Quick! Timed Questions
Name a fruit for each of the following colors in one minute:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, and Brown
Bonus: Can you name a black fruit?
Where does Kevin live in Home Alone?
Chicago, Illinois
Bonus: Where was the family headed in Home Alone 2 when Kevin ends up on a flight to NYC?
Name the farm hosting a big festival every year that includes a lit forest path, Christmas tree raffles, hot cocoa, adoptable pups and kitties, and miniature ponies?
The Chickadee Hill Farms tree festival
Bonus: What other super special occasion took place here for the Van Horn family?
This tradition has been adapted into a fun, romantic notion that occurs only when two people happen to be caught beneath this in a doorway or other entrance
Hanging mistletoe; Kissing under mistletoe
Bonus: True or false - mistletoe is a parasite
Name all of the pets belonging to everyone in the room.
Tucker, Riley, Luna, Lenny, Ani, Mandy, Tuba
Bonus: name Ani and Mandy's "blue" bff
You have 30 seconds . . . list off all the Christmas Movies that you can!
Bonus: Did you mention Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
What country is known for enjoying KFC for their 'traditional' Christmas meal?
Japan
Name the tradition that typically takes place during Thanksgiving to kick off the Christmas season for the Van Horn family?
Putting up the tree with all the ornaments!
Name at least 2 items that people used to decorate their trees with, but has since been dropped as tradition
Cranberry strings, popcorn strings, tinsel, lit candles
Pick 3 States that are not NC . . . .
Now name their capitals!
You have 30 seconds . . . . name at least 5 of the 12 gifts received by "my true love" in the 12 Days of Christmas song
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
What country is known for their month-long Christmas markets?
Germany
Name the place where the Van Horns have a yearly feast that originated with practicing good manners as kids?
Epic (or Flemings)
Name at least one item that originally was placed into the stockings of good children?
Fruits, nuts, simple toys, gold coins
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Name all of Santa's reindeer in under a minute (hint . . . there's 9)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
In what ocean is Christmas Island located?
The Indian Ocean
Name the specific go-tos made just for Christmas breakfast
Coffee, overnight rolls, egg casserole, cinnamon buns, coffee cake, and bacon
This tradition included the practice of selecting the perfect piece of wood that would burn in a fireplace for multiple days starting on Christmas Eve, and has since been adapted into a delicious French dessert of the same name.
The Yule Log
What does "DJ" stand for in relation to music?
Disc Jockey
Name at least 3 of the characters or food themes that Clara visits in Act II of a traditional Nutcracker ballet performance in 30 seconds.
Sugar Plum Fairy, Spanish dancers (Chocolate), Arabian dancers (Coffee), Chinese dancers (Tea), Russian dancers (Candy Canes), Danish shepherdesses / French mirliton players (Marzipan), or Mother Ginger and her children, Angels or Fairies, Dewdrop, Flower dancers, the Nutcracker Prince
Some countries celebrate Krampus Night on December 5th, which is a tradition that tells of a horned anthropomorphic figure named Krampus who accompanies St. Nicholas to punish naughty children with birch rods. Name one of the countries that celebrates Krampus Night
Austria, Bavaria, Bosnia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Slovakia, or Slovenia.
Name the yearly tradition that involves colorful homemade icing and sugary sweets?
Decorating the sugar cookies
Now known as "caroling", this tradition depicted groups of people drinking warm, spiced wines and going door to door to spread cheer during the cold winter season. It didn't incorporate singing until much later, and was originally called what?
Wassailing
Name all the states that start with the letter M (hint . . . there's 8)
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana