Movies
In Elf, which actor plays Buddy the Elf?
Will Ferrell
The original Saint Nicholas (who lived around 280 A.D.) is said to have dropped balls of gold down the fireplaces of poor women to give them a dowry so they could get married. In one instance, the gold slipped into a sock that was hanging to dry over the fireplace That story is the inspiration behind what common Christmas tradition?
Hanging stockings by the fireplace and filling them with gifts
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
9
Which fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first gingerbread houses?
Hansel & Gretel
If Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas, what type of Christmas is he going to have?
Blue Christmas
In the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the characters are seen doing which well-known winter activity?
Ice Skating
The first official Chicago Christmas tree, now found in Daley Plaza, was first lit in 1913 and was found where?
Grant Park
Name all 9 reindeer.
Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
In the UK, what do well-behaved kids get in their stockings?
Tangerines
In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas," what is given on the seventh day?
seven swans a-swimming
What’s the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree first?
Germany
What vegetable allows Santa's reindeer to fly?
Carrots
In Japan, it is customary to order food from which popular American fast food restaurant on Christmas?
KFC
What is the most sold Christmas song of all time, worldwide?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
In the Nightmare Before Christmas, what are the names of the three trick-or-treaters (also referred to as Boogie’s Boys) who kidnap Santa Claus?
Lock, Shock and Barrel
What 1843 novel is credited with inventing Christmas traditions as we know them today?
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Which reindeer is named after thunder?
Donner (the German word for “thunder”)
In what Central American nation is it customary to roast a suckling pig for Christmas
Cuba
What famous Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space?
Jingle Bells
Where was A Christmas Prince filmed?
Romania
What company used Santa's image for an ad campaign in 1931, changing him from a spooky and mysterious gift giver to the jolly red man we know and love today?
Coca-Cola
In 1979, women’s groups, politician’s and seniors’ organizations protested which Christmas song?
"Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer"
In which North African nation is it customary to fast 43 days before Christmas?
Egypt
Who wrote the popular Christmas song “Frosty The Snowman”?
Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson.