Dec 6, 2005 8:08 am US/Central
Holiday Trivia Question 6
(CBS)
Who was the first person to paint a definitive picture of Santa Claus?
A. Clement Clark Moore
B. Thomas Nast
C. Virginia O'Hanlon
D. Babbo Natale
The answer is B. Clement Moore wrote "The Night Before Christmas." Virginia O'Hanlon was the 8-year-old girl who wrote the New York Sun asking if there was a Santa Claus, to which the paper famously replied: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." Babbo Natale is what they call Santa Claus in Italy.
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