Vintage Christmas Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 In what year was the first commercially printed Christmas card issued in England?

A. 1843

B. 1901

C. 1865

2 Which artist created the iconic Coca-Cola Santa illustrations of the 1930s?

A. Thomas Nast

B. Haddon Sundblom

C. Norman Rockwell

3 In which film did Bing Crosby first introduce the song "White Christmas"?

A. Holiday Inn (1942)

B. White Christmas (1954)

C. Going My Way (1944)

4 In the 1964 stop-motion special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," who voices Sam the Snowman?

A. Burl Ives

B. Gene Autry

C. Fred Astaire

5 Who is commonly credited as the author of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("'Twas the Night Before Christmas")?

A. Washington Irving

B. Clement Clarke Moore

C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

6 In which country was the carol "Silent Night" first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818?

A. Switzerland

B. Austria

C. Germany

7 Who is credited with creating the first electrically lit Christmas tree in 1882?

A. Thomas Edison

B. Edward H. Johnson

C. Nikola Tesla

8 Which German town is credited with popularizing glass Christmas tree ornaments in the 19th century?

A. Dresden

B. Lauscha

C. Rothenburg ob der Tauber

9 Which retailer commissioned the original 1939 story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

A. Macy's

B. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

C. Montgomery Ward

10 Who directed the 1946 holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life"?

A. Frank Capra

B. Billy Wilder

C. John Ford

11 Which department store is central to the plot of "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)?

A. Bloomingdale's

B. Gimbels

C. Macy's

12 In which city did Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premiere in 1892?

A. Moscow

B. St. Petersburg

C. Vienna

13 Which British monarch delivered the first Royal Christmas Broadcast over radio in 1932?

A. King George V

B. Queen Elizabeth II

C. King Edward VIII

14 Which New York television station first aired the televised Yule Log fireplace program in 1966?

A. WPIX

B. WNEW

C. WNBC

15 In mid-20th-century America, tinsel for Christmas trees was often made from which metal before safety concerns ended its use?

A. Aluminum

B. Lead

C. Tin