Quiz: What's your Christmas IQ?

1. Although he's never been charged, Santa Claus is technically guilty of committing which crime every Christmas?
a) Jaywalking
b) Trespassing
c) Theft
d) Obstruction of justice

2. St. Nicholas, the inspiration for the modern Santa Claus, lived in what is now which country?
a) Israel
b) Italy
c) The Netherlands
d) Turkey

3. Who is the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus?
a) Ice Ivan
b) Grandfather Frost
c) Mother Snow
d) Czar Nicholas

4. In Australia, where chimneys are rare, through what does Santa Claus usually enter a house on Christmas Eve?
a) The front door
b) A window
c) A wall
d) A mouse hole

5. According to Icelandic legend, what will happen to people who don't receive at least one new garment for Christmas?
a) They'll get caught by the Christmas Cat
b) They'll go cold
c) They'll have a year of bad luck
d) They'll get all the Christmas pudding to themselves

6. Every year, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, produces and ships thousands of which essential Christmas item?
a) Santa hats
b) Turkeys
c) Christmas trees
d) Nativity scenes

7. What holiday item was banned from Canadian airplanes during the 2003 Christmas season because of its potential to conceal a dangerous weapon?
a) Santa beards
b) Fruitcake
c) Christmas wreaths
d) Turkeys

8. In Newfoundland, what does the old custom of "blowing the pudding" involve when the Christmas pudding is lifted from the pot?
a) A bagpipe solo
b) Blowing of soap bubbles
c) A whistling chorus
d) Gunfire

9. How many presents would you have if you received all the gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
a) 164
b) 264
c) 364
d) 464

10. What is the title of the song that begins "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"?
a) "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
b) "The Christmas Song"
c) "Christmas in the City"
d) "Silver Bells"

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Excerpted from Quizmas: Christmas Trivia Family Fun by Gordon Pape with Deborah Kerbel. Copyright 2004 Gordon Pape Enterprises. Excerpted with permission by Penguin Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.