Christmas Trivia

True or false?

1. Christmas wreaths are a religious symbol.

2. Mistletoe in German means ‘Holy Berry.’

3. In Japan, Japanese families eat KFC for Christmas dinner. 

4. A Charlie Brown Christmas was released in 1975. 

5. There is a town in Florida named ‘Christmas’ with streets named after Santa’s reindeer. 

6. 75% of Americans put up a fake tree every year. 

7. Elf is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time.

8. December 25th is probably not Jesus’ actual birthday. 

9. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is the highest grossing Christmas song of all time.

10. Mark Twain authored the book A Christmas Carol.

11. Gingerbread houses originated in Germany.

12. Thomas Edison invented electric Christmas lights. 

13. Candy canes were originally all white. 

14. Douglas Fir is the most fragrant Christmas tree.

15. The circle shape of the advent wreath signifies continuous life by representing the eternity of God.

Answer Key: 

1. True – The first Christmas wreath was said to be representative of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus.

2. False – Mistletoe in German is ‘dung on a twig.’ There are birds that eat mistletoe berries, and their droppings help germinate the seeds.

3. True - Every Christmas, an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families eat at KFC for Christmas. A bucket of KFC chicken has been the go-to dinner for Japan since the 1970s when KFC launched its “Kentucky for Christmas” campaign. 

4. False - A Charlie Brown Christmas was released in 1965. 

5. True - Christmas, Florida is east of Orlando.

6. False. 82% of Americans use a fake tree each year for Christmas. 

7. False - The Grinch is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time at over $512 million.

8. True - The Bible doesn’t mention a specific date of Christ’s birth. December 25 is nine months after March 25, which historians calculated as the date of the Passover on which Jesus was conceived, but there isn’t any way to verify the specific date.

9. True - (50 million), and his song Silent Night is the second highest grossing (30 million)

10. False - Charles Dickens was the author of the Christmas Carol. 

11. True - Gingerbread houses originated in Germany in the 16th century.

12. True - Thomas Edison invented electric Christmas lights in 1880.

13. True - A believer and candymaker from India decided to add red to candy canes to represent the blood of Christ, and leave the white as a symbol of the purity of the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus. Even the shape was made to represent the shepherd’s hook. 

14. False - Balsam Fir is the most fragrant Christmas tree. 

15. True

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