Elves
Modern ideas of elves originate from this set of mythology.
What is Norse mythology?
Santa usually enters a house through this structure.
What is the chimney?
This story about a magical top hat animating a Snowman was inspired by a 1950 song.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
This Jewish winter holiday often overlaps with the Christmas season and tells the story of the Temple of Jerusalem.
What is Hanukkah?
These Olympic games began in 1924 and occurred every 4 years, with delays.
What are the Winter Olympics?
Elves were originally thought by Christian writers in the 10th century to be in league with this personification of evil.
Who is Satan?
This food and drink pair is left out for Santa to eat.
What are cookies and milk?
The name of the main character in A Christmas Carol.
Who is Ebeneezer Scrooge?
This African-American celebration from December 26th to January 1st was created to unify Black Americans and pay homage to the African harvest festivals.
What is Kwanzaa?
When this Greek god kidnapped Persephone, Demeter became depressed and created Winter.
Who is Hades?
Who was J.R.R. Tolkein?
This action causes Tim Allen's character to become the new Santa in The Santa Clause.
What is Killing Santa?
In A Christmas Story, Ralpie is obsessed with this potentially dangerous toy.
What is the Red Ryder BB Gun?
This once charitable holiday celebrated after Christmas has become primarily a shopping holiday.
What is Boxing Day?
The name for trees that do not maintain their leaves during Winter.
What are deciduous trees?
This American actress plays Buddy's love interest in Elf.
Who is Zooey Deschanel?
The names of all of Santa's Reindeer.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph?
The name for the team of miscreants who attempt to rob and later murder Kevin McAllister.
Who are the Wet Bandits?
This Germanic Pagan solstice festival shows its influence in our names for holiday logs, blessings, carols, and many other holiday traditions.
What is Yule?
The 1939 to 1940 Winter War was between the Soviet Union and this other nation.
What is Finland?
This 2017 film panned by critics features Will Smith as a cop in a modern-day Los Angeles with elves, orcs, and fairies.
What is Bright?
These countries claim that Santa Claus resides within their borders.
What are America, Canada, Denmark(Greenland), Norway, Sweden, Belarus, and Finland?
The Grinch's dog's name.
Who is Max?
This holiday was celebrated around December 25th in the late Roman Empire, celebrating Sol, a minor sun god who became the chief Roman deity at this time.
What was Sol Invictus?
This seasonal disorder occurring primarily in Winter affects 1.4% of Floridians and almost 1 in 10 Alaskans.
What is Seasonal Depression?