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100
This fairy tale popularized gingerbread houses.
HINT: in the story, an unscrupulous witch lives in a gingerbread house to attract children she then cooks into gingerbread men in her oven.
Hansel and Gretel
100
In "A Christmas Carol", this was the name of Bob Cratchit's son.
a. Little Larry
b. Small Paul
c. Bitty Barry
d. Tiny Tim
d. Tiny Tim
100
I am a helpful creature
not too big and not too small
Out of all my fellow reindeer
I’m the fastest of them all.
Dasher
100
In the song, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", this weather condition compelled Santa to ask Rudolph for help.
Fog
100
In 1882, the first Christmas tree with electric string lights was displayed in New York, and it glowed with bulbs of this/these color(s):
a. red, white, and blue
b. red and green
c. all white
d. red, green, and white
a. red, white, and blue
100
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is the height of the world's tallest cut Christmas tree, which was erected at Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington in December of 1950:
a. 134 ft.
b. 93 ft.
c. 247 ft.
d. 221 ft.
d. 221 ft.
200
Eating turkey for Christmas dinner makes you feel sleepy due to this amino acid:
a. tryptophan
b. lysine
c. phenylalanine
d. glutamine
a. tryptophan
200
This is the name of the main character in The Santa Claus BEFORE he becomes Santa Claus.
a. Scott Calvin
b. Sam Cooke
c. Saul Cratchit
d. Sawyer Campbell
a. Scott Calvin
200
Christmas Dad Joke:
Santa's elves drive this kind of car.
A TOY-ota.
200
Frosty's nose was made from THIS in the holiday song, "Frosty the Snowman".
A button.
200
This country is responsible for first lighting up Christmas trees with candles in the 17th century.
a. England
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Austria
b. Germany
200
True or False:
Santa's reindeer, always depicted with antlers during the Christmas season, must be either females or castrated males.
True.
While both male and female reindeer have antlers, males lose theirs during the Christmas season due to hormonal changes and do not regrow them until spring. Only castrated males and females retain their antlers year round.
300
True or False: The candy cane's "J" shape was religious symbolism for Jesus as the "Good Shepherd".
False.
A German choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral persuaded craftsmen to produce bent versions of the sugar sticks to represent a shepherd's staff, so he could pass them out to fidgety children attending the living Nativity.
300
In the movie Elf, this was Buddy the Elf's least favorite toy.
a. Teddy bear
b. Slinky
c. Jack-in-the-box
d. Play-Doh
c. Jack-in-the-box
300
The first artificial Christmas tree was made of this:
a. Glass
b. Plastic
c. Feathers
d. Silk
c. Feathers
300
Finish the lyrics:
"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
with every ____ ____ ____ ____".
"Christmas card I write"
300
Bubble lights contained sugar and methyline chloride, a poisonous liquid. This is what made them bubble:
a. neon gas
b. a low boiling point
c. sucrose and sodium chloride
d. a poltergeist
b. a low boiling point
300
One of the following is NOT a seminar taught at the Charles W. Howard Santa School in Midland, Michigan:
a. Beard and Hair Care
b. History of St. Nicholas and Santa
c. Elf Mischief
d. Santa Hygiene 101
c. Elf Mischief
400
For Christmas in 1902, the National Biscuit Company (later Nabisco) redesigned its box of this treat to resemble a circus wagon cage with a string handle, so the box could be hung as a Christmas ornament.
Animal Crackers
400
In "A Christmas Story", Ralphie's dad tells him he looks like this after he tries on the pink bunny suit.
a. A pink nightmare
b. A little angel
c. A rabid rabbit
d. A wad of dryer lint
a. A pink nightmare
400
The first company to use Santa Claus in an advertisement:
a. Pepsi
b. Coca-Cola
c. 7-Up
d. Fanta
Coca-Cola
400
This child's stocking is filled up first in the Christmas classic, "Up On The Housetop".
Little Nell
400
In 1900, it would cost around $300 for the lights, a generator, and a wireman's services to pay for a Christmas tree with electric lights. $300 in 1900 is THIS amount in today's money:
a. $1000
b. $2000
c. $3000
d. $4000
b. $2000
400
There are two towns in the United States named Santa Claus, and they can be found in these two states:
a. Indiana and Illinois
b. Indiana and Georgia
c. Georgia and Alabama
d. Alabama and Illinois
b. Indiana and Georgia
500
American children often leave out milk and cookies for Santa. Around the world, however, people leave out many other types of treats for the old man. One of the following is NOT correct:
a. Australian children leave beer for Santa.
b. Japanese children leave sake for Santa.
c. British children leave a sifter of brandy for Santa.
d. Children in Tyrol leave of a glass of Schnapps for Santa.
b. Japanese children leave sake for Santa.
