Dec. 6, 2024

St. Nicholas Trivia

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Journey Joe Mitchell explores the history of the real Santa Claus. From ancient gold coins to modern traditions, this episode uncovers fascinating facts about Saint Nicholas. Learn which country holds his actual remains and discover how Dutch sailors helped create a beloved Christmas candy tradition.

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Calarogus Shark Media Greeting's Holiday history fans. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,

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and welcome to a festive edition of five daily trivia

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questions on Saint Nicholas Day. Let's explore some fascinating facts

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about the real Santa Claus. Question one, which gold coins

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did Saint Nicholas secretly give to three poor sisters, starting

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the tradition of leaving money in shoes and stockings? Question two?

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What did Dutch sailors carry in their pockets to honor

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Saint Nicholas, leading to a popular Christmas candy tradition. Question three?

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Which major American department store first claimed to have the

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real Santa in eighteen sixty two, causing a citywide competition.

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Question four? What unusual method did Saint Nicholas reportedly use

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to save three children during a famine, earning him the

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title Protector of Children? Question five? Which country has Saint

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Nicholas's actual remains? And why do they release a few

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drops of liquid from his tomb each year. We'll be

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right back with these saintly answers after this break. Welcome back,

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trivia fans, Let's reveal today's answers. Question one asked which

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gold coins did Saint Nicholas secretly give to three poor sisters,

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starting the tradition of leaving money in shoes and stockings. Answer.

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He tossed Byzantine's solidest coins down their chimney, which landed

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in stockings drying by the fire. One sister caught him

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in the act, leading to the first recorded Santa siding.

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Question two asked what did Dutch sailors carry in their

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pockets to honor Saint Nicholas, leading to a popular Christmas

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candy tradition. Answer they carried peppermint sticks that resembled Saint

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Nicholas's crozier staff, leading to the creation of candy canes.

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The red stripes were added in America in the nineteen hundreds.

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Question three asked which major American department store first claimed

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to have the real Santa in eighteen sixty two, causing

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a citywide competition. Answer Macy's hired a professional Santa, leading

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to protests from R. H. Stearn's department store, who claimed

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their Santa was the authentic one. The rivalry created the

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first department store Santa tradition. Question four asked what unusual

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method did Saint Nicholas reportedly use to save three children

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during a famine, earning him the title Protector of Children. Answer.

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He multiplied a small barrel of wheat into enough grain

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to feed an entire city for two years, while saving

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extra portions for the children. The barrel became a symbol

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on his bishop's coat of arms. Question five asked which

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country has Saint Nicholas's actual remains and why do they

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release a few drops of liquid from his tomb each year? Answer?

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His tomb in Bari, Italy produces a clear liquid called Mana,

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which the church distributes to pilgrims every December sixth. Scientists

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discovered the liquid contains new natural spring water that seeps

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through the marble tomb. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions.

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I'm journey Joe Mitchell, and today's questions were crafted with

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the help of AI technology. Have a great weekend and

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see you Monday.

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