Santa Claus
What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?
Kris Kringle and St. Nick
What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?
An angel
What did Frosty The Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?
He began to dance around
How many ghosts appear to Ebenezer in A Christmas Carol?
Four
Where was baby Jesus born?
Bethlehem
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor)
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
a. England b. France c. Ireland d. Germany
Germany- Decorated trees date back to Germany in the Middle Ages, with German and other European settlers popularizing Christmas trees in America by the early 19th century. A New York woodsman named Mark Carr is credited with opening the first U.S. Christmas tree lot in 1851. A 2019 survey by the American Christmas Tree Association, predicted that 77 percent of U.S. households would display a Christmas tree in their home. Among those trees on display, an estimated 81 percent were artificial and 19 percent were real.
In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?
Parson Brown
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
Macy's
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?
The Bishop St. Nicholas
Which country did eggnog come from?
England
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a milking
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
What are Christmas trees also called?
Yule-tree
What do they call Santa Claus in Italy?
a. Spazzacamino b. Dontaore Paffuto c. Babbo Natale d. Elfo Grasso
Babbo Natale- is a skinnier and more regal looking version of Santa Claus. They both wear red cloaks with white trim, but Santa Claus has most decidedly enjoyed more second helpings at the dinner table than Babbo Natale.
What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Whose eyes are all aglow in “The Christmas Song?”
Tiny Tots
In the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?
Stink, stank, stunk!
Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?
Dasher, Dancer, Donner
What year was Santa born?
a. 270 b. 580 BC c. 1220 d. 1850
The real Saint Nick, or Nicholas of Myra, was a Greek Bishop born in what is now Turkey in 270AD.
What strangely shaped ornament do some families hide in their tree?
If there’s a pickle among your snowman, angel and reindeer ornaments, you’re likely taking part in the American tradition of hiding the green ornament on the tree, so that the first child to find it wins a gift, or gets to open the first present Christmas morning. The practice’s origins are a bit murky (or should that be briny?), but, it’s likely it grew from a Woolworths marketing gimmick from the late 1800s, when the retailer received imported German ornaments shaped like a pickle and needed a sales pitch.
Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?”
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?
Randy
What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s A Wonderful Life?
Clarence Odbody