In the classic song, what is special about Rudolph the reindeer?
AnswerHis shiny red nose
Rudolph's glowing red nose lights the way for Santa's sleigh.
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Christmas facts & stats
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The basics
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is given on the first day?
AnswerA partridge in a pear tree
Each verse ends with a partridge in a pear tree, the first day's gift.
Going deeper
The custom of decorating Christmas trees is widely traced to which country?
AnswerGermany
Decorated Christmas trees became a tradition in Germany and spread widely in the 1800s.
The poinsettia, a popular Christmas plant, is native to which country?
AnswerMexico
Poinsettias are native to Mexico and are named after Joel Poinsett, who brought them to the US.
The carol Silent Night was first written in which language?
AnswerGerman
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was first performed in Oberndorf, Austria, in 1818.
Expert level
If you add up every gift in all verses of The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many are there?
Answer364
Summing each day's cumulative gifts gives 364, one less than the days in a year.
Mistletoe grows in what way?
AnswerAs a partial parasite on tree branches
Mistletoe is hemiparasitic: it attaches to host trees for water and nutrients but also photosynthesizes.
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