Movies
Legends
Songs
Toys
Facts
100

What holiday movie includes a cameo by Donald Trump?

What is “Home Alone 2”?

100

According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?

What are candy canes?

100

In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?

What is an old silk hat?

100

Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?

What is The Elf on the Shelf?

100

In the United States, over 2 billion of these are sent each year at Christmastime.

What are Christmas cards?

200

What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special?

Who is Clarice?

200

In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?

What is Hansel and Gretel?

200

How many reindeer are featured in the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas?”

What is Eight? (no Rudolph!)

200

What brand of scooter was a must-have Christmas gift for children in 2000?

What is Razor?

200

The charity Toys for Tots is run by the reserve force of what branch of the U.S. military?

What is The Marines?

300

Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”

Who is Jimmy Stewart?

300

According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?

Who is Krampus?

300

In the Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there eleven of?

What is Pipers piping?

300

In 1996, what toy with origins in Sesame Street was a sensation at Christmastime?

What is Tickle Me Elmo?

300

In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?

What is Japan?

400

In “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” who played Scrooge? Hint: It wasn’t a muppet.

Who is Michael Caine?

400

According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers? Hint: They weren’t toys.

What is Gold coins?

400

In the song “Santa Baby,” the singer asks for a deed to what?

What is A platinum mine?

400

Which gaming system made its debut in time for Christmas 2005?

What is Xbox 360?

400

What environmentalist U.S. president banned Christmas trees at the White House?

Who is President Theodore Roosevelt?

500

According to the Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups?

What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?

500

According to some scholars, the tradition of leaving out milk and cookies for Santa is rooted in which ancient mythology?

What is Norse mythology? (Legend says that children would leave out gifts for Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged horse)

500

What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?

What is “Jingle Bells”?

500

Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.

What is Teddy Ruxpin?

500

In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?

What is Turkey?

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