General Christmas Trivia
Naughty children receive a stocking full of this on Christmas morning
What is coal?
This quantity of Golden Rings were given in the 12 days of Christmas
What is five?
The color of the Grinch in The Grinch Who Stoll Christmas
What is green?
St. Nicholas' Place of Birth
Hint: it is a country that starts with a T and is also the name of an animal.
What is Turkey?
Jesus was given these gifts by the three Magi
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Though Santa Claus is a man of many names, French children call him this
Who is Pere Noel (Father Christmas)?
The unfortunate soul who got run over by a reindeer walking home from 'our' house on Christmas Eve
Who is Grandma? and may she rest in peace.
This classic children's story by Chris Van Allsburg is about a child who boards a train taking him to the North Pole, where Santa gives him the first gift of Christmas
What is The Polar Express?
The first gingerbread house was inspired by this fairy tale
This biblical character planned to kill baby Jesus
Who is King Herod?
Herod secretly plotted to destroy the child (Matthew 2: 12-16).
This country can be credited with creating the Christmas beverage, eggnog
Name all nine reindeer mentioned in the Christmas song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph?
What is The Miracle on 34th Street?
The place of origin of the classic Christmas ballet: The Nutcracker
What is St. Petersburg, Russia?
The name of the angel who visited Mary and told her she would give birth to a son and shall name him Jesus
Who is Gabriel?
"The angel was Gabriel" (Luke 1:26-27).
The meaning of Noel in Latin before it was used to describe Christmas
What is birth?
Referring to the English custom of ringing church bells on Christmas morning, this carol says, “Then pealed the bells more loud and deep, God is not dead, nor doth He sleep”
What is I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day?
The name of Ebenezer Scrooge's partner in A Christmas Carol
Who is Jacob Marley?
The earliest firmly-dated representation of a Christmas Tree is here
Where is Turckheim, Alsace (or Germany or France)?
The earliest known firmly dated representation of a Christmas tree is on the keystone sculpture of a private home in Turckheim, Alsace (then part of Germany, today France), with the date 1576.
Jesus was approximately this age when the Magi from the east arrived with their gifts
What is two years?
Most likely, Jesus was already two years of age by the time the wise men arrived (Matthew 2:1-2).
The world's largest Nativity scene is here
Where is Einsiedeln, Switzerland?
Lucy asks Schroeder to play this song on his piano in A Charlie Brown Christmas
What is Jingle Bells?
The original Home Alone takes place in this city
Where is Winnetka, Illinois?
This prior English monarch temporarily abolished the celebration and acknowledgment of Christmas
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This Jewish prophet foretold that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem 500 years before the event
Who is Micah?
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Micah 5:2