Santa

3. The reindeer were first introduced in this poem in 1823.
8. In 1968, fans of this NFL team pelted Santa with snowballs because they were embarrassed by their team's loss.
11. The image of Santa Claus, with the long white beard and winter gear, was largely based on this Norse god.
12. Santa sliding down the _____ was invented by the same guy who created the Headless Horseman.
13. In 1927, the U.S.government officially issued Santa this type of license so he could fly his sleigh legally.
15. Since 1014, all letters in the U.S. that are addressed to Santa go to the post office in this city in Indiana.

1. This character was not part of the Santa story until she was introduced in the 1849 story, "A Christmas Legend".
2. The Santa legend is based on the kindness of this saint from Turkey.
4. This Nordic country has not one, but THIRTEEN Santa-type characters!
5. Santa gets most of his letters from this European country.
6. Santa was declared a "mutant" in an issue of this Marvel comic book in 1991.
7. Santa has to make 842 million stops on Christmas Eve; to get to every house in that time period, his sleigh needs to move at 1,800 miles per _____.
9. The name Santa Claus is based on the Dutch name _____, which is a contracted form of St. Nicholas.
10. The most popular cookies left out for Santa are Oreos and ____________.
14. Santa had only worn red since 1931, when he appeared in an ad for this soda company.