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This red-and-white striped candy was originally a straight white sugar stick before getting its iconic hook shape?

What is a “Candy Cane”

200

In this Southeast Asian country, the city of San Fernando is known as the "Christmas Capital" because it hosts a massive festival of Parols, or giant, ornate, star-shaped lanterns.

What is “The Philippines”

200

What is the famous line I invented that is sung with joy after grace at all Henrikson family dinners?

What is “Touchdown Wildcats!”

200

In the 1964 stop-motion special, this "misfit" elf doesn't want to make toys, he dreams of becoming a dentist.

Who is “Hermey”

200

While we often see them as eight pointed stars in decorations, every single snowflake in nature scientifically has exactly this many sides due to the way water molecules bond.

What is “Six sides”

400

In Japan, a 1974 "Kentucky for Christmas" marketing campaign was so successful that millions of families now pre-order this specific fast-food meal weeks in advance for their holiday dinner.

What is “KFC”

400

To prevent mischievous spirits or witches from stealing them for a midnight ride, families in this Scandinavian country traditionally hide all the brooms in their house on Christmas Eve.

What is “Norway”

400

How did I dislocate my leg?

What is “Tieg dragging me across the floor”

400

Every year from 1963 to 1969, The Beatles recorded exclusive holiday greetings, skits, and songs for their fan club members that were distributed on these thin, flexible vinyl records.

What is “Flexi Disc”

400

Arctic reindeer are the only mammals known to change their eye color with the seasons, their eyes turn from golden in the summer to this deep color in the winter to capture more light in the darkness.

What is “Blue”

600

Although he didn't invent the "three-bird roast," this legendary NFL broadcaster made the Cajun Turducken a national phenomenon after he was served one in a New Orleans booth during a game in 1997.

Who is “John Madden”

600

To avoid the traffic on Christmas Eve, the government in Caracas, Venezuela, traditionally closes the streets so that residents can travel to early morning church services using this specific mode of transportation.

What is “Roller skating”

600

What elementary school did I originally go to before switching to Lineweaver?

What is “Whitmore Elementary”

600

While Boris Karloff narrated the 1966 animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas! the deep-voiced singer of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was actually this man, who also voiced Tony the Tiger for over 50 years.

Who is “Thurl Ravenscroft”

600

Before modern plastic, the first mass-produced artificial Christmas trees in the 1930s were famously made by the Addis Brush Company using the same machinery they used to manufacture this bathroom item.

What is “Toilet Brush”

800

Now a holiday staple in over 20 million households, this side dish was originally created in 1955 by a home economist at the Campbell Soup Company as an everyday recipe.

What is “Green Bean Casserole”

800

In Iceland, children are visited over the 13 nights leading up to Christmas by a group of mischievous, troll-like brothers known by this collective name.

Who are “The Yule Lads

800

This funny quote was said by a 6 year old me, in a very old youtube video on my old youtube channel.

What is “Wangchangala”

800

In a heartwarming 1988 Christmas strip, Hobbes who normally only cares about tuna surprises Calvin by giving him a gift of three cans of this specific seafood, which Calvin confusedly but graciously accepts.

What is “Salmon”

800

To achieve the incredible speeds needed to visit every home on Earth in one night, scientists calculate that Rudolph’s nose would actually appear this color to someone watching him approach due to the Doppler Effect.

What is “Violet”

1000

This paper-thin Icelandic holiday bread, known as Laufabraud, is historically made with a limited amount of flour and decorated with intricate, hand-carved geometric patterns that resemble snowflakes.

What is “Leaf Bread”

1000

During the Christmas season in Ethiopia, men and boys play a traditional, high-energy sport that is remarkably similar to this modern winter Olympic game.

What is “Field Hockey”

1000

Who is my favorite WWE wrestler of all time? (Multiple answers available)

A. Who is “Jeff Hardy”

B. Who is “Devon/Bubba Ray/Spike Dudley

C. Mick Foley/Dude Love/Mankind/Cactus Jack

D. Rey Mysterio 

1000

This child actor was only nine years old when he first voiced the title character in the 1965 special A Charlie Brown Christmas, later in life, he famously honored the role by getting a tattoo of Charlie Brown and Snoopy on his arm.


Who is “Peter Robbins”

1000

A temporary painful form of blinding that is caused by the UV rays from the sun, bouncing off of snow, this often occurs most to free climbers, hikers, and guides.

(Scientific name please)

What is “Photokeratitis”

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