Books
In the book - Frosty the Snowman, what type of Pipe does Frosty have?
Corn Cob Pipe
What are the names of Santa's eight reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen
How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish? Bonus: In French?
Feliz Navidad; Joyeux Noel
This movie, made in 1947 and 1994, is about a girl names Susan who doesn't believe in Santa Claus
Miracle on 34th Street
The North Pole, said to be Santa's home, is located in which ocean?
Arctic Ocean
The reasons the Grinch hated Christmas were originally revealed in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss, which was first published in 1957. While the narrator claimed no one really knew exactly why, he has some guesses. Name two of the three the narrator guesses.
•He had shoes that were too tight.
•His head wasn't screwed on right.
•His heart was two sizes too small.
Which traditional Christmas Plant was once so revered by early Britons that it had to be cut with a golden sickle?
Mistletoe
Name that song - Where the treetops glisten, and children listen…”
White Christmas
In the Movie Christmas Vacation, What is the name of the male cousin of Clark and Ellen Griswold, who is beloved but a doofus of a character. (You don't need a last name) Bonus - Accorinding to Cousin Eddie's wife Catherine, What's the reason Eddie doesn’t eat squirls anymore?
Cousin Eddie Johnson, read that squirrels were high in cholesterol.
What is the surname of the family in the 1989 film 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'?
Griswold
In the 1985 book, The Polar Express, what does the boy wish for as the first gift of Christmas? Bonus - Who wrote the book.
One silver bell from one of the reindeer's harnesses. Chris Van Allsburg.
Before the tradition of hanging stockings up at Christmas what did Dutch children hang by the fireside?
Shoes or Clogs
Name this song - “Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird”
Winter Wonderland.
In the 1983 movie A Chistmas story, What special delivery arrived in a package marked "fra-gi-le" (fragile)? Bonus - Ralphi unhappily dons a costume that is most closely associated with which other holiday?
A lamp shaped like a leg! / Easter
In The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens, what is Caleb Plummer's profession? Bonus question - Who is he employed by?
A poor toymaker. Employed by the miser Mr. Tackleton.
Finish this sentence from Twas the Night Before Christmas:
His droll little mouth was…
Drawn up like a Bow
All over the entrance to the building here in ESI is covered in Poinsettias. What country did poinsettias originally come from?
Mexico - Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to the United States from Mexico. Poinsett was a botanist, physician and the first United States Ambassador to Mexico. In Mexico the poinsettia is a perennial shrub that will grow 10-15 feet tall.
Name this song - “Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun”
Jingle Bell Rock.
What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in 'Frosty the Snowman?'
Hocus Pocus
What was the little girl in Frosty the Snowman's name?
Karen
Who wrote "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
Clement Clarke Moore
In which country is it a tradition to hide all brooms in the house on Christmas Eve?
Norway - The hiding of all brooms on Christmas Eve night is a very old Norwegian tradition. In the old days people believed witches and evil spirits come out on this night looking for brooms to ride on, so they hid them in the safest places possible.
What is the title of biggest selling Christmas single, globally?
According to Guinness World Records, "White Christmas" (1942) by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
What was the name of the angel that helped James Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Clarence
This is a timed mathmatical question. If you add up the total amount of presents - How many presents were given in total from the song - the 12 Days of Christmas?
364 gifts