Santa's Reindeer Trivia

SANTA'S REINDEER TRIVIA

1) Which poem was the first publication to mention Santa's reindeer?

CHRISTMAS BELLS HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS OLD SANTECLAUS WITH MUCH DELIGHT

"Old Santeclaus with Much Delight" is an anonymous illustrated children's poem published in New York in 1821, predating by two years the first publication of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("Twas the Night before Christmas"). It is the first publication to mention (and illustrate) Santa's reindeer and sleigh, as well as being the first to describe his arrival on Christmas Eve.

2) Who was Rudolph's love interest in the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

CLARICE DONNA FROST MITZI

Clarice, along with several other young does, watch the young bucks taking part in the Reindeer Games. When she tells Rudolph that she thinks he's cute, he leaps in the air with joy.

3) Which reindeer was the first to be mentioned in Clement C. Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?

DANCER COMET DASHER CUPID

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:
"Now! Dasher, now! Dancer, now! Prancer and Vixen,
"On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! Dunder and Blixem;
"To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
"Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

4) Which department store created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

MONTGOMERY WARD MACY'S DILLARD'S J. C. PENNEY

Rudolph was created in 1939 by Robert L. May as an advertising gimmick for Montgomery Ward. The store distributed millions of coloring books featuring Rudolph between 1939 and 1944.

5) What magical vegetable allows Santa's reindeer to fly?

CARROTS TURNIPS CORN POTATOES

In the 1970 TV special Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Santa's friends use Winter's last magical tool, his Magic Feed Corn, to make Santa's reindeer friends fly, allowing them to help him escape from prison.

6) Which reindeer is part of Santa's backup team?

MONTEL PATCHES ALL OF THESE SKIPPY

In the South Park Christmas special "Red Sleigh Down" (2002), Santa's sleigh is shot down over Iraq, killing the eight famous reindeer. The South Park crew go on to rescue him with Santa's backup team: Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches and Montel.

7) Which of Santa's reindeer is the fastest?

DASHER VIXEN SHADRACK RUDOLPH

Loretta Lynn first released "Shadrack The Black Reindeer", a Christmas single telling the tale of "the fastest reindeer," in 1974. A couple Yuletides later, the song's writer, Zero Jones, released his own take on the country tune.

8) Which mountains in Canada are named after the original 8 reindeer?

NORTH POLE MOUNTAINS CHRISTMAS MOUNTAINS ST. NICHOLAS MOUNTAINS MERRY MOUNTAINS

The Christmas Mountains are a series of rounded peaks in northern New Brunswick, Canada, at the headwaters of North Pole Stream.

9) Who was Rudolph's father in the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

DONNER COMET DASHER BLITZEN

The television special departed significantly from Robert L. May's original story, depicting Rudolph as Donner's son, who lived among Santa Claus's reindeer from birth.

10) Which reindeer is introduced in the 2002 feature film The Santa Clause 2?

LEROY MAX CHET LLOYD

Scott goes after the Toy Santa, who has already left with the sleigh, riding Chet, a reindeer-in-training, and they both crash back into the village.