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About This Quiz
Step aside, St. Nick. Butt out, Rudolph. In this special Yuletide quiz, we're saluting another beloved member of the Christmas character pantheon: the one and only Missus Claus. Break out the eggnog and let's get started!
Considered the first written work to reference Santa's spouse, "A Christmas Legend" was penned by James Rees. When did he publish it?
1834
1849
1883
Fill in the Blank: Katharine Lee Bates, author of an 1889 poem that popularized the Mrs. Claus character, also wrote ________.
"The New Colossus" (1883)
"America the Beautiful" (1893)
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862)
Mrs. Claus made her cinematic debut in which of these peculiar-sounding movies?
"Santa Claus vs. the Devil" (1959)
"Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny" (1972)
"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964)
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Which Peanuts character takes a moment to acknowledge Mrs. Claus in the classic TV special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965)?
Linus van Pelt
Sally Brown
Schroeder
The Rankin/Bass special "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1970) explores Mrs. Claus' backstory - and gives her a first name. Do you remember what it was?
Jessica
Ethel
Abigail
Which *other* Rankin/Bass TV movie gives Mrs. Claus the immortal line, "Whoever heard of a skinny Santa?"
"Jack Frost" (1979)
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1964)
"The Year Without a Santa Claus" (1974)
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Disney's "The Santa Claus 2" (2002) introduces Mrs. Claus to the franchise. She's one of several holiday mascots to appear in the movie. Who else made the cut?
Uncle Sam
The April Fool
The Easter Bunny
In 1996, CBS aired an original TV movie musical called "Mrs. Santa Claus," starring which of these Broadway legends in the title role?
Bernadette Peters
Carol Channing
Angela Lansbury
Fill in the Blank: Mrs. Claus is usually pretty benevolent, but in "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas" (2005), she's revealed to be a maniacal ______.
cyborg
vampire
werewolf
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