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100

Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.

What is Elf

100

Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.

What is gingerbread?

100

Children leave this tasty treat for Santa on Christmas Eve.

What are milk and cookies?

100

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.

What is coal?

100

This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.

What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?

200

In this cinematic holiday heart warmer, George Bailey receives a visit from an angel who helps him realize the importance of his own existence.

What is "It's A Wonderful Life?"

200

These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.

What are Candy Canes?

200

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.

What is the Elf on a Shelf?

200

Visions of these holiday treats danced in the heads of the children “nestled, all snug in their beds.”

What are sugarplums?

200

The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”

What is "Jingle Bells?"

300

In 1994’s “The Santa Clause,” Tim Allen’s character takes over as Santa after this accident kills the original Santa Clause.

What is falling off a roof?

300

This traditional Christmas beverage, made with brandy, fruit juices, and spices, is also the subject of an English folk song

What is wassail?

300

In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.

What are pinatas?

300

One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.

What is Christmas Eve?

300

This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.

Who is Paul McCartney?

400

The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.

Who is Chevy Chase?

400

In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.

What is figgy pudding?

400

Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.

What are Christmas crackers?

400

When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.

What is three?

400

Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!

What is “Last Christmas”?

500

This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”

What is “The Polar Express”?

500

These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.

What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?

500

This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.

What is kissing under the mistletoe?

500

The number of lights on the Griswold house in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

What is 25,000?

500

It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.

What is “O Holy Night”?

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