Fun Facts
About Raleigh
About Raleigh
The city of Raleigh, NC, is named after this man
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
The movie Miracle on 34th Street mostly takes place in this department store
What is Macy's?
Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm...
What is "All is bright"?
Pi out to the fifth decimal point
What is 3.14159?
This country calls Santa Father Christmas
What is England?
(UK, Britain, etc, also acceptable)
This science-dedicated facility, located near Raleigh, is the home to over 300 STEM focused businesses
Who is Cupid?
Till, ringing, singing, on its way, the world revolved from night to day, a voice, a chime, a chant sublime...
This is measured in joules
This country calls Santa Pere Noel
The name of the Carolina Hurricanes before their move to Raleigh
Vision of this fruit dance in the heads of children in the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
What are sugar plums?
One bitten and twice shy, I keep my distance
What is "but you still catch my eye"?
The length of an Olympic size swimming pool in meters
What is 50 meters?
That country calls Santa called Ded Moroz
What is Russia?
Opened in 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater has been renamed to this
What is Red Hat Amphitheater?
The tradition of putting up Christmas trees began in this country
What is Germany?
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it in town
Santa, make him hurry...
What is "Tell him he can take the freeway down"?
What is "before anyone else"?
This country calls Santa Noel Babba
What is Turkey
Raleigh has five official "sister cities." This sister city is the only one located in Africa.
What is Nairobi, Kenya?
In the movie Elf, this is the first rule in The Code of the Elves
What is "Treat everyday like Christmas"?
the church bells in town
(Christmas) are ringing in song
(Christmas)...
What is "full of happy sounds"?
One of the five "mother sauces" of French cuisine, this sauce is made from butter, flour, and milk
What is bechamel?
This country calls Santa Sinterklaas
What is the Netherlands?