Christmas Story Specifics
Obscure Objects
Tricky Trivia
100

Who issued the decree that a census must be taken in the Roman Empire?

Who is: Caesar Augustus?

100

Despite their toxicity, both of these plants are Christmas classics when it comes to decorating.

What is: holly and mistletoe?

100

How tall is the average Christmas tree?

What is: 6-7 feet?

200
Who told the shepherds of Jesus' birth?

Who is: an angel of the Lord?

200

Parchment covered in the writing equivalent of food coloring.

What is: wrapping paper?

200

Which U.S. President made Christmas a national holiday?

Who is: Ulysses S. Grant?

300

Where were Mary and Joseph before they left for Bethlehem?

What is: Nazareth?

300

Edison would be proud of these miniature versions of his famous creation, all strung together in a coil.

What is: Christmas lights?

300

Which state was the first to recognize Christmas as a holiday?

What is: Alabama?

400

Which Gospels contain the Christmas Story?

What are: Matthew and Luke?

400

Give me a shake and powdery fluff will descend - watch it fall and do it all over again.

What is: a snow globe?

400

How long does it take for a Christmas tree to grow before being sold?

What is: ~15 years?

500

Luke says that Herod was not a king, but a ____.

What is: tetrarch?

500

They come in different shapes and sizes, all to be suspended from a spiky conifer.

What are: ornaments?

500

How many candy canes are sold on average during the Christmas season?

What is: over 1,700,000,000?

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