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Christmas

Get ready to jingle all the way with the Christmas Trivia Game, a merry blend of knowledge, laughter, and holiday cheer!

Christmas

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  • In "Home Alone," where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?Answer: Paris

  • Which reindeer is known for his red shiny nose?Answer: Rudolph

  • In the song "Jingle Bells," what kind of sleigh is mentioned?Answer: One-Horse Open Sleigh

  • What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?Answer: A star or an angel

  • What is the name of the main character in the movie "Elf"?Answer: Buddy

  • Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?Answer: Germany

  • In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what is given on the 5th day?Answer: Five Gold Rings

  • What did the Grinch steal in Dr. Seuss's book?Answer: Christmas

  • In which city did "Miracle on 34th Street" take place?Answer: New York City

  • What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?Answer: "Jingle Bells"

  • Who tried to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from "the Who's"?Answer: The Grinch

  • What do children leave out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?Answer: Cookies and milk

  • What kind of calendar counts down to Christmas Day?Answer: Advent calendar

  • In which Christmas movie does Tim Allen play a character that accidentally becomes Santa?Answer: "The Santa Clause"

  • Which Christmas song contains the lyric "All is calm, all is bright"?Answer: "Silent Night"

  • What is the name of the Grinch's dog in How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Answer: Max

  • What popular Christmas drink is also known as “milk punch”?
    Answer: Eggnog

  • What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
    Answer: A coin

  • What are the two most common colors associated with Christmas?
    Answer: Red and Green

  • Which country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?
    Answer: Germany

  • What holiday drink features sugar, milk, and whipped cream, often served with nutmeg?
    Answer: Hot Chocolate

  • What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out of?
    Answer: A button

  • Which reindeer’s name starts with the letter "B"?
    Answer: Blitzen

  • In The Polar Express, what beverage is served to the children?
    Answer: Hot chocolate

  • What Christmas decoration is made from a circular evergreen branch?
    Answer: A wreath

  • What type of plant is often referred to as the "Christmas flower"?
    Answer: Poinsettia

  • What is the name of the ballet traditionally performed around Christmas?
    Answer: The Nutcracker

  • What red-suited figure is said to live at the North Pole?
    Answer: Santa Claus

  • What carol begins with “God rest ye merry, gentlemen”?
    Answer: "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

  • What is Santa Claus called in France?
    Answer: Père Noël

  • What item is traditionally placed at the top of a Christmas tree?
    Answer: A star or an angel

  • What does Santa traditionally use to deliver presents?
    Answer: A sleigh

  • What popular Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
    Answer: "Jingle Bells"

  • Which country is known for sending a giant Christmas tree to London every year?
    Answer: Norway

  • What do people traditionally hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill?
    Answer: Stockings

  • What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
    Answer: Clarice

  • In which ocean is Christmas Island located?
    Answer: Indian Ocean

  • What is the most famous Christmas ballet of all time?
    Answer: The Nutcracker

  • Which three colors are traditionally used in Christmas decorations?
    Answer: Red, green, and gold

  • What kind of pies are traditionally left out for Santa in the UK?
    Answer: Mince pies

  • In "A Christmas Carol," what was the first name of Scrooge?Answer: Ebenezer

  • Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?Answer: Saint Nicholas

  • In "It's a Wonderful Life," what happens every time a bell rings?Answer: An angel gets its wings

  • Which country is credited with the creation of the Christmas beverage, eggnog?Answer: England

  • What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?Answer: The Nutcracker

  • In the song "Winter Wonderland," what do we call the snowman?Answer: Parson Brown

  • On the 8th day of Christmas, what gift is given according to the song?Answer: Eight maids a-milking

  • What plant is known as the Christmas Star?Answer: Poinsettia

  • In "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation," what did Clark Griswold plan to buy with his Christmas bonus?Answer: A swimming pool

  • Which country is known for giving the USA the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree most years?Answer: Canada

  • Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?Answer: Charles Dickens

  • What were Frosty the Snowman’s last words?Answer: "I'll be back again someday."

  • In "The Muppet Christmas Carol," who played Scrooge?Answer: Michael Caine

  • Which ocean is Christmas Island located in?Answer: Indian Ocean

  • What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?Answer: Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

  • In "Love Actually," which character is in love with Juliet?Answer: Mark

  • What is the name of the main villain in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?Answer: Oogie Boogie

  • Which Christmas song was the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?Answer: "Jingle Bells"

  • In the movie "Elf," what is the first rule of The Code of Elves?Answer: "Treat every day like Christmas."

  • What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?Answer: "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby

  • What is the meaning of the word "Noel" in French?
    Answer: Christmas

  • Which U.S. state was the first to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
    Answer: Alabama

  • What were Frosty the Snowman's first words?
    Answer: "Happy Birthday!"

