HCPL’s Super Hard Holiday Trivia Quiz!

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You, of course, know that the Three Wise Men brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh rather than seven swans a-swimming to the babe in the manger and that Comet and Cupid were two of Santa's reindeer long before they were an all-purpose cleaner and a dating website. You probably even know exactly what wassailing entails and what the nog in eggnog is, but can you pass HCPL's Super Hard Holiday Pop Culture Quiz?

Contributors: Amanda_Rios_Place, Amber Seely, Ashley K., Cynthia Groover, davec, & HCPLMirandaG

Americans send over how many (non-digital) holiday cards each year?
Christmas trees have been sold in the United States since 1850.  Which environmentally conscious president banned Christmas trees from the White House?Untitled Quiz Field
Celebrated predominantly in Latin America, what holiday celebrated each year between December 16 and December 24 translates in English to "the lodging."
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a marketing strategy for which department store?
How many times is the name Santa Claus used in “The Night Before Christmas”?
In the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," what is the total number of gifts received by the end of the twelfth day?
Which 1970s Sitcom had a character by the name of Christmas Snow?
Which musical guest performed a Christmas song on David Letterman's late night talk shows 28 times?
What is the name of the gangster movie Kevin in Home Alone uses to scare the Wet Bandits?
Whamageddon is a game created in 2010 where players try to avoid hearing the 1984 song "Last Christmas" by the band Wham for as long as possible between December 1 and December 25. When you do hear the song, you've gotten "whammed" and you are sent to "Whamhalla". In what country did Whamageddon originate?
What does Kwanzaa mean in Swahili?
Lots of well-loved Christmas songs were written by people who don't necessarily celebrate the holiday. Which one of these all-time holiday classics was NOT written by a Jewish composer:
What is considered, by critics, to be both the best and worst Christmas song ever written?
Which holiday decoration was once temporarily banned in the United States?
What object has symbolic meaning in Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa traditions?
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Learn more about the history of our winter holidays

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Christmas in the Crosshairs

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Please Don't Wish Me A Merry Christmas

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Hanukkah in America

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