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Blixen<br \/>\nb. Rudolph<br \/>\nc. Comet<br \/>\nd. Dasher<\/p>\n<p>4.  What two states house a town named Santa Clause?<\/p>\n<p>a.  Arizona and Indiana<br \/>\nb. New Jersey and Louisiana<br \/>\nc. Hawaii and Arizona<br \/>\nd. Florida and Hawaii<\/p>\n<p>5. On what side of buildings do icicles form?<\/p>\n<p>a. North<br \/>\nb. South<br \/>\nc. East<br \/>\nd. West<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following proves Santa exists?<\/p>\n<p>a. Although no known species of reindeer can fly, there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, one of which could be the reindeer that Santa and a few privileged others have seen.<br \/>\nb. Since Santa does not give loot to Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Buddhist children, his workload is reduced by 15%.<br \/>\nc. Santa has not 24, but 31 hours to work with, thanks to different time zones and rotation of the earth.<br \/>\nd. Although all the above data is correct, it fails to prove anything.<\/p>\n<p>7.  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