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100

Who Originally Sang 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree?

Who is Brenda Lee?

100

What fruit is traditionally put in a Christmas stocking?

What is an orange?

100

What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?

Who is Max?

100

In what decade did NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command, formerly CONAD) start tracking Santa on Christmas Eve?

What is the 1950's (specifically 1955)?

The NORAD Tracks Santa program officially started on December 24th, 1955 and has continued every year since. In 2004 Google started tracking Santa as well.

100

What large former retail outlet commissioned and published Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

What is Montgomery Ward?

They ordered a new Christmas book be made so that they could hand them out for free to customers, which would be cheaper than buying and giving away coloring books for Christmas as they had done in the past. They gave the task to Robert L. May who wrote Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1939. In a surprisingly generous gesture, Montgomery Ward gave May the copyright for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

200

Which Christmas Song Holds the Guinness World Record for the best selling single of all time?

What is White Christmas?

200

What spice is used to flavor a traditional Christmas sugar plum?

What is cinnamon? 

200

What does George promise to give to Mary at the beginning of 'It's a Wonderful Life'?

What is the moon?

200

What plant based Christmas tradition did servants in Victorian England popularize?

What is Kissing under the mistletoe?


200

In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?

Who is Ebenezer?

300

Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?

What is Jingle Bells? 

300

What is America's most popular cookie at Christmas time?

What is a sugar cookie?


300

How does one gain entrance into the secret hall of Snow Globes in 'Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause'?

What is through a vending machine marked "out of order"?

300

When did Christmas become a national holiday?

What is June 24, 1870?

President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation declaring December 25 a national holiday.

300

What is the official Christmas flower in North America?

What is the poinsettia?

400

What Christmas song was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 movie "Meet Me in St. Louis"?

What is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas?

400

Which food and drink company helped popularize the image of Santa Claus' red and white outfit?

Who is Coca-Cola?

400

In 'Last Holiday', what does Georgia do that leads to her getting a CAT scan?

What is bumping her head on a cabinet?

400

What animal parts were the first artificial Christmas trees made from?

What is Goose feathers painted green?

400

Who created the first electric light Christmas display?

Who is Thomas Edison?

500

What language was 'Silent Night' originally written in?

What is German?

500

Eating fried chicken at a fast-food restaurant is a Christmas tradition in which country?

What is Japan? 

On average, 3.6 million Japanese families will choose to eat fried chicken on Christmas day.

500

What is the wish that George Bailey says out loud every time he taps his lighter in 'It's a Wonderful Life'?

What is "I wish I had a million dollars, hot dog!" 

500

The celebrated “Christmas Truce” temporarily halted fighting during what war?

What is World War 1? 

500

What northeastern US state holds the Guinness record for largest snowman?

What is Maine? 

Specifically, the town of Bethel, Maine. They built the tallest snowman, actually a snowwoman, named Olympia. She is 122ft 1in tall, or 37.21 meters. The record was set in 2008.

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