Movies
Which 1990 Christmas classic started out as an idea that came to John Hughes while he was planning a family vacation?
Home Alone
What is hung on front doors?
A wreath
Name of the song that starts with Chestnuts roasting on an open fire?
The Christmas Song
What traditional Christmas dessert is shaped like a log?
Yule log
What toy is famous for the line, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” in A Christmas Story?
Red Ryder BB gun
What chocolaty drink powder was featured in the decoded message from Little Orphan Annie in the 1983 film, "A Christmas Story?"
Ovaltine
Metal early tinsel was made from?
Silver
Translating to “O Fir Tree” in English, the classic Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” originated in what country in 1824?
Germany
What landmark NYC event began as a way to celebrate Christmas and begins the Christmas season?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
What 1990s electronic toy required “feeding” and “cleaning” for survival?
Tamagotchi
Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in "A Christmas Story," makes an uncredited cameo appearance in Santa's workshop in what classic 2003 Christmas film?
Elf
Decoration originally made with real candles?
Christmas tree lights
Which Christmas song begins with the lyrics, “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style”?
“Silver Bells”
While some households enjoy eating a roasted ham during the holidays, it's become a unique tradition in Japan since the 1970s for surges of families to buy their Christmas dinners from what fast-food restaurant chain?
KFC
What 1980s toy line allowed children to build small vehicles and machines using interlocking rods, gears, and connectors? It was also used in the Sandlot.
Erection Set
What notable scene in “Elf” wasn’t scripted?
When Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) taps a man wearing a red sweatsuit along a New York City street and asks if he’s Santa Claus
What country popularized glass Christmas ornaments?
Germany
Fahoo Fores Dahoo Dores is a song sung by the Whos in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. What’s it actual name?
Welcome Christmas
Symbol of Christmas and originates from Mexico?
Poinsettia
What action figure was sold out everywhere in jingle all the way?
Turbo Man
What does the Grinch say after he checks his heart with the X-ray machine?
“Down a size and a half, this time I’m gonna keep it off”
What was the original purpose of tinsel on Christmas trees?
To reflect candlelight
Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving before being adapted for Christmas?
Jingle Bells
In Eastern Orthodox Christian countries, on what date is Christmas often celebrated?
January 7
What company’s model trains became iconic as Christmas gifts in the early 1900s?
Lionel