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What country first issued a Christmas postage stamp?
Hint: This is the birthplace of Hawaiian pizza and Superman
Canada
In the original Frosty the Snowman animated movie, what's the first thing Frosty says when he comes to life?
"Happy Birthday"
Chionophobia is known as the fear of what?
Hint: They all have six sides.
Fear of snow
What television show featured a Christmas character that was inspired by one of the creator's, Trey Parker, toilet training lessons as a child?
South Park
Which U.S. President was the first to put up a White House Christmas tree?
Hint: He was good friends with Nathaniel Hawthorne and was known for his good looks. He had the nickname "handsome ________"
Which U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Christmas as a holiday?
Hint: The state bird is the Yellowhammer and the first ever 911 call was made here!
Alabama
What country started the tradition of sending Christmas cards?
Hint: This country had the first flushing toilet and the monarch use to own all the unmarked swans.
Starting in 1933, what department store chain published a "Wish Book" that became a mainstay of the holiday season?
Sears
What wintery word comes from the Latin word that means "sun stands still"?
Solstice
What small toy, that became a popular stocking stuffer, made its appearance in 1938, just in time for World War II?
Army men
What artist sang and wrote the hit song "Run, Run, Rudolph"? Hint: he is often referred to as the "Father of Rock and Roll"?
Chuck Berry
What's the German name for the song known in English as "O Christmas Tree?"
"O Tannenbaum"
How many towns in America are named "Christmas"?
Hint: This is either the third or the fourth number in the Fibonacci sequence.
2
Which horse-loving, cigar-smoking U.S. President made Christmas a federal holiday?
Ulysses S. Grant
What country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century?
Germany
What hit 1984 movie starts with a hapless inventor visiting a mysterious shop in search of a Christmas present for his son?
Gremlins
In the 1964 classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", what was the name of Rudolph's faithful elf companion?
Hermey
Christmas Island is located in what ocean?
Hint: This is the world's warmest ocean.
Indian Ocean
What major event of the American Revolution happened on Christmas Night in 1776?
Washington crossed the Delaware
Which two of Santa's reindeer names come from weather phenomena?
Donner (thunder) and Blitzen (lightning)
What Christmas Carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In the Harry Potter books, the title character's wand is made from wood of what plant associated with Christmas?
Holly
What 1942 movie starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire opens on Christmas Eve? Hint: It shares a name with a well-known hotel chain.
Holiday Inn
What famous Christian reformer is credited with being the first person to put lights on a Christmas tree?
Martin Luther
In 2016 in Saskatoon, over 7,500 people helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest one of these.
Snowball fight