Q 01/05

Which Disney character gives his name to the cartoon special that about 40% of Swedes watch every Christmas Eve?

A) Mickey Mouse

B) Donald Duck

C) Jiminy Cricket

D) Scrooge McDuck

Answer · why

B) Donald Duck

Donald Duck is so much more popular than Mickey Mouse in Sweden that the Disney special was retitled after him. It has been shown there every Christma...

Q 02/05

Which Colorado-based military command tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight for children, a tradition begun in 1955?

A) NORAD

B) NATO

C) CENTCOM

D) SOUTHCOM

Answer · why

A) NORAD

NORAD inherited the job from its forerunner, whose Colonel Harry Shoup had the press told in 1955 that his command was tracking the sleigh. The idea b...

Q 03/05

A marketing campaign that went nationwide in 1974 made which fast food a Christmas Eve tradition in Japan?

A) Cheeseburgers

B) Pepperoni pizza

C) Fried chicken

D) Chili hot dogs

Answer · why

C) Fried chicken

Fried chicken from KFC sells so heavily in Japan around Christmas Eve that those few days have brought in nearly five percent of the chain's annual re...

Q 04/05

In Catalonia, which object do children beat with sticks on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day until it 'defecates' presents?

A) A clay pot

B) A straw goat

C) A wicker basket

D) A hollow log

Answer · why

D) A hollow log

A hollow log called the Tió de Nadal is 'fed' every night from December 8 and tucked under a blanket. Before the beating, children leave the room to p...

Q 05/05

On Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of which space mission read the opening verses of Genesis while orbiting the Moon?

A) Apollo 11

B) Apollo 8

C) Gemini 7

D) Apollo 13

Answer · why

B) Apollo 8

Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon, and an estimated quarter of the people alive at the time saw the broadcast, live or delaye...