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1. St. Nicholas was the bishop of what region?
2. In which of these countries does St. Nicholas traditionally put a present under children's pillows on St. Nicholas day?
3. When is St. Nicholas Day observed by Eastern churches using the old calendar?
4. In what country do children put out a clog and then fill it with hay and a carrot for St. Nicholas's horse?
5. In a legend originating in France, St. Nicholas revived two children who were killed, salted, and put in a barrel by what figure?
6. In what country, where St. Nicholas is known as Shen'Kollë, do Christians abstain from meat on the eve of St. Nicholas Day and then feast on lamb after midnight?
7. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of many things. Which is NOT traditionally one of them?
8. In what country do celebrants traditionally eat a carp wrapped in dough on St. Nicholas Day?
9. Which of these denominations is MOST likely to observe St. Nicholas Day?
10. In Slovenia, if kids misbehave, on St. Nicholas day, what do their parents receive?
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