Christmas Movies or songs
What actor played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action movie Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Answer – Jim Carrey
In which month is Boxing Day celebrated?
Answer - December
What holiday drink is also called “milk punch”?
Answer - Eggnog
Where was Jesus born?
Answer – Bethlehem
True or False: Santa Claus is based on a real person.
Answer - True. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
What’s the title of the movie about a train that carries kids to the North Pole?
Answer – The Polar Express
What plant’s berries are often white and traditionally hung on doorways?
Answer - Mistletoe
What country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century?
Answer - Germany
What color is the elephant that describes the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts during the holidays?
Answer - White
True or false - there were 4 ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
Answer: True - Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
In the movie Elf, what condiment does Buddy put on everything?
Answer - Syrup
How many reindeer does Santa Claus have?
Answer - 9
What are people expected to do under the mistletoe?
Answer - Kiss
What beverage company has used Santa Claus in its Christmas marketing since 1931?
Answer – Coca-Cola
True or false - Santa traditionally wore a white suit until Coca Cola changed it to red?
Answer: False - it used to be green
In the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song, how many French hens does the true love give?
Answer - 3
Name at least 4 of Santa’s reindeer
Answer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and the most famous, Rudolph
What is the official Christmas flower in North America?
Answer - The poinsettia
Who wrote the classic story “A Christmas Carol?”
Answer - Charles Dickens
True or false - there were 250 gifts given in total in the ‘12 Days of Christmas’?
Answer: False - there were 364
What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
Answer: Bing Crosby - 'White Christmas', according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Why is Christmas named Christmas?
Christmas is named from the Old English phrase "Cristes Maesse," meaning "Christ's Mass," a service celebrating Jesus' birth, combining "Christ" (from Greek Khristos, meaning "anointed") and "Mass" (from Latin missa, referring to the Eucharist). It's a shortened, medieval term for the Christian worship service held on December 25th to honor Jesus, evolving from early Christian traditions in England
In 2009 IKEA made the largest gingerbread man, to the nearest kilogram, how much did it weigh? (Closest number wins if no one guesses correctly)
Answer: 651 kg
Answer - Clement Clarke Moore
True or false - Australia has a popular Christmas dessert called ‘White Christmas’ which is made from meringue?
Answer: False it’s made from Coconut oil, dried fruit, desiccated coconut and rice bubbles