Epiphany Trivia

Can you answer the following questions about Epiphany (and January 6th in general)

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Epiphany principally celebrates the visit of whom to the baby Jesus?
Name any of the three visitors who attended the baby Jesus on this day.
Name any of the three gifts that the above brought to the baby Jesus.
What celestial body did the visitors follow to be able to find the baby Jesus?
Which of the four Gospels of the New Testament is the only one to mention this visit?
Which Christmas carol, written by Rev. John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857, tells the story of this visit?
Which American writer wrote a short story about a couple who each sell their most prized possession to buy a gift for the other? The story's title refers to the above gift-giving.
Which US-born British writer wrote a 1927 poem, based on the journey of the visitors, which begins with the line 'A cold coming we had of it...'?
Who wrote the 1602 play Twelfth Night, or What You Will, originally written as an entertainment for the end of Christmas?
In Eastern Christianity, Epiphany is the sole commemoration of which milestone in Jesus' life (for which Epiphany in the Western Church is a subordinate celebration)?
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Western Christianity also uses Epiphany as a subordinate celebration for Jesus' first miracle at the Wedding at Cana, where he turned water into... what?
The Monday after Epiphany is known by what name (as it is traditionally the start of the English agricultural year)?
According to tradition, what should be removed from the house on or by Epiphany (as it is bad luck to keep them up after this date)?
In Italian folklore, which figure delivers gifts to children on Epiphany Eve?
In Ireland, January 6th is also known as 'Nollaig na mBan' or what?
In which Nordic country does January 6th see the last of the 'Yule Lads' depart (and also commemorate the end of the Christmas period)?
In which American state does Epiphany mark the start of the Carnival period?
In which European country are the traditional dances Mouriscadas and Paulitos performed on Epiphany?
On January 6th 1994, which American figure-skater was attacked by an assailant (hired by the ex-husband of her rival)?
Which American state was the 47th admitted to the Union on January 6th 1912?

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