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After your guests have finished the quiz, everyone can check for the correct answers below. If you’re the host of the party, make it easy on yourself and have everyone self-check their answers. Trust your guests to be good and honest. They wouldn’t want to get on Santa’s “Naughty List”, would they?

You can always give cheaters a lump of coal, right?

Be sure to give those with the highest scores some fun prizes such as Christmas goodies, delightful ornaments, pocket toys, key chains, stocking stuffers or other neat little gifts.

Here are the correct answers:

What ballet was first performed on December 18, 1892?
The Nutcracker

Charles Dickens’ book A Christmas Carol was first published on December 19 of what year?
1843

Who sang the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer which was released on Dec 2, 1949?
Gene Autry

The first string of Christmas lights were hung up by wealthy Easterners in what year?
1882

Released on December 3, 1984 the song “Last Christmas” is a song by what pop duo?
Wham!

What game was invented by Edwin S. Lowe on December 1, 1929?
Bingo

What European country celebrates Lucia Day?
Sweden

What country celebrates Boxing Day?
England

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiered on December 21 of what year?
1937

What was the name of the movie in which “White Christmas” was first sung?
“Holiday Inn”

Who wrote the song “White Christmas“?
Irving Berlin

What plant is recognized on December 12 ?
Poinsettia

In what year was the poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” published?
1823

In the movie the “Christmas Story” where did the family eat their Christmas Dinner?
Chinese Restaurant____

What Yuletide favorite tops the list of highest-earning Christmas songs?
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey (1994)

What was the real name of the author who wrote The Gift of the Magi?
Wm. Sydney Porter

What state became the 28th state on December 29, 1845?
Texas

What year was the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” released?
1946

In “The Miracle of 34th Street” who played Santa Claus?
Edmund Gwynn

Which of the following actors did not appear in the 1954 version of “White Christmas’?
Fred Astaire

What Country exchanges gifts on December 6, St. Nicholas’ Day?
Netherlands

What Country’s yuletide season starts on St. Thomas’ Day, December 21?
Norway

The first specially designed Christmas card is believed to have been printed by a London Company and placed on sale in what year?
1843

In what newspaper did the original “Dear Virginia” letter appear?
The New York Sun