1. Canada's National Christmas Tree Growers Association reports that real Christmas trees have positive spin-offs. Which of the following is true?
a) They produce oxygen, rid the air of carbon dioxide and reduce the greenhouse effect
b) They are a renewable resource, biodegradable and a wildlife habitat
c) Neither a or b
d) Both a and b
2. Which Canadian chain store once featured Give like Santa, Save like Scrooge as its sales slogan during the holiday season?
a) Rona
b) Mr. Big and Tall
c) Canadian Tire
d) Mark's Work Wearhouse
3. What made Queen Elizabeth’s 2006 Christmas message so unique?
a) It featured season's greetings from the entire Royal Family
b) It featured a slew of Royal Family bloopers and outtakes
c) It featured the Royal Family singing Christmas carols
d) It was the first to be made available as a podcast
4. Yes, Virginia…there really is a genuine organization named SCROOGE. What does this acronym mean?
a) Sincere Canadians (Who) Rule Out Outlandish Gift Excesses
b) Send Commercialism Right Out of Our Good-Natured Environment
c) Society of Cheap, Repulsive, Overwrought, Oddball Geezers Everywhere
d) Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges
5. Every holiday season, Canadians spend millions on poinsettia plants. Where were they originally grown?
a) Great Britain
b) Argentina
c) Mexico
d) United States
6. In Labrador, which vegetables are saved from the summer harvest, hollowed out, fitted with a candle and given to children at Christmas?
a) Cucumbers
b) Pumpkins
c) Potatoes
d) Turnips
Bonus questions
1. How often does the average Canadian eat turkey?
a) Once a year
b) Twice a year
c) 11 times a year
d) 15.5 times a year
2. Which of the following do not allow retail shopping on Boxing Day, Dec. 26?
a) New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador
b) Manitoba and Saskatchewan
c) Alberta and British Columbia
d) Quebec
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