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In order for water to freeze, it must reach "0" on this temperature scale
What is Celsius?
When the Persians discovered sugar in or around the 7th century, they used this newfound knowledge to invent this baked delicacy, often bought in large quantities
What is a cookie?
This 1942 Irving Berlin standard has sold over 50 million copies, making it not just the best-selling Christmas song ever, but the best-selling song ever
What is "White Christmas"?
Before Jim Carrey was cast as the Grinch, he was considered for the lead role later given to Will Ferrell in this 2003 comedy
What is "Elf"?
While this term has been in use for centuries to refer to bad events, in the 1950s it started being used by metropolitan police departments to describe traffic congestion at the start of Christmas shopping season
What is Black Friday?
Every snowflake is unique, but they all share one commonality - they all have ___ number of sides
What is six?
This cozy drink was once considered "an acquired taste" as it tasted bitter and was often augmented with chili peppers
What is hot chocolate?
Initially released in 1994, this inescapable, absolute throwback bop set the record for longest-running #1 single in U.S. history earlier this year
What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
Coca-Cola originally sponsored this 1965 TV special, inspired by Minnesota's most famous comic strip
What is "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
This German tradition first arose in the 1800s, but it wasn't until the aftermath of World War 2 that it became a worldwide fad, with various themes including Legos, tea, and cheese
What is an advent calendar?
The snowiest country in the world, this country gets so much powdery snow every year that some skiiers have to wear snorkels so they can breathe
What is Japan?
When eggnog is heated up and mixed with brandy and rum, it becomes this cocktail which shares a name with a popular 1940s comic duo
What is a Tom and Jerry?
One of the UK's most popular Christmas songs, this 1984 tune also inspired the title of a popular 2019 romantic comedy
What is "Last Christmas"?
The narrator role in this 1992 film was, as director Brian Henson put it, cast to "basically the least likely choice to play Charles Dickens"
What is "The Muppet Christmas Carol"?
Watch out! This parasitic plant may be medicinal and a symbol of peace and love, but it's also poisonous...don't make any herbal tea out of it
What is mistletoe?
What is lake-effect snow?
This often-ridiculed dessert item is laced with so many preservatives that one was described as being "almost edible" at 106 years old
What is a fruitcake?
Initially released in 1958, this holiday tune reached #1 for the first time in 2023, making its 79-year-old lead artist the oldest ever to reach that peak
What is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"?
This 1946 Christmas classic was originally such a massive box office bomb that the studio producing it shut down - television re-runs from the late '70s onwards saved it for future generations
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
First published in 1823, the author of this classic work was unknown to the general public for almost 15 years, before revealing himself as a New York pastor named Clement Moore
What is "The Night Before Christmas"?
This landmark was first discovered by Roald Amundsen in 1911, two years after Robert Peary and Matthew Henson discovered its polar counterpart
What is the South Pole?
84% of the world's supply of this fresh-scented plant is produced in Morocco
What is peppermint?
This polarizing 1979 Christmas tune was only played live a few times by its lead artist and his new band - for reference, the song he played immediately afterwards was "Yesterday"
What is "Wonderful Christmastime"?
This 1983 film was based off a book of short stories by Jean Shepherd, with chapter titles such as "Duel in the Snow, or Red Ryder Nails the Cleveland Street Kid"
What is "A Christmas Story"?
The brothers who founded this popular retail store/media conglomerate in the early 1900s were also the first people to invent modern-day wrapping paper
What is Hallmark?