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1What fruit is customarily placed in Christmas stockings?
Answer An orange.
2How do we say Merry Christmas in Spanish?
Answer Feliz Navidad.
3In A Charlie Brown Christmas, which carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end?
Answer “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”
4Who is credited with making the inaugural batch of Christmas cards?
Answer Sir Henry Cole.
5What was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?
Answer A button.
6What Christmas decoration was initially made from strands of silver?
Answer Tinsel.
7What beverage is often left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
Answer Milk.
8What type of tree is typically used as a Christmas tree?
Answer A fir tree.
9How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh according to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer Eight, plus Rudolph.
10Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Answer Charles Dickens.
11What plant is commonly associated with Christmas and has white berries?
Answer Mistletoe.
12What holiday drink is made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped eggs, and sometimes alcohol?
Answer Eggnog.
13What’s another name for Santa Claus?
Answer Kris Kringle.
14What snack is often left out for Santa with milk?
Answer Cookies.
15What item is typically placed at the top of a Christmas tree?
Answer A star or an angel.
A little more reflection, same excitement.
16Which words complete this classic carol: “Silent night, holy night”?
Answer “All is calm; all is bright.”
17Following “The stars are brightly shining” in “O Holy Night,” what verse comes next?
Answer “It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.”
18What was the first song broadcast from space?
Answer Jingle Bells (1965).
19In Jingle Bell Rock, what are the characters doing in the frosty air?
Answer Dancing and prancing.
20What Christmas plant is known to be an aphrodisiac?
Answer Mistletoe.
21Who starred as George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer James Stewart.
22What country started the Christmas tree tradition?
Answer Germany.
23Who invented the first-ever Christmas cards in 1843?
Answer Sir Henry Cole.
24What color are the berries of mistletoe?
Answer White.
25What type of calendar is used to count down to Christmas?
Answer Advent calendar.
26How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Answer Four.
27What popular holiday drink contains eggs?
Answer Eggnog.
28What plant associated with Christmas can be poisonous to pets?
Answer Poinsettia.
29In Santa Baby, what car does the singer ask for?
Answer A '54 convertible, light blue.
30What do people traditionally do under mistletoe?
Answer Kiss.
For the seasoned trivia rivals.
31What was Jingle Bells titled initially?
Answer “One Horse Open Sleigh.”
32What momentous event took place on December 25, 1776?
Answer George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River.
33In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie desperately want?
Answer A Red Ryder BB gun.
34What historical event is known as the ‘Christmas Truce’?
Answer World War I soldiers observed Christmas Day together in 1914.
35What country annually donates a Christmas tree to London’s Trafalgar Square?
Answer Norway.
36How many real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. annually?
Answer 25–30 million.
37In which modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Answer Turkey — the same place our mosaic lamps come from.
38What color are Santa’s gloves?
Answer White.
39What Christmas carol does Scrooge particularly dislike?
Answer “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.”
40What’s the best-selling Christmas movie of all time?
Answer Home Alone.
Iconic films, iconic lines.
41What’s the name of the young boy forgotten at home in Home Alone?
Answer Kevin McCallister.
42Which actor portrayed Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause?
Answer Tim Allen.
43In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what does Clark Griswold want to achieve with his lights?
Answer The best-decorated house on the block.
44Who played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action film?
Answer Jim Carrey.
45In The Muppet Christmas Carol, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge?
Answer Michael Caine.
46Who plays George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life?
Answer James Stewart.
47What is the first rule in the Code of Elves in Elf?
Answer Treat every day like Christmas.
48What movie features the famous line, “You’ll shoot your eye out”?
Answer A Christmas Story.
49What is the “first gift of Christmas” in The Polar Express?
Answer A bell from Santa’s sleigh.
50What actor plays Buddy in Elf?
Answer Will Ferrell.
Name that tune (and its trivia).
51Which Christmas song has sold the most copies worldwide?
Answer “White Christmas” — over 50 million.
52What diamond-certified holiday single was released by Mariah Carey?
Answer “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
53Who sang Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree at just 13 years old?
Answer Brenda Lee.
54What kind of car does the singer ask for in Santa Baby?
Answer A '54 convertible, light blue.
55In I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, where does the child see them kissing?
Answer Underneath the mistletoe.
56Which song includes the lyrics “Pa rum pum pum pum”?
Answer The Little Drummer Boy.
57Who wrote “Here Comes Santa Claus”?
Answer Gene Autry.
58In Jingle Bells, what vehicle is “dashing through the snow”?
Answer A one-horse open sleigh.
59What song asks, “Do you see what I see?”
Answer Do You Hear What I Hear?
60Which Christmas song became the first broadcast from space in 1965?
Answer Jingle Bells.
Traditions from every corner.
61Which ancient Roman celebration influenced many Christmas customs?
Answer Saturnalia.
62Where do people gift books on Christmas Eve and read them with chocolate?
Answer Iceland.
63In Bolivia, what animal is commonly brought to Christmas Eve mass?
Answer Llamas.
64Which country traditionally eats KFC on Christmas?
Answer Japan.
65What is celebrated with candlelight processions during the nine days before Christmas in Mexico?
Answer Las Posadas.
66In which country do people celebrate with a meal called Réveillon?
Answer France.
67What country is known for lighting advent candles each Sunday of December?
Answer Germany.
68What country decorates with straw goats and ornaments?
Answer Sweden.
69In Australia, what season is it during Christmas?
Answer Summer.
70In Finland, what animal is believed to bring presents, similar to Santa?
Answer The Yule Goat.
The man, the myth, the sleigh team.
71From whom does the character of Santa Claus take inspiration?
Answer St. Nicholas, a third-century monk.
72How did Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer come into existence?
Answer A 1939 Montgomery Ward promotion.
73What name bears Rudolph’s offspring?
Answer Robbie the Reindeer.
74What reindeer is named after a symbol of love?
Answer Cupid.
75How many reindeer does Santa traditionally have, including Rudolph?
Answer Nine.
Feasts, sweets, and eggnog lore.
76What is the typical quantity of turkey consumed per person at Christmas?
Answer 1.5 pounds.
77Which historical figure initiated the tradition of eating turkey at Christmas?
Answer King Henry VIII.
78What is a Bûche de Noël?
Answer A traditional French yule log cake.
79What spice is typically used in gingerbread?
Answer Ginger.
80What type of pie is popular during Christmas and Thanksgiving?
Answer Pumpkin pie.
81Which country is known for stollen, a fruit-filled Christmas bread?
Answer Germany.
82What sweet treat is often made into houses during Christmas?
Answer Gingerbread.
83In which country is eggnog believed to have originated?
Answer England.
84What dried fruit is often used in Christmas pudding?
Answer Raisins.
85What cake is often soaked in rum and decorated with marzipan?
Answer Christmas fruitcake.
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