks left before Christmas, it seemed an appropriate time to offer up a Thursday 13 Christmas Quiz, featuring random facts (some might say trivia) about Christmas. Answer in the comments, and I’ll provide answers to unanswered questions Saturday morning:

Thursday 13 Christmas Quiz

1. Name all 9 of Santa’s reindeer.

2. Why were Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born?

3. Egg nog often features which alcoholic beverage?

4. What U.S. government agency officially supervises Santa’s annual sleigh ride?

5.When was December 25 first celebrated as the day ofChrist’s birth?

6. Where did the candy cane originate, and why was it invented?

7. What was the reaction of the “shepherds watching their flocks by night” to the appearance of the angel who came to tell them of Jesus’ birth?

8. Who invented Christmas tree lights, and what gave that person theidea?

9. Name at least two ingredients used in traditional wassail.

10. After visiting the baby Jesus, why didn’t the three wise men return home the same way they came, and what were they trying to avoid?

11. What was tinsel originally made from?

12. Name at least 3 different varieties of tree commonly used as Christmas trees.

13. What popular Christmas carol wasoriginally written to celebrate/honor a different holiday altogether? (bonus points: what was that holiday?)

Linked to others offering Thursday 13s at:

• Thursday 13 Hub
• The Median Sib (13 Favorite Christmas Customs)
• Renaissance Blogger (The Books)
• Lil Duck Duck (You Know You’re a Mom When)

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