Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In order to celebrate the holiday during the winter, Christmas is observed on July 25th in Australia.
FALSE
Although Australia experiences winter weather in July due to its Southern Hemisphere location, Christmas is still celebrated on December 25th, the same as the rest of the world!
- Multiple Choice
2. There are nine candle branches on a traditional Hanukkah menorah.
TRUE
The Hanukkah menorah used for the traditional Jewish festival features nine candle branches. This includes a flame for each of the eight days of Hanukkah as well as one for the shamash, or "helper" candle, which is used to light the other candles.
- Multiple Choice
3. The Rubik's Cube was the bestselling toy of the 1980 holiday season.
TRUE
The Rubik's Cube was invented by Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik in 1974. But it took until 1980 for it to become the bestselling toy of the year and holiday season, retailing for $1.99.
- Multiple Choice
4. Jolly images of Santa Claus like this one are the 1920s paintings of Norman Rockwell commissioned by "The Saturday Evening Post".
FALSE
The jolly images of Santa Clause like the image above were actually painted by Haddon Sundblom for Coca-Cola in the 1930s.
The illustrations played a significant role in defining the modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly man in a red suit.
- Multiple Choice
5. The department store featured in the 1947 holiday film classic "Miracle on 34th Street" is Saks Fifth Avenue.
FALSE
In the classic 1947 Christmas film "Miracle on 34th Street", the department store central to the storyline is actually Macy's.
Kris Kringle, played by Edmund Gwenn, is hired to play Santa at the iconic store.
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