500
In "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", Clark forgets to bring THIS when going to cut down the family Christmas tree.
A saw
500
The cumulative number of gifts you would have received on the 6th day of Christmas, according to the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
21
500
Elmo Shropshire is famous around the world for recording the holiday favorite "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Aside from singing, this was his other profession:
a. Veterinarian
b. School Bus Driver
c. Astronaut
d. Trapeze Artist
a. Veterinarian
500
The Gay family of LaGrangeville, NY currently holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Lights on a Residential Property". Rounding to the nearest hundred thousand, this is the approximate number of lights used in their display:
a. 400,000
b. 500,000
c. 600,000
d. 700,000
c. 600,000
The display consists of 601,736 lights, spans 2 acres, takes 2 months to build, and is set to more than 200 songs passersby can hear if they tune in on their radios.
500
St. Nicholas is the patron saint of this activity (among other things):
a. agriculture
b. sailing
c. baking
d. hunting
b. sailing
Legend holds that while aboard a ship to Palestine, Nicholas calmed a violent sea with his prayers.
600
One of the following is NOT a Christmas meal tradition:
a. fried caterpillars in southern Africa
b. eel and squid in Italy
c. lutefisk in Australia
d. bread shaped like baby Jesus in Belgium
e. KFC in Japan
c. lutefisk in Australia
Lutefisk (cod soaked in lye, the same ingredient in Drano) is consumed in Norway, not Australia
600
In "Home Alone", this is the nickname Harry and Marv gave themselves as a team of burglars.
a. Smash and Grab
b. The Wet Bandits
c. The Night Ninjas
d. The Bad Apples
b. The Wet Bandits
600
Alvin, in the "Chipmunk Song", asks for this for Christmas.
"Me, I want a hula hoop!"
600
This is the time when Santa arrives in "Jolly Old St. Nicholas".
Twelve o'clock
600
Residents of Aurora, Illinois, ironically dubbed "The City of Lights", face a fine of this amount if they do not take down their Christmas lights by February 25th.
a. $25
b. $50
c. $75
d. $100
b. $50
Residents are given a 7 day warning, followed by a $50 fine each week until lights are taken down.
600
In 1986, Norwegian scientist Odd Halvorsen of the University of Oslo hypothesized that Rudolph's red nose might be the result of:
a. imbibing alcohol
b. phosphorescent algae
c. a large concentration of static electricity
d. a parasitic infection in his respiratory system
d. a parasitic infection in his respiratory system
This hypothesis was published in a 1986 issue of the journal Parasitology Today.
700
True or False:
The first U.S. President George Washington's wife Martha made a cake containing 40 eggs in celebration of Christmas day.
True
700
In the 1984 film "Gremlins", these are the number of rules given regarding Gizmo's care when he was purchased.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
Keep him away from light, away from water, and never feed him after midnight.
700
This cheap, outrageously fun little toy was invented and launched just in time for Christmas 1945. Mechanical engineer Richard James had stumbled on the inspiration for this toy after accidentally knocking over some ship springs he was working on, which “walked” instead of falling. James came up with a machine that coiled 80 feet of wire into a 2-inch spiral, his wife gave this name, and a legend was born.
Slinky
700
The "boy child" from the Christmas song "Run Rudolph Run" wants this for Christmas.
A rock-and-roll electric guitar
700
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, approximately this many people were treated in emergency rooms due to injuries incurred while decorating for the holidays in 2019:
a. 14,800
b. 13,600
c. 12,400
d. 10,200
a. 14,800
700
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!
On Christmas Eve, Santa may ride a sleigh over North America, but during the night, he frequently switches modes of transportation. Only one of these modes is NOT correct:
a. Santa rides a kangaroo in Australia.
b. Santa rides a camel in Turkey.
c. Santa paddles a canoe in Hawaii.
d. Santa rides a donkey in Switzerland.
e. Santa drops down from a golden cord in the Czek Republic.
b. Santa rides a camel in Turkey
800
This part of most live Christmas trees is edible and a good source of vitamins.
a. sap
b. bark
c. pinecones
d. pine needles
d. pine needles
You can trim the newest growth off of most pine trees and use them to make tea.
