Twas the Night Before Christmas Quiz

Answer: Asia

Asia, the world's most populous continent is home to over 4.3 billion people. That's nearly 60% of the planet's population!

While China has only a small percent of citizens who consider themselves Christian, cultural interest in Christmas has increased over the years and there are increasingly visible signs of Christmas decorations, signs, and symbols during December in Chinese cities.

Answer: Ben Bernanke

Ben Beranke, the head of the Federal Reserve and the most powerful banker in the United States, presided over the economic turmoil of 2007-2008. While many credit him with reducing the impact of the housing collapse, many others criticized the extreme measures that were taken.

Answer: White House

The "Egg Roll" at the White House each year involves kids pushing an egg along the ground with a long spoon through the grass. The tradition was started by Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison, who held the first roll in 1814.

Answer: ER

"ER" was an American TV series that ran from 1994 through 2009. It was based around the lives of characters working in and around an emergency room in a hospital. The show won a total of 116 awards through its running, including 23 Emmy awards.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

The speech where Reagan challenged Gorbachev to "Tear down this (Berlin) wall" is one of Regan's most memorable speeches. However, there is much debate about how much, if any, effect Reagan's "Tear down this wall" challenge actually had on the eventual take down of the wall. Regardless, it remains an iconic moment in Cold War history.

Answer: Katrina

Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area in 2005 and became the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history to that point. At least 1833 people died, and in the chaotic aftermath an uproar about how different government entities had responded to the disaster took center stage.

Answer: Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005 before being disqualified and banned from cycling for doping offenses.

Answer: Ghostbusters

The famous scene at the end of the original "Ghostbusters" movie has our fearsome heroes trying to destroy the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man -- an enormous marshmallow man brought to existence by Ray thinking about something "harmless".

Answer: Jack

A boy. Some beans. A giant. "Jack in the Beanstalk" is of British origin.

Answer: Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!

The origin of the poem from which this quiz is inspired is quite the literary mystery. It appeared in a newspaper in 1823 with no named attached, and it wasn't until 13 years later that a poet named Clement Clarke Moore claimed it. Unfortunately, the family of Henry Livingston, Jr. claimed that Henry had written it many years before. To this day its true origin remains a mystery.