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100
Merry Christmas is said this way in Hawaiian
What is Mele Kalikimaka?
100
This mexican beer brand has run the same holiday commercial, in which a palm tree is wrapped with Christmas lights, every year since 1990
What is Corona?
100
In the song “Frosty the Snowman”, this object made Frosty come to life
What is an old silk hat?
100
Translating to “O Fir Tree” in English, the classic Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” originated in this country in 1824
What is Germany?
100
The name of the town It’s a Wonderful Life takes place in
What is Bedford Falls?
100
This character is banished to the attic on Christmas Day by Mrs. Reed
Who is Jane Eyre?
200
Two of Santa's reindeer are named Donner and Blitzen, which mean these two words in German.
What are Thunder and Lightning?
200
Instead of just one Santa, this country is visited by the thirteen Yule Lads
What is Iceland?
(Gimpy, Gully Imp, Itty Bitty, Pot Scraper Licker, Pot Licker, Bowl Licker, Door Slammer, Skyr Gobbler, Sausage Snatcher, Window Peeper, Doorway Sniffer, Meat Hooker, and the Candle Beggar.)
200
This English "Star-man" joined Bing Crosby in performing “The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth” in a 1977 Christmas special
Who is David Bowie?
200
Christmas was banned in this island country from 1969 to 1998
What is Cuba?
200
In Home Alone, the McCallisters are going on vacation to this location when they leave Kevin behind
What is Paris, France?
200
This children’s classic is set in a land where “it’s always winter but never Christmas
What is The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
300
The name of the Christmas song Judy Garland first introduced in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis
What is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas?
300
During the era of the Soviet Union, this mythological slavic figure was believed to deliver gifts over New Year's Eve with his Grandaughter "Snegurochka" also known as the "Snow Maiden"
Who is Father Frost or Ded Moroz?
300
This Christmas song holds the record as the best-selling single of all time.
What is White Christmas by Bing Crosby
300
St. Nicholas was born in this modern-day country
What is Turkey?
300
The movie A Christmas Story takes place in this decade
What is the 1940s?
300
This many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol
What is 4? (Jacob Marley, Spirits of Christmas: Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come)
400
After being dumped by his girlfriend Carol, office manager Michael Scott goes to this famous restaurant chain with Andy, Dwight, and Jim on Christmas.
What is a Benihana?
400
After a 1955 Sears ad accidentally listed its top-secret phone number, this organization unintentionally became responsible for tracking Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve.
What is the Continental Air Defense Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command?
400
This 1984 Christmas song raised tens of millions of dollars for Ethiopian famine relief
What is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid?
400
The "Christmas Truce" occurred on Christmas of this year
What is 1914?
400
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch wants to ruin Christmas for the citizens of this town
What is Whoville?
400
This classic novel opens with the lines “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents”
What is Little Women?
500
Christmas Island is located in this Ocean. (Bonus points for guessing which country owns this Island)
What is the Indian Ocean? (Australia)
500
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been this tree type since 1982.
What is a Norway Spruce?
500
This Christmas song was played during the Cuban Missile Crisis to promote peace
What is Do you hear what I hear?
500
The modern Christmas wreaths were used to stand for these two religious symbols
What are the crown of thorns and the blood of Christ?
500
The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa Claus
Who is Edmund Gwenn (1947’s Miracle on 34th Street)
500
This author – most famous for a fantasy epic trilogy – also has a Christmas story titled Letters from Father Christmas
Who is J.R.R Tolkien?