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Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal?
What country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
What’s the name of the train in The Polar Express?
The Polar Express
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
What is another name for Santa Claus?
Saint Nicholas
What 1988 action movie is considered a Christmas film by many fans?
Die Hard
This beverage giant was the first company to use Santa Claus in an advertising campaign.
What is Coca-Cola?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
What are pinatas?
If you leave treats for Santa’s reindeer, then make sure you put out these crunchy orange vegetables.
What are carrots?
What song contains the lyrics “Let your heart be light”?
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
In the movie Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
It takes more than eight million lights to decorate this “magic kingdom” for Christmas.
What is Disneyland?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?
In which century did we start decorating christmas trees inside?
16th century
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.
What is Alaska?
In The Grinch, what is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Max
What type of meat is often served as the centerpiece for a traditional Christmas dinner in the UK?
Roast turkey.
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
These three words are what best describe the Grinch, “and I quote.”
What are stink, stank, and stunk?
Which country is credited with the invention of Christmas crackers?
England
What’s the first name of the boy in The Polar Express?
It’s never mentioned—he’s called "Hero Boy."
What is the name of the villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oogie Boogie.