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100
What are the typical "Christmas colors?"
Red and green
100
What day is Christmas celebrated? (Be careful to say the date correctly!)
December 25th
The 25th of December
100
Good children receive gifts from Santa. What do bad children get?
Coal
200
The balls, dolls, and other decorations hung on Christmas trees are called what?
Ornaments
200
Why does Santa Claus wear red and white?
200
What country are candy canes from?
Germany
300
The most common "topper" for a Christmas tree is a star. What is the second most common object to put at the top of the tree?
A) An angel
B) Santa Claus
C) Baby Jesus
D) A Snowflake
An angel!
300
What saint was the origin of Father Christmas/Santa Claus?
BONUS 100 POINTS: What country was he from?
St. Nicholas, from Greece/Turkey.
300
"Jingle Bells" was written by James Pierpont in the U.S. around 1850. It was written to celebrate a holiday, but not Christmas!
For what holiday do most people believe it was originally written?
It is believed that "Jingle Bells" was originally written for Thanksgiving!
400
Many U.S. families hide something strange in their Christmas tree, and the person who finds it gets an extra gift. What is it?
A) A rat
B) A pickle
C) A shoe
D) A fish
A pickle! (Not a real one, usually.) This tradition comes from Germany.
400
Christmas is in part a Christian/Catholic holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. According to the Bible...
200 POINTS: In what city was Jesus born?
200 POINTS: How did the Three Wise Men find Jesus?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
The Three Wise Men followed a star to find him.
400
Decorating for Christmas can be dangerous. Approximately how many Americans go to the hospital every year because of decoration-related accidents?
A) 6,300
B) 9,100
C) 14,700
D) 18,500
An estimated 14,700 people go to the Emergency Department for decorating accidents every November and December! (Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
500
What is the belén called in English?
the Nativity scene
500
Santa's original 8 reindeer were first introduced in 1823. In what year did Rudolph join them?
A) 1840
B) 1887
C) 1939
D) 1951
Rudolph was introduced in 1939, and the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" was published in 1949!
500
For 50 points each, name as many of Santa's reindeer as you can in 30 seconds!
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph