Tinsel
What holiday was the song "Jingle Bells" originally made for?
Thanksgiving
How many billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. each year?
3 billion
About how many individual pieces of wood does it take to assemble a violin?
70 pieces
How much money did the world's most expensive violin go for?
$23 million
The carved wood piece at the top of a violin is called this
Scroll
Playing the violin can burn up to how many calories in an hour
Who crafted violins in the 17th and 18th centuries that now sell for millions?
Antonio Stradivari
About how big was the world's largest snowflake?
38 cm
What common fast food does Japan eat for dinner on Christmas?
KFC
What fruit shaped ornament do families in Germany hide in their tree?
Pickle Ornament
What country do candy canes originate from?
Germany
Early violin strings were made from what farm animal intestines?
Sheep
The world's tallest Christmas tree was in what city of the U.S.?
Seattle
What two types of wood are mainly used to make violins?
Spruce and maple wood
What two animals were used to make bow hair?
Pigs and boars
How many standard sizes do violins come in?
8 sizes
What state in the U.S. banned Christmas in 1649?
Massachusetts
What plant with vibrant red and green do people typically decorate their houses with during Christmas time? (HINT: We are selling these for music boosters)
Poinsettias
What is it called when a musician uses their finger to pluck a string?
Pizzicato
TRUE OR FALSE: Candy canes have always been red and white
False; they used to have plain all white candy canes.
TRUE OR FALSE: Christmas used to be called Feast of the Nativity
True
This Christmas icon was originally invented for a department store
Rudolph
The clef that violins read in is called
Treble clef
This country has 13 Santas
Iceland
What is the most recorded carol?
Silent Night