Question 1

The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started by Mark Carr in New York, in 1851.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 3

Albert Einstein came up with the idea for Christmas lights.

Accepted Answer

false Thomas Edison’s assistants came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees.

Question 4

What fruit was used as one of the first ornaments on trees?

Accepted Answer

apples - In the 1500s, people in Germany decorated their Christmas trees with apples to tell the story of Adam and Eve.

Question 5

There are one million Christmas Trees sold in America every year.

Accepted Answer

false There are approximately 25-30 million Real Christmas Trees sold in the U.S. every year.

Question 6

There are over 40 types of Christmas Trees!

Accepted Answer

true

Question 7

President Coolidge started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the White House lawn in 1923.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 8

A Christmas tree takes 1 Year to grow.

Accepted Answer

false On average, Christmas Trees take 7-10 years to mature - large trees taking up to 15!

Question 9

What country started the Christmas tree tradition?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 10

Which state produces the most Christmas trees?

Accepted Answer

Oregon

Question 11

Early artificial trees in Germany were made from dyed goose feathers.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 12

What US state was home to the first Christmas Tree farm?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey - The first Christmas Tree farm was started in 1901 by William Vannest McGalliard a farmer from White Horse, New Jersey.

Question 13

Christmas tree lights were first mass-produced in 1890.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

The largest cut Christmas Tree to date in the US was 400 ft tall.

Accepted Answer

false The largest ever recorded cut Christmas tree in the U.S. was a 212-foot Douglas fir at Seattle's Northgate Mall in 1950

Christmas Tree Historical Trivia

2) Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska.