General Christmas 1
Q: The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
A: What is blue?
Q: There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
A: What is a mouse?
Q: You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.
A: What is Alaska?
Q: The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
A: What is “Jingle Bells”?
Q: These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
A: What are candy canes?
Q: This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
A: Who is Jack Frost?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
A: What is ten?
Q: This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
A: What is a poinsettia?
. Q: This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
A: Who is Paul McCartney?
Q: The smooth, candy-like hard frosting used to decorate sugar cookies goes by this regal name.
A: What is royal icing?
Q: It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
A: What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
Q: “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
A: What is “Christmas card I write”?
Q: The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
A: What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Q: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
A: What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
Q: Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
A: What is roast beast?
Q: Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
A: What are Christmas crackers?
Q: In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
A: What is a dentist?
Q: The Rockettes perform their Christmas spectacular, high kicks and all, in this famous New York theater.
A: What is Radio City Music Hall?
Q: In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.
A: What are folks you know and everyone you meet?
Q: Christmas pies, served in many English-speaking countries, are also known by this more descriptive name, inspired by the blend of beef suet and fruit in the filling
A: What are mincemeat pies?
Q: This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
A: What is Boxing Day?
Q: These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
A: What are luminarias?
Q: This is the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol.”
A: What is Cratchit?
Q: It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
A: What is “O Holy Night”?
Q: These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
A: What are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup?