Toys
This toy is a fortune tellers dream. Developed in 1950 it's still one of the more accurate ways to find out if your crush likes you back.
What is a Magic 8 Ball?
According to this singer, all she wants for Christmas is you.
Who is Mariah Carey?
This Peanuts character reads Biblical scripture in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Who is Linus?
This temporary drawing board was introduced in 1960 and became one of the best known toys of its time.
What is an Etch A Sketch?
The song says "three kings." But traditionally, this was the number of wise men.
What is 12?
This pre-compressed spring was invented in the 1940's.
What is a Slinky?
This cable channel is best know for producing 100s of sappy holiday movies where the characters always fall in love and have a very, Merry Christmas.
What is the Hallmark Channel? (Also Lifetime Channel is acceptable.)
This item brought Frosty to life.
What is a hat? (Silk Hat, Magician's Hat acceptable)
These Hasbro egg shaped characters were a hit for their ability to wobble but not fall down.
What are Weebles?
This revolutionary Christian reformer is said to have brought the first Christmas tree inside in 1536 and decorated it with candles to represent the stars in the night sky.
Who is Martin Luther?
Eleanor Abbott designed this Hasbro game while recovered from polio in 1945. Years later it's still making a sweet statement.
What is Candyland?
This 80s duo lamented that "Last Christmas I gave you my heart, the very next day you gave it away."
Who is Wham?
She was Rudolph's love interest.
Who is Clarice?
Originally called the "Magic Cube" there are 43 quintillion ways to solve this puzzle.
What is a Rubicks Cube?
This historical figure was from Myra (in modern Turkey) and is the patron saint of children and sailors.
Who is St. Nicholas?
This toy made his acting debut in Toy Story. This toy has a variety of attachments.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
This first movie in a famous Bruce Willis franchise is highly debated as to if it is a Christmas movie or not.
What is Die Hard?
Three words used to describe the Grinch.
This animated teddy bear had a built in cassette player in his body and would read you stories.
What is a Teddy Ruxpin?
Although our Church uses the liturgical color blue during advent, this color is the historical color for advent season.
What is purple?
This Flubber-like toy was created in WWII when the U.S. was researching rubber substitutes.
What is Silly Putty?
This MEGA concert to raise money for African relief spawn the super group Band Aid which gave us the 1985 Christmas hit, "Do They Know It's Christmas Time at All."
What is Live Aid?
He was the Town Mayor and main antagonist of the Rankin/Bass special Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town.
Who is Burgermeister MeisterBurger?
These stereoscopes were the ultimate way to go somewhere else - without going anywhere at all - with just one simple click.
What is a View-Master?
This woman was Mary's cousin and John the Baptist's mother who stated that her unborn baby leaped inside her when Mary greeted her.
Who was Elizabeth?