Christmas Shopping History Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which U.S. city is credited with popularizing the term "Black Friday" for the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush in the 1960s?

A. Philadelphia

B. Chicago

C. Detroit

2 Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt move Thanksgiving earlier in 1939, leading to the "Franksgiving" controversy?

A. To lengthen the Christmas shopping season and stimulate the economy

B. To create a longer weekend for federal workers

C. To align the holiday with the church Advent calendar

3 Who is often credited as the first American department-store Santa, appearing in 1890?

A. Charles W. Howard of Albion, New York

B. James Edgar of Brockton, Massachusetts

C. Haddon Sundblom, the Coca-Cola illustrator

4 Which company issued the first general merchandise mail-order catalog in 1872, shaping holiday gift shopping for rural customers?

A. J.C. Penney

B. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

C. Montgomery Ward

5 In what year did the first Sears Christmas Book—later nicknamed the "Wish Book"—debut?

A. 1941

B. 1927

C. 1933

6 Which company popularized modern patterned gift-wrapping paper during a 1917 holiday season shortage of tissue paper?

A. Woolworth's

B. Hallmark Cards

C. Neiman Marcus

7 In what year was the term "Cyber Monday" coined by Shop.org to describe the surge in online holiday shopping?

A. 1999

B. 2005

C. 2012

8 "Small Business Saturday" was introduced in 2010 by which company to encourage holiday shopping at local stores?

A. Walmart

B. American Express

C. PayPal

9 Which European city hosts the Striezelmarkt, one of the world’s oldest Christmas markets first held in 1434?

A. Nuremberg

B. Vienna

C. Dresden

10 What seasonal shopping term did eBay popularize in 2007 to describe one of December’s biggest online sales days?

A. Green Monday

B. Free Shipping Day

C. Singles' Day

11 Which U.S. bank created the "Christmas Price Index" in 1984 to track the cost of the gifts from "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

A. Wells Fargo

B. Bank of America

C. PNC Bank

12 Which toy’s 1996 holiday frenzy became a symbol of modern "must-have" Christmas shopping?

A. Furby

B. Tickle Me Elmo

C. Cabbage Patch Kids

13 One of the earliest Christmas Club savings accounts launched in 1909 at a bank in which U.S. state?

A. Pennsylvania

B. Ohio

C. New York

14 Boxing Day sales have become a major post-Christmas shopping tradition in which country and across much of the Commonwealth?

A. France

B. United States

C. United Kingdom

15 In what year did Amazon launch Amazon Prime, reshaping online holiday shopping with fast, flat-rate shipping?

A. 2005

B. 2008

C. 2002