  • What do the "Twelve Days of Christmas" actually represent?
    Answer: The period between Christmas Day and Epiphany (January 6th)

  • What traditional Christmas plant is also known as “Viscum”?
    Answer: Mistletoe

  • Which popular Christmas candy was invented in Germany to resemble a shepherd's staff?
    Answer: Candy canes

  • In which country is Christmas celebrated by eating KFC?
    Answer: Japan

  • In the movie Elf, what is Buddy's favorite food group?
    Answer: Candy

  • What is the origin of the Advent calendar?
    Answer: 19th-century Germany

  • What is the title of Charles Dickens' famous Christmas story?
    Answer: A Christmas Carol

  • What holiday-themed movie is the highest-grossing of all time?
    Answer: The Grinch (2018)

  • What does the red color of poinsettias symbolize?
    Answer: The blood of Christ

  • Which saint is associated with the modern Santa Claus?
    Answer: Saint Nicholas

  • What drink is named after the Italian word for "hot"?
    Answer: Mulled wine (Vino Caldo)

  • What is the English translation of the carol "O Tannenbaum"?
    Answer: "O Christmas Tree"

  • Who stole Christmas in the Dr. Seuss story?
    Answer: The Grinch

  • What city claims to be the "Christmas Capital of the World"?
    Answer: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

  • What traditional Christmas dish is made of dried fruit and spices?
    Answer: Fruitcake

  • What is the highest-grossing Christmas song of all time?
    Answer: "White Christmas"

  • Which country began the custom of gift-giving on Christmas Eve?
    Answer: Italy

  • What is Santa’s real name in Dutch tradition?
    Answer: Sinterklaas

  • What is the name of the villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
    Answer: Oogie Boogie

  • Which bird is traditionally eaten for Christmas dinner in the UK?
    Answer: Turkey

  • What animal is associated with Christmas in Australia?
    Answer: Kangaroo

  • What does the term “Xmas” stand for?
    Answer: Christ’s Mass (with “X” derived from the Greek letter Chi, meaning Christ)

  • What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?Answer: Tinsel

  • Which Christmas song's second verse starts with "See the blazing Yule before us"?Answer: "Deck the Halls"

  • What was the original title for the popular Christmas song, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?Answer: "Have Yourself a Blessed Little Christmas"

  • In the movie "A Christmas Story," what is the name of the neighbors whose dogs eat the Christmas turkey?Answer: The Bumpuses

  • Who composed the music for "The Nutcracker"?Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  • In which modern country was St. Nicholas born?Answer: Turkey

  • What word, beginning with 'Z', represents a Christmas pastry from Slovenia?Answer: Potica

  • Which president was the first to decorate the White House Christmas tree?Answer: Franklin Pierce

  • In which language was "Silent Night" originally written?Answer: German (as "Stille Nacht")

  • What is the significance of a Yule Log?Answer: It's a special log burnt on Christmas Eve symbolizing light and warmth

  • In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge?Answer: Jacob Marley

  • Which Christmas song was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis and is a plea for peace?Answer: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

  • What is the name of the little girl in most versions of "The Nutcracker"?Answer: Clara

  • What is the traditional Christmas meal in Japan?Answer: KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

  • Which U.S. state was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday?Answer: Oklahoma

  • What fruit is used to make a traditional Christingle?Answer: Orange

  • In "White Christmas," what is the name of the inn owned by the retired general?Answer: Columbia Inn

  • Which pope declared December 25 as the official celebration date for Christmas?Answer: Pope Julius I

  • In which country did Silent Night originate?Answer: Austria

  • What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy during Christmas?Answer: Panettone

  • What is the name of the horse mentioned in "Jingle Bells"?
    Answer: Bobtail

  • What year did NORAD start tracking Santa on Christmas Eve?
    Answer: 1955

  • Which two U.S. states have towns called Christmas?
    Answer: Florida and Michigan

  • What is the largest Christmas market in Europe?
    Answer: Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt, Germany

  • What was the original use of Christmas crackers in Victorian England?
    Answer: To contain small toys, trinkets, or jokes

  • What unusual weather event happened on Christmas Day in 1776?
    Answer: George Washington crossed the Delaware River during a snowstorm

  • What is the Icelandic Christmas tradition involving the “Yule Cat”?
    Answer: The Yule Cat eats those who don’t receive new clothes for Christmas.

  • What was the first song broadcast from space on Christmas Eve?
    Answer: "Jingle Bells"

  • In which country does the "Gävle Goat" Christmas tradition occur?
    Answer: Sweden

  • What is Santa Claus called in Russia?
    Answer: Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost)

  • What year was "Silent Night" first performed?
    Answer: 1818

  • What is the name of the Italian Christmas witch?
    Answer: La Befana

  • What century was the term "Christmas" first recorded?
    Answer: 11th century

  • Which country celebrates "Little Christmas" on January 6th?
    Answer: Ireland

  • What was the first Christmas movie ever made?
    Answer: Santa Claus (1898)

  • What dish is often eaten during the Christmas season in Venezuela, involving cornmeal and plantains?
    Answer: Hallacas

  • What is the traditional role of the Krampus in Central European folklore?
    Answer: To punish naughty children

  • Which American president declared Christmas a federal holiday?
    Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

  • What is the traditional Christmas bread in Italy called?
    Answer: Panettone

  • Which Nordic country has a tradition of watching Donald Duck on Christmas Eve?
    Answer: Sweden

  • What is the name of the star constellation associated with the Christmas Star?
    Answer: Sirius (The Dog Star)

  • What was the original flavor of candy canes?
    Answer: Peppermint

  • What Christmas figure is associated with punishing children in France?
    Answer: Père Fouettard

  • What is the ancient Roman festival celebrated around the time of Christmas?
    Answer: Saturnalia

  • What animal delivers presents in Syria on Christmas Eve?
    Answer: A camel

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