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Did You Know
100

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.

What is his old silk hat?

100

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

What is eggnog?

100

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

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

100

This is Hawaii’s way of saying, “Merry Christmas to you.”

What is “Mele kalikimaka”?

100

This is the number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.

What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)

200

In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.

What is a woman’s leg?

200

This catchy 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist.

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

200

This beverage giant was the first to use Santa Claus in advertising.

What is Coca-Cola?

200

This Christmas plant is native to Mexico and Central America.

What is a poinsettia?

200

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

What is Christmas Eve?

300

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”?

300

This holiday bop was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!

What is “Last Christmas”?

300

One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.

What is nutmeg?

300

In Mexico, children break open these hanging paper Mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.

What are pinatas?

300

It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.

What is 15?

400

The role of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1992’s “A Muppet Christmas Carol” featured this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor.

Who is Michael Caine?

400

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features this Christmas song whose lyrics were written on the back of an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.

What is “Christmas Time is Here”?

400

This fairy tale was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel?

400

The tradition of using a decorated tree as a symbol of Christmas began in this European country.

What is Germany?

400

This is the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

What is Cratchit?

500

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

What is 25,000?

500

This instrumental Christmastime theme from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite was also used in early Tetris video game versions.

What is the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

500

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

What is wassail?

500

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

What are Christmas crackers?

500

These are the names of the four ghosts that visit Ebenezer Scrooge in the Dickens novel, “A Christmas Carol.”

What are Bob Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future?

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