Christmas Trivia

Here's some Christmas Trivia for you... See how many of your family or friends can answer these questions.

• Each year around Christmas time, what ballet is performed with the music of the same title composed by Tchaikovsky? (The Nutcracker Suite)
• What region of the United Kingdom had a traditional Christmas dinner of the head of a pig prepared with mustard? (England)
• What is the name of a savings account started around 1905 in which a person deposits a fixed amount of money regularly to be used at Christmas for shopping? (A Christmas Club Account)
• In America, the average number of Christmas cards mailed out by a household is how many? How many do they receive back? (28 Christmas cards are received as well as sent out.)
• Out of every 10 dogs, how many receive gifts at Christmas time? (7)
• What famous little book was written by Charles Dickens in 1843? (The Christmas Carol)
• In 1925, America named it's official national Christmas tree which is a giant 300 foot sequoia called the "General Grant Tree." Where is it located? (King's Canyon National Park in California).
• What was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday in 1836? (Alabama)
• What state in the United States is the leading producer of Christmas trees. (Oregon - they grew 8.6 million in 1998.) What other states are leading producers? (California, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.)