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100

What is hung by the fireplace for Santa to fill with gifts

stockings

100

What do people in Japan often eat for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful advertising campaign?

KFC / Chicken

100

Which Christmas movie features the character Kevin Mc Callister, who is left home alone?

Home Alone
100

Finish the lyric: "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ...."

"Oh, what fun it is to ride in an one-horse open sleigh"

100

What Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ?

Christmas

200

What do people traditionally place at the top of a tree?

a star or angel

200

In which country is "Jolabokaflod" or the "Christmas Book Flood" celebrated by exchanging books on Christmas Eve?

Iceland

200

In the Grinch, what is the mame of the town where the Whos live

Whoville

200

Who sang the Christmas hit All I Want for Christmas is You?

Mariah Carey

200

What Roman festival, held in December, is thought to have influenced early Christmas celebrations?

Saturnalia

300

In the UK , what food is traditionally left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?

mince pies and a glass of milk or sherry.

300

In Mexico, what traditional Christmas decoration is made by filling a clay or paper-mâché figure with sweets?

Piñata

300

In Elf, what are the four main food groups according to Buddy the Elf?

candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup


300

Which Christmas song begins with the lyrics " You better watch out, you better not cry"

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

300

Which English author wrote A Christmas Carol, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge?

Charles Dickens 

400

What type of calendar counts down the days to Christmas, often filled with chocolate?

Advent calendar

400

Which country's festive tradition includes a witch named La Befana delivering presents to children in early January?

Italy

400

What classic Christmas movie is about a man who wishes he had never been born and an angel showing him how life would change without him?

It's a Wonderful Life

400

What song include the lyrics " All is calm, all is bright, round yon virgin mother and child"?

Silent Night

400

In what year was Christmas declared a fedral holiday in the United States?

1870

500

In which country did the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree orignate?

Germany

500

What unusual animal pulls Santa's sleigh in Australia?

Kangaroos

500

What is the name of the train in The Polar Express?

The Polar Express

500

What is the best-selling song of all time

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

500

What was printed in the first Christmas card in the UK in 1843

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You

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