Christmas Traditions
Used to crack nuts
What is a Nutcracker?
This many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh
What is 9?
The day of the week Christmas is this year
What is Saturday?
There are this many ghosts are in A Christmas Carol
What is 4?
A house that is edible
What is a Gingerbread house?
Visions of this food dances in children's head (poem the Night Before Christmas)
What are sugarplums?
The song “Silent Night” was originally written in this language
What is German?
The movie with the character Kevin McCallister
What is home alone?
Children leave this out for Santa on Christmas Eve
What are Milk and Cookies?
This character has a button nose
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
The greeting "Mele Kalikimaka" is used in this place
What is Hawaii?
What animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole?
What is the polar Express
Famous type of cake made on Christmas
What is Fruitcake?
In Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", this was Mr. Scrooge's first name
What is Ebenezer?
This is the type of trees, Christmas Trees are
What is Evergreen (or fir)?
"Miracle on 34th Street" centers on this department store
What is Macy's?
Famous Christmas plant that gets hung up
What is Mistletoe?
In 2005, this creepy minion began spying on kids for Santa
Who is the Elf on a Shelf?
This is how you say Merry Christmas in Spanish
What is Feliz Navidad?
The name of the Grinch’s dog
Who is Max?
The Christmas decoration made from strands of silver
What is tinsel?
In the Movie Elf, Buddy gets to the North Pole as a child via this form of transportation
What is Santa’s sack?
What popular children's cookie was introduce as a Christmas ornament in 1902?
What are Animal Crackers?
The source of Frosty's powers
What is his hat?
Popular Christmas beverage, also known as "milk punch"
What is eggnog?
According to "It's a Wonderful Life", this happens every time a bell rings
What is “An angel gets its wings”?
This Queen was a main instigator of the Christmas tree
Who is Queen Victoria?
According to the movie Elf, this is the best way to spread Christmas cheer
What is singing loud for all to hear?
A gift exchange with a group of people where the givers are anonymous and the gifts are selected by individuals in a randomized order
What is a white elephant gift exchange?
In the ballet the Nutcracker, this man brings Clara her nutcracker
Who is Herr Drosselmeier?
This popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving
What is Jingle Bells?
The role that Charlie Brown is given as part of the Christmas play in a Charlie Brown's Christmas.
What is the director?
Hispanic food that is eaten traditionally on Christmas
What are Tamales?
Germans and other Scandinavian countries leave these out for St. Nickolas
What are shoes?
This beverage company has been using commercials starring Santa Claus, since the 1930's
What is Coca Cola?
In the movie How the Grinch stole Christmas, the villagers of Whoville do this on Christmas morning
What is singing?
The fairytale that inspired gingerbread houses
What is Hansel and Gretel?
If you recieve all the gifts added up in The Twelve Days of Christmas you would receive this many gifts
What is 78?
This ancient empire is the reason Christmas is celebrated on the 25th
What are the Romans?
This actor played George Bailey in the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life"
Who is Jimmy Stewart?