CHRISTMAS SONGS
CHRISTMAS HISTORY
CHRISTMAS MOVIES
CHRISTMAS STORIES
CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALISM
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Originally written by James Pierpont in 1857, for Thanksgiving not Christmas, this song was originally called One Horse Open Sleigh.
What is Jingle Bells?
100
The three wise men who visited Mary and Joseph when Jesus was born gave these as gifts.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
100
Two men broke into a house and had A LOT of trouble in this movie
What is Home Alone?
100
The author of A Christmas Carol
Who is Charles Dickens?
100
Though Santa Claus has worn blue and white and green in the past, his traditional red suit arguably was popularized from a 1930s ad by this beverage company.
What is Coca-Cola?
200
The lyrics to this song go like this, "The fire is slowly dying, and, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing.
What is Let it Snow?
200
We frequently abbreviate Christmas as X-mas because of ancient tradition. X is the Greek letter “chi” which is an abbreviation for this word in Greek
What is "Christ"?
200
The Name of the Grinch's dog
What is Max?
200
Scrooge's first name
What is Ebenezer?
200
Japanese people traditionally eat at this chain for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign 40 years ago. Hint: This joint does not sell burgers
What is KFC? It is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance
300
The lyrics to this song go like this "Where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow"
What is White Christmas?
300
Santa Claus, or St Nikolas of Myra, was born in this country.
What is Turkey?
300
In The Polar Express movie, this sort of "liquid refreshment" is dispensed to the children during their trip
What is Hot Chocolate?
300
The name of the little girl in Frosty the Snowman.
What is Karen?
300
This nonpoisonous plant is native to Mexico and was cultivated by the Aztecs, who called the plant “flower which wilts”. For the Aztecs, the plant’s brilliant red color symbolized purity, and they often used it medicinally to reduce fever.
What is the poinsetta?
400
Ironically, nearly all of the most popular Christmas songs including ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘Chestnuts roasting…’, and ‘I’m Dreaming of a white Christmas’ were written by this group of people.
What is Jewish?
400
**** DAILY DOUBLE!!!!**** These are the traditional three colors of Christmas
What are are green, red, and gold? *****Now, what does each color represent?*****
400
The fake snow in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and White Christmas (1954) was made of this harmful material.
What is asbestos?
400
**** DAILY DOUBLE!!!!**** This famous poem is about a father waking up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve to find St. Nicolaus filling the father's children's stockings with toys
What is (Twas) the Night Before Christmas? *****Recite 3 lines from the poem*****
400
In 1900, a single string of electric lights cost $12, which adjusting for inflation would equal to (Please select the amount): a)$100 b) $200 c) $300 d) $400 e)$500
What is c) $300?
500
By Bing Crosby, this is the best-selling Christmas song ever
What is White Christmas?
500
In A.D. 350, this Pope, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ (Please select from the following): a) Pope Benedict I b) Pope Leo I c) Pope Pius I d) Pope Julius I e) Pope Francis I
What is d) Pope Julius I?
500
This is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time (Please specify which version)
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas-The Jim Carrey version?
500
Dr. Seuss' real name
What is Theodor Geisel?
500
Christmas purchases account for this much of all retail sales in the U.S annually (Please select from the following: a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 1/5 e) 1/6
What is e) 1/6?
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