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Today’s trivia: Our favorite reindeer


His beak is blinkin' like a blinkin' beacon.
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How much do you know about Rudolph?

1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 as a promotional tool for which department store?

A. Montgomery Ward

B. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

C. Neiman Marcus

D. Gimbel Brothers, Inc.

2. How did Rudolph make his first appearance?

A. As a stuffed animal

B. In a cartoon

C. In a children’s book

D. In a song

3. Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” went on to become one of the best-selling songs of all time, second only to what?

A. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

B. “Frosty the Snow Man”

C. “Jingle Bell Rock”

D. “White Christmas”

4. Which reindeer is mentioned first in the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

A. Rudolph

B. Dancer

C. Dasher

D. Comet

5. The classic TV special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” first debuted on Dec. 6 of what year?

A. 1952

B. 1964

C. 1969

D. 1973