Classic Christmas Movies
In Elf, this is the name of the department store where Buddy works.
What is Gimbels?
In Japan, this fast-food meal has become a popular Christmas dinner.
What is KFC?
This Christmas song is the best-selling single of all time.
What is White Christmas?
In Finland, it's a Christmas tradition to visit a sauna on Christmas Eve before dinner
What is Tinsel? (A real Finnish tradition)
The name of Santa's reindeer originally spelled "Donder" comes from which language?
What is Dutch
In Home Alone 2, this is the New York City hotel that Kevin stayed in.
What is The Plaza Hotel?
In Ukraine, it is traditional to decorate Christmas trees with ornaments shapped like this animal.
What is a spider?
This 1945 song imagines cold weather as no problem so long as "the fire is so delightful."
What is "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Snowflakes can form with 8, 10, or even 12 symmetrical arms if the temperature drops below -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is nonsense? (They can be complex, but they always form with sixfold symmetry)
In early European folklore, Santa often traveled not by sleigh, but by this animal.
What is a goat (Yule Goat).
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie receives this "major award."
The people of this country often hide a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree for good luck.
What is Germany?
This song begins with the line "city sidewalks, busy sidewalks..."
What is Silver Bells?
The world's first artificial Christmas trees were made from green-dyed goose feathers wired to sticks, not from metal or plastic.
What is the Tinsel? (made in Germany in the 19th century)
The modern red-suit image of Santa was popularized by advertisements fom which company in the 1930's?
What is Coca-Cola.
In the 1966 animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas, this is the Grinch's dog's name.
What is Max?
This East African holiday celebrates unity, creativity, and heritage from December 26 to January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
In "The 12 Days of Christmas," this is the total amount of gifts given.
What is 364?
The poinsettia plant is deadly to cats and dogs if even a single leaf is eaten.
What is nonsense? (It can irritate, but it is not highly toxic)
In Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas doesn't live at the North Pole but returns to the Netherlands each year by this mode of transportation.
What is a steamboat?
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie desperately wants this gift for Chrismas.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
This holiday celebrates the miracle of oil lasting eight days in a temple.
What is Hanukkah?
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" is the opening line of this song's official title.
What is "The Christmas Song" (Merry Christmas to You)?
Reindeer eyes actually change color seasonally - gold in summer, blue in winter - to help them see in different light levels.
What is Tinsel? (A real arctic adaptation)
This 1823 poem, originally titled A Visit from St. Nicholas, is credited with popularizing Santa's sleigh, reindeer, and chimney entrance.
What is "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?