Children Christmas
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve
New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs
A. 11,875 lbs B. 14,250 lbs
11,875 lbs
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes
What physical abnormality caused The Grinch to hate Christmas?
His heart was two sizes too small
What is the name of a Christmas story with a character named "Olaf the Snowman"?
Hint: Do you want to build a snowman?
Frozen
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center
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.
Americans drink around 100 million glasses of sparkling wine on New Year's.
True or False?
False, It's actually 360 Million glasses.
What happened to Grandma walking home from our house on Christmas Eve?
She got run over by a Reindeer.
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
What is his old silk hat
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
The celebration known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival
A. Dragon Celebration. B. Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year.
These rock-hard treats are definitely *not* cookies. Be sure to dunk them in coffee or hot cocoa.
Biscotti
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”
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
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
What is “Jingle Bells”
Each year, it is estimated that ___ percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February.
A. 80. B. 25
80
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.
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
1. Max 2. Spot 3. T-bone
Max
When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.
What is three
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
In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year.
A. Grapes. B. Churros. C. Cookies
Grapes
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?
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”