800
This is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time.
Dr. Seuss's The Grinch, 2018
Grossed $512 million
800
Hot cocoa costs $1.40, and a cookie costs $0.40
800
This was Jimmy Boyd's age when he recorded the 1952 holiday hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".
12
800
This country is home to the Christmas tree light recycling capital of the world.
a. Thailand
b. India
c. Japan
d. China
d. China
Every year, over 20 million pounds of discarded holiday lights arrive in Shijiao, China where they are pulverized, separated into brass, copper, and plastic, and ultimately turned into everything from slippers to new gadgets.
800
Among the 83% of all Americans who put up a Christmas tree each year, 42% lug home real trees on top of their cars. This creates a 26% increase in aerodynamic drag on a vehicle, according to the University of Vermont, which leads to Americans purchasing this number of additional gallons of gas each year:
a. 31,000 gallons
b. 48,000 gallons
c. 53,000 gallons
d. 62,000 gallons
c. 53,000 gallons
In 2004, that added up to approximately $100,000 worth of gasoline.
900
In the old days, women of England who wanted to find a husband ate this at Christmastime for good luck.
a. a candy cane
b. a gingerbread man
c. a chocolate Santa
d. a mince pie
b. a gingerbread man
900
These two beloved Sesame Street characters were named after the cop and the taxi driver in "It's a Wonderful Life".
Bert and Ernie
900
The US Postal Service issued its first Christmas stamp in this year:
a. 1942
b. 1952
c. 1962
d. 1972
1962
900
This was the first Christmas carol to be broadcast from space.
a. Silent Night
b. Jingle Bells
c. Away in a Manger
d. O Little Town of Bethlehem
b. Jingle Bells
900
From 2021 to 2022, the average cost to run outdoor Christmas lights has increased by this much in Illinois:
a. 12%
b. 22%
c. 32%
d. 42%
c. 32%
Illinois had the 3rd highest increase behind New Hampshire (40%) and Hawaii (38%), from $13.07 in 2021 to $17.22 in 2022.
900
Ukrainians decorate their Christmas trees with these artificial replicas:
a. Squirrels and nuts
b. Stars and moons
c. Birds and nests
d. Spiders and webs
d. Spiders and webs
Ukrainian legend states that tinsel originated when a spider wove cobwebs all over a Christmas tree at night, and the rising sun turned it to silver. Finding a real spider web on Christmas morning is considered good luck.
1000
The world record gingerbread man weighed in at 1,308 pounds, 8 ounces, was 20 feet tall, and was made in this U.S. state.
a. Florida
b. New York
c. Alabama
d. Texas
d. Texas
1000
Only one of the following is NOT a real Christmas movie:
a. "Christmas Evil" (1983) - A New York toy factory employee, traumatized by his childhood memory of Santa cheating on Mrs. Claus with his mom, dresses as Santa and cruises the streets in a van, dispensing toys and DEATH.
b. "Attack on Christmas" (1982) - Stakes are high in 2036 as Santa must travel through various parallel universes to make his Christmas Eve deliveries, while he and allied military forces fight to keep him safe from alien attack.
c. "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984) - Traumatized as a young boy by witnessing his parents' death at the hands of a man in a Santa suit, a man becomes a psychotic St. Nick who strangles people with Christmas lights.
d. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) - Four Martians kidnap Santa and bring him to Mars, with the hopes of bringing holiday spirit to their home planet. Their plans go awry when the evil Voldar attempts to murder Santa in an airlock.
b. "Attack on Christmas"
1000
The Play-Doh we know today was actually an accidental invention. Launched in the mid-1950s, Play-Doh was originally meant to be used as:
a. Clay for Car Detailing
b. Synthetic Rubber Substitute
c. Wallpaper Cleaner
d. General Adhesive
Wallpaper Cleaner
1000
"Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate THIS holiday.
Thanksgiving
1000
This U.S. President started the tradition of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony by illuminating a 48 foot tall balsam fir with 2,500 electric bulbs.
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. William Howard Taft
c. Woodrow Wilson
d. Calvin Coolidge
d. Calvin Coolidge
1000
Each year, American parents spend approximately this much on photos of their children with Santa.
a. 11 million
b. 24 million
c. 35 million
d. 44 million
c. 35 million