As the holidays near, the pace of the nation quickens. How much do you really know about this festive season?
Interesting fact: Congress was in session on Christmas Day, 1789, because it had not yet been declared a holiday. Our religious traditions have always aroused political passion.
Test your holiday IQ with Bill O'Reilly's Great American Holiday Quiz.
1. Who created the American image of Santa Claus?
a) Thomas Nast
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Walt Disney
d) John Adams
2. What does Hanukkah mean in Hebrew?
a) Gift
b) Blessing
c) Deliverance
d) Dedication
3. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
a) Silent Night
b) Winter Wonderland
c) Deck the Halls
d) White Christmas
4. Which American general used Christmas as an occasion to attack the enemy?
a) MacArthur
b) Patton
c) Grant
d) Washington
5. From 1659 to 1681, Christmas was actually outlawed in what American city?
a) New Amsterdam
b) Boston
c) Providence
d) Philadelphia
6. Who created Kwanzaa?
a) The NAACP
b) A college professor
c) Bill Cosby
d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
7. Which was not a reindeer name in "The Night Before Christmas"?
a) Donner
b) Vixen
c) Runner
d) Cupid
8. Which was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday?
a) Massachusetts
b) New York
c) Virginia
d) Alabama
9. Who first recorded the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
a) Burl Ives
b) Gene Autry
c) Bing Crosby
d) Perry Como
10. In New Amsterdam, now New York City, what was St. Nicholas called?
a) Santa Klaus
b) Kris Kringle
c) Sinter Klaas
d) Hey, you
Come on....give me your answers on the comment form! I'll update this post in a couple of days with the correct answers.
Interesting fact: Congress was in session on Christmas Day, 1789, because it had not yet been declared a holiday. Our religious traditions have always aroused political passion.
Test your holiday IQ with Bill O'Reilly's Great American Holiday Quiz.
1. Who created the American image of Santa Claus?
a) Thomas Nast
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Walt Disney
d) John Adams
2. What does Hanukkah mean in Hebrew?
a) Gift
b) Blessing
c) Deliverance
d) Dedication
3. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
a) Silent Night
b) Winter Wonderland
c) Deck the Halls
d) White Christmas
4. Which American general used Christmas as an occasion to attack the enemy?
a) MacArthur
b) Patton
c) Grant
d) Washington
5. From 1659 to 1681, Christmas was actually outlawed in what American city?
a) New Amsterdam
b) Boston
c) Providence
d) Philadelphia
6. Who created Kwanzaa?
a) The NAACP
b) A college professor
c) Bill Cosby
d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
7. Which was not a reindeer name in "The Night Before Christmas"?
a) Donner
b) Vixen
c) Runner
d) Cupid
8. Which was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday?
a) Massachusetts
b) New York
c) Virginia
d) Alabama
9. Who first recorded the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
a) Burl Ives
b) Gene Autry
c) Bing Crosby
d) Perry Como
10. In New Amsterdam, now New York City, what was St. Nicholas called?
a) Santa Klaus
b) Kris Kringle
c) Sinter Klaas
d) Hey, you
Come on....give me your answers on the comment form! I'll update this post in a couple of days with the correct answers.
Don't let the world get you down. Keep smiling and have fun.
