Santa Claus
On a stormy Christmas Eve Santa asked Rudolph to guide his sleigh. This is the number reindeer that flew that night.
What is 9 reindeer?
(Dasher, Dancer, Prance, Vicen, Commet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolp)
According to the song, this is what Santa does before coming to town.
What is makes a list and checks it twice?
In “The Santa Claus” series, this actor plays Scott Calvin.
Who is Tim Allen?
While we think of hams and turkey for Christmas dinner, the Japanese dream of meals from this American fast food chain. You have to place your order weeks ahead of time with some families making their reservations as early as October.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)?
The historic St. Nicholas heard about the plight of a local man who did not have enough dowry money to marry off his three daughters. The generous St. Nick tossed some money down the chimney that landed in the ladies' ____ that were drying by the fire. After that, the tradition stuck!
What is a stocking?
This is the popular name for Santa's toy-making facility.
What is Santa’s Workshop?
Turns out, we first started dashing through the snow for an entirely different holiday. James Lord Pierpont wrote the song called "One Horse Open Sleigh" for his church's Thanksgiving concert in the mid-19th century. Then in 1857, the song was re-released under this title. It's still among the most popular Christmas songs today.
What is Jingle Bells?
In Home Alone, this is the first “booby trap” the Wet Bandits encounter.
What is being shot by the BB Gun?
You’ll be solving this one for a long time. This was the best selling Christmas gift in 1980.
What is a Rubiks Cube?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY #1
Q: A popular, almost essential decoration at Christmas is the Christmas tree. This is the number of states that grow Christmas Trees in America.
What is all 50?
This organization tracks Santa's journey on Christmas Eve?
What is NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command)?
In “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” Thurl Ravenscroft sings that the Grinch's brain is full of what?
What is spiders?
In “It’s A Wonderful Life”, Clarence the angle tells George Bailey that every time a bell rings this happens.
What is an angel gets its wings?
Found in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, these islands share this festive name.
What is Christmas Island?
Our family is a big fan of Christmas Trees - ranging in size from Charlie Brown to Clark Griswold. Artificial trees have been around since the 1800s; the first made out of dyed feathers of this bird.
What is a Goose?
While we celebrate Christmas on December 25th, this date celebrates St. Nicholas Day.
What is December 6th?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY #2
Q: Selling over 50 million copies worldwide, Bing Crosby sings this best selling Christmas Song of all time.
A: What is White Christmas?
This is the name of the elf who wants to be a dentist in the 1964 Rudolph special.
Who is Hermey?
In 1670, a German choir master asked a local confectioner to shape the candy into its traditional form, resembling this.
What is a Shepard’s Hook?
In the Christmas story, shepherds traveled from far and wide to visit the infant Jesus. The symbolic candy cane helped keep his choirboys content during long practices.
Created in Nuremberg, Germany in 1610, this Christmas decoration is guaranteed to add some shine. At one point, it was even made of real silver.
What is Tinsel?
Santa Claus carries many names around the world - Father Christmas, Saint Nick, etc. Which place calls him by Kanakalako?
What is Hawaii?
Originally released in 1994, this song hit #1 on the Billboard Top 100 25 years later.
What is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”?
It has since contributed to Carey’s recents milestone of obtaining 100 weeks at #1 with this song claiming 21 weeks (2019-2025).
In 2018 this movie claimed the highest grossing holiday film of all time. Beating Home Alone’s 38 year streak (1990-2017).
What is the Grinch?
Grinch: $540 million
Home Alone: $470
In 1836, this state became the first to recognize Christmas as a state holiday. It wasn't until 1870 that President Grant declared Christmas a national holiday.
What is Alabama?
The Germanic word for this decorations literally means "dung on a twig." Birds eat the plant's berries, digest the seed and then help the plant germinate with their droppings.
What is a Mistletoe?
Really makes you want to pucker up, doesn't it?