Christmas Movies
In "Home Alone" this city is where Kevin's family accidentally travels without him.
What is Paris
In Mexico, children break these decorated paper containers filled with candy during Christmas celebrations.
What are piñatas?
"Jingle Bells" was originally written for this holiday, not Christmas.
What is Thanksgiving
Water freezes at this temperature in Celsius.
What is 0 degrees (or 32 degrees Fahrenheit)?
Santa Claus is based on this real Christian saint from Turkey who was known for giving gifts to the poor.
Who is Saint Nicholas (or St. Nick)?
This grumpy green character's heart grows three sizes in one day.
Who is the Grinch?
This country celebrates Christmas by eating KFC as a popular holiday tradition.
What is Japan?
In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this many ladies are dancing.
What is nine?
Every snowflake has this many sides or points due to the molecular structure of ice crystals
What is six?
The tradition of hanging stockings comes from a legend where St. Nicholas dropped gold coins down a chimney and they landed in these items drying by the fire.
What are socks (or stockings)?
In "Elf," Buddy travels from the North Pole to this major U.S. city to find his father.
What is New York City?
In this Scandinavian country, a giant straw goat is built in the town of Gävle every Christmas (and sometimes burned down illegally).
What is Sweden?
This pop star released "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 1994, and it still dominates holiday playlists today.
Who is Mariah Carey
This phenomenon occurs when water droplets in clouds freeze and causes slippery winter precipitation.
What is freezing rain (or ice/sleet)?
This company's advertising in the 1930s helped popularize the modern red-and-white image of Santa Claus.
What is Coca-Cola?
This Tim Allen movie features a clause that makes him become Santa after putting on the suit.
What is "The Santa Clause"?
Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration in Latin America that reenacts Mary and Joseph's search for this.
What is shelter (or an inn)?
"Carol of the Bells" is based on a folk song from this Eastern European country.
What is Ukraine?
The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs around this date in December.
What is December 21st (accept 20th-22nd)?
The Christmas tree tradition came from this European country, where Martin Luther supposedly first added candles to trees.
What is Germany?
In "A Christmas Story," Ralphie wants this specific type of BB gun for Christmas.
What is a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle?
In Iceland, 13 troll-like characters called the Yule Lads visit children on the 13 nights before Christmas, leaving gifts in shoes placed on this.
What are windowsills?
In "The Little Drummer Boy," the boy plays his drum for the baby Jesus because he has no gift to bring, and this character gives him permission to play.
What is Mary?
This atmospheric optical phenomenon creates colorful rings or arcs around the sun or moon in cold weather when light refracts through ice crystals.
What is a halo (or sun dog/moon dog)?
Congress declared Christmas a federal holiday in the United States in this year during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
What is 1870?