Santa Claus & Reindeer Trivia

Santa Claus Trivia Quiz Questions

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1. What is Santa Claus known as in the Netherlands?

2.  Which company popularized Santa’s red-and-white suit in the 1930s?

3. What snack is traditionally left out for Santa by children on Christmas Eve?

4. Who was the original “Saint Nicholas”?

5. What kind of animals pull Santa’s sleigh according to the traditional Christmas story?

6. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh in the poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas?
Bonus Points for each you can name.

7. What does Santa check twice?

8. Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day?

9. What year did NORAD begin tracking Santa’s journey?

10. What is the movie’s name where a lawyer defends a man claiming to be the real Santa Claus?

11. What does Santa traditionally leave for children on the “naughty list”?

12. In the song Here Comes Santa Claus, what street is Santa coming down?

13. Who narrates the original 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special?

14. How do reindeer fly, according to legend?

15. Who is credited with writing the poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas?

16. What famous American cartoonist created the modern depiction of Santa Claus?

17. In what year did Santa first appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

18. In the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what was Rudolph not allowed to do?

19. Which reindeer is known as the fastest?

20. What state has a town named “Santa Claus”?

21. What item of clothing is Santa famous for wearing on his head?

22. What did Santa say to signal his departure in A Visit from St. Nicholas?

23. Which saint is celebrated on December 6th?

24. What reindeer name is also the German word for “thunder”?

25. Who is the German opposite of Santa Claus?

Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

1. What is Santa Claus called in Germany?

2. What job does Hermey the Elf dream of having in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

3. Which country created the tradition of leaving out shoes for Saint Nicholas to fill?

4. What 1821 poem was the first to mention Santa’s sleigh and reindeer?

5. Who created the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

The Answers:

Santa Claus Trivia Quiz Answers

1. What is Santa Claus known as in the Netherlands?
Sinterklaas

2.  Which company popularized Santa’s red-and-white suit in the 1930s?
Coca-Cola

3. What snack is traditionally left out for Santa by children on Christmas Eve?
Cookies and milk

4. Who was the original “Saint Nicholas”?
A Greek bishop known for his generosity, Saint Nicholas of Myra

5. What kind of animals pull Santa’s sleigh according to the traditional Christmas story?
Reindeer

6. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh in the poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas?
Bonus Points for each you can name.
Eight (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixen)

7. What does Santa check twice?
His list (to see who’s naughty or nice)

8. Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day?
Cupid

9. What year did NORAD begin tracking Santa’s journey?
1955.

10. What is the movie’s name where a lawyer defends a man claiming to be the real Santa Claus?
Miracle on 34th Street

11. What does Santa traditionally leave for children on the “naughty list”?
Coal

12. In the song Here Comes Santa Claus, what street is Santa coming down?
Santa Claus Lane.

13. Who narrates the original 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special?
Burl Ives.

14. How do reindeer fly, according to legend?
With magic dust and Christmas spirit.

15. Who is credited with writing the poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas?
Clement Clarke Moore

16. What famous American cartoonist created the modern depiction of Santa Claus?
Thomas Nast

17. In what year did Santa first appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
1924.

18. In the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what was Rudolph not allowed to do?
Join in any reindeer games.

19. Which reindeer is known as the fastest?
Dasher

20. What state has a town named “Santa Claus”?
Indiana

21. What item of clothing is Santa famous for wearing on his head?
A red hat with a white pom-pom.

22. What did Santa say to signal his departure in A Visit from St. Nicholas?
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

23. Which saint is celebrated on December 6th?
Saint Nicholas

24. What reindeer name is also the German word for “thunder”?
Donner

25. Who is the German opposite of Santa Claus?
Krampus

Trivia Team Bonus Answers:

1. What is Santa Claus called in Germany?
Weihnachtsmann

2. What job does Hermey the Elf dream of having in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Dentist

3. Which country created the tradition of leaving out shoes for Saint Nicholas to fill?
The Netherlands

4. What 1821 poem was the first to mention Santa’s sleigh and reindeer?
Old Santeclaus with Much Delight

5. Who created the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Robert L. May