The Santa Claus Quiz
The original Santa Claus was from which country?
- Santa's legend traces back to St. Nicholas, a monk from modern-day Turkey who lived around 280 AD.
What is the name of the evil counterpart to Santa Claus?
- In the lore of Central and Eastern European countries, Krampus is the entity that scares naughty children into behaving— working well as Santa's counterpart.
NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) officially tracks Santa's journey across the globe on Christmas Eve. In which decade did they start tracking him?
- Children around the world can watch Santa's progress as he delivers presents to houses everywhere at NORAD Tracks Santa.
Which of the following licenses does Santa Claus officially hold?
- In 1927, Santa Claus was issued an official US pilot's license from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus hold passports to a particular country. Which country is it?
- In 2013, Mr. and Mrs. Claus received their own Canadian e-passports from Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, under Stephen Harper's government.
How many times does Santa check his list?
- To establish who is naughty and who is nice, Santa makes sure to check the list twice.
When was the earliest recorded use of the name Santa Claus?
- Evolving from the Dutch name Sinterklaas, newspapers first started using Santa Claus in December of 1773.
When was the first depiction of Santa Claus wearing his iconic red suit?
- In his 1881 illustration of Clement Moore's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", artist Thomas Nash first sketched Santa wearing a red suit. And Coca-Cola later made the fuzzy red and white outfit iconic in their ad campaigns in 1931!
According to Clement Moore's famous poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", what does Santa Claus's belly jiggle like?
- The poem tells us that Santa has "a round little belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly." How droll!
Santa Claus lends his name to a town in which US state?
- Santa Claus, Indiana, is one of several holiday-themed US cities, including North Pole, New York, and Christmas, Florida.
