Test your knowledge of Christmas trivia.
1. c. The 1983 movie A Christmas Story was set in Hammond, Ind., where writer Jean
Shepherd grew up. It was filmed mostly in Cleveland, Ohio.
2. a. According to Dr. Suess, the Grinch’s heart was two sizes too small (but it grows
three sizes larger after the Whos show him that Christmas is about more than
just presents).
3. c. Santana isn’t a name for Santa Claus. The origins of the
other names are:
Papai Noel, Brazil;
Sinterklaas, Belgium;
Der Weihnachtsmann, Germany; and
Père Noël, France.
6. c. In November 1923, First Lady Grace Coolidge allowed the
District of Columbia Public Schools to place a Christmas tree in the Ellipse
south of the White House. It was named the National Christmas Tree.
Get more
National Christmas Tree history here.