Christmas History Quiz

What was Operation Santa Claus?

• An airborne operation to disrupt Nazi communications in Norway.

• A full effort to get GI's home before Christmas in 1945.

• The first effort to deliver Toys for Tots in the Marine Reserve.

• Airdrop of chocolate bars to allied North Africa armies in 1943.

What things made the holidays in the United States special in 1945?

• A federal tax refund from the War Bond program.

• The first use of a National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC.

• Celebrations after wartime blackouts with no dark curtains & lot of lights.

Which president of the United States visited injured troops at Christmas 1862 to brighten their spirits?

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

What Air Force tradition began in 1952 and continues in which supplies are delivered via parachute to far flung places?

• Defense Department Delivery

• Fantastic Flyover

• Airborne Assistance Availability

• Operation Christmas Drop

On December 21, 1864, what state soldiers gave aid to civilians outside of Savannah as a token of Christmas charity?

• New York

• North Carolina

• Missouri

• Michigan

What famous battle took place on Christmas Eve 1776?

• The battle of Trenton

• The battle of Monmouth

• The battle of Philadelphia

• The battle of Cold Harbor

Name the battle that began on Christmas Eve 1864 and was a failure for the attacking Union.

• Hampton Roads

• First Fort Fisher

• Bentonville

• Second Fort Fisher

In what operation did Air Force sorties dropped 15,000 tons of bombs during December 1972 pausing only on Christmas day.

• Operation Vigilant Steel

• Operation Highball

• Operation Linebacker II

• Operation Daybreak

What famous song did John Philip Sousa write on Christmas day 1896?

• El Capitan

• The Washington Post March

• The Thunderer

• The Stars and Stripes Forever

Which president extended a full pardon to Southern Civil War personnel on Christmas Day 1868?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Millard Filmore