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100

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

What is coal

100

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

What is Christmas Eve

100

New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs

A. 11,875 lbs        B. 14,250 lbs

11,875 lbs

100

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

What are candy canes

100

What physical abnormality caused The Grinch to hate Christmas?

His heart was two sizes too small

200

What is the name of a Christmas story with a character named "Olaf the Snowman"?

Hint: Do you want to build a snowman?

Frozen

200

During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.

What is Rockefeller Center

200

This is the most popular New Year's Day parade.

A. Rose Parade          B. Macy's Day Parade

The Rose Parade, a New Year's tradition more than 100 years old, uses more than 18 million flowers for the floats that travel through the streets of Pasadena, California. The Tournament of Roses demands about 80,000 hours of manpower every year.

200

Americans drink around 100 million glasses of sparkling wine on New Year's.
True or False?

False, It's actually 360 Million glasses.

200

What happened to Grandma walking home from our house on Christmas Eve?

She got run over by a Reindeer.

300

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.

What is his old silk hat

300

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

Hint: It is a plant!

What is kissing under the mistletoe

300

The celebration known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival


A. Dragon Celebration.         B. Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year.

300

These rock-hard treats are definitely *not* cookies.  Be sure to dunk them in coffee or hot cocoa.

Biscotti

300

There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.

What is “Die Hard”

400

This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel

400

This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.

What is “Jingle Bells”

400

Each year, it is estimated that ___ percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February.

A. 80.            B. 25

80

400

In Bolivia, _____are baked into sweets and whoever finds the ____has good luck for the next year.

A. Beans.         B. Coins

One of the sweetest New Year traditions to come out of South America, in Bolivia, they bake coins into their desserts. Whoever finds a coin will be blessed with good fortune for the year ahead.

400

What is the name of the Grinch's dog?

1. Max  2. Spot  3. T-bone

Max

500

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

What is three

500

This song can be heard everywhere on the radio! Its lyrics are "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart."

Feliz Navidad

500

In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year.

A. Grapes.      B. Churros.       C. Cookies

Grapes

500

Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.

What is fruit cake?

500

This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of a storybook. It is about a magical train going to the North Pole. The name of the animated Christmas movie featured Tom Hanks.

Hint: Trains

What is “The Polar Express”

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