Every year I write a ten-question trivia quiz for my office’s holiday party. And this year I’m sharing it on the blog! Enjoy.

1. In reaction to Fox News (and others) calling for people to “put the Christ back in Christmas”, some on Facebook have started calling for people to put who back in Thursday?

2. Which astronomical object which passes by Earth approximately every 76 years was visible in 12 BC, leading some to believe it may have been the Star of Bethlehem?

3. The tallest snowman ever was built in 2008 and named “Olympia SnowWoman.” In which U.S. state was it made? Hint: not Washington state.

4. North American reindeer are usually called by what other name?

5. Which man, Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935, was eventually elevated to Sainthood and even posthumously declared king as a result of his legendary goodness?

6. What comedian portrayed the fictional character “Hanukkah Harry” on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1990?

7. Which territory of Australia was named by Captain William Mynors as he sailed past it in December of 1643?

8. What phrase ends the Charles Dickens novella “A Christmas Carol”?

9. Which country music megastar sang about the War on Christmas in his
song “Have I Got a Present for You” on the 2008 special A Colbert Christmas: The
Greatest Gift of All!?

10. What 1996 movie inspired one reviewer to quip that
Arnold Schwarzenegger shows “the comic timing of a dead moose”?

Want the answers? You can google them … or discuss in the comments.