Christmas Movies
In this hit from 2024, Chris Evans and The Rock save a kidnapped Santa Claus to save Christmas.
What is Red One?
The song "Believe" from polar express is sung by this famous artist (hint Robert does not enjoy listening to his voice.)
Who is Josh Groban?
“George Washington’s Christmas Day crossing of this river became one of the most iconic images in American history.
What is the Delaware River?
This king of Judea ordered the massacre of infant boys in Bethlehem after hearing of the birth of a rival “King of the Jews.”
Who is King Herod?
This country shares the tradition of feasting on KFC for their Christmas Dinner, however Colonel Sanders is called Taisa (大佐) Sanders here.
What is Japan?
The robbers in the first Home Alone have this nickname due to their leaving the water running in the houses they rob.
What are the wet bandits?
In the song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” these two animals are mentioned as gifts the singer doesn’t want.
What are crocodiles and rhinoceroseses?
In the famous WW1 Christmas Truce, soldiers came together and played this game.
What is soccer?
This angel appears by name in the Gospel of Luke to announce Jesus’ birth to Mary.
Who is Gabriel?
In this country, on December 6th, children leave shoes outside their doors with carrots for Sinterklaas's horses, and he then returns the favor by putting gifts in their shoes.
What is the Netherlands?
In the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street, the judge changes his verdict about Santa Claus after seeing this phrase circled on a dollar bill.
What is "In God We Trust"?
This song originated in Austria in 1818 performed with guitar for Christmas Eve Mass because the church organ was broken, it was also sung by soldiers at the Christmas Day Truce of WW1
What is Silent Night?
The flagship of Columbus’s first voyage sank on Christmas Day, sharing the first half of its name with St. Nick and the second half with the name sung repeatedly by Tony from West Side Story, this was the ship's name.
What is Santa Maria?
What are Luke and Matthew?
In this country, instead of Santa Claus, they receive presents from La Befana, a witch who rides a broomstick around bringing gifts to the good children.
What is Italy?
In Spirited, a musical twist on A Christmas Carol, Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell sing a song about this common everyday greeting that’s humorously turned into a vulgar insult.
What is Good Afternoon?
What is White Christmas by Bing Crosby?
On Christmas Day 1868, this U.S. president pardoned “all and every person” who had fought for the confederates from the charge of treason.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
For this purpose, Joseph and Mary traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
What is to be taxed/roman census?
In this country, they eat Risalamande, a rice pudding with a hidden almond, and the finder receives a special gift.
What is Denmark?
In White Christmas the Vermont Inn is owned by this retired general.
Who is General Waverly?
Carol of the Bells’ is based on the folk chant ‘Shchedryk,’ which originated in this Eastern European country.
What is Ukraine?
On Christmas eve 1968, astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders shared a Christmas broadcast from space reading passages from the bible during this NASA mission, the first mission where humans were able to see the far side of the moon.
What is Apollo 8?
As prophesied in Isaiah 7:14, Jesus was to receive this prophetic name meaning "God with us"
What is Emmanuel?