Christmas Traditions
Holiday Music
Christmas Around the World
Christmas Movies & Literature
Winter Vocabulary
100

What do we call the festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open and contain a small gift?

Christmas Cracker

100

When was All I Want For Christmas released?

1994

100

The modern Christmas tree originated from this country

Germany

100

What is considered to be the saddest moment in Love Actually?

When Emma Thompson's character realizes her husband has been unfaithful.

100

How do you call the machine that cleans the snow off the roads?

snow-sweeper

200

These red-and-white striped sweets are shaped like walking sticks.

Candy Canes


200

What is the name of the band that wrote the song Last Christmas?

Wham!

200

In this country, Christmas dinner often includes KFC due to a long-running marketing campaign.

Japan

200

What is the name of the two ladies in Holiday?

Iris and Amanda

200

Hanging spike of ice

Icicle

300

This plant is hung in doorways, and people kiss beneath it.

Mistletoe

300

This classic carol features the line “Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.”

Deck the Halls

300

In this Nordic country, children believe in a Christmas goat called the Julbock.

Sweden

300

Where was Home Alone shot?

In the Chicago area

300

Injury to body tissue from extreme cold.

Frostbite

400

Which country celebrates Christmas with an all-night rollerskating festival?

Venezuela

400

Which word is missing from the famous line of Cliff Richard's Christmas song?

Christmas time, ................. and wine.

Mistletoe

400

In which part of the world do people serve 12 kinds of fish at Christmas Eve?

Sicily

400

This animated movie features a magical train journey to the North Pole. Who gives his voice to the main character?

Tom Hanks

400

A bank of deep snow piled up by the wind.

snowdrift

500

Which country has the tradition of hiding all brooms on Christmas Eve to prevent witches from steeling them?

Norway

500

What is the most commonly sung Christmas song in the world?

Jingle Bells

500

In this country, the “Yule Lads” visit children during the 13 nights before Christmas and leave items in shoes.

Iceland

500

Who wrote The Nutcracker and when?

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in 1892

500

Fresh and cool air quality

Crisp

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