General
Which U.S. state is home to the town of Snowflake?
Answer: Arizona
“You smell like beef and cheese. You don’t smell like Santa,” is a quote from what holiday movie?
Answer: “Elf”
Referenced in a popular holiday song, this traditional Christmas dessert recipe includes figs, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Answer: Figgy pudding
What U.S. state is home to the town of Santa Claus?
Answer: Indiana
What brings Frosty the Snowman to life?
Answer: A magical hat
What gifts did the Three Kings, or wise men, bring to baby Jesus?
Answer: Gold, frankincense and myrrh
Which city in France are the McCallisters visiting when they forget their 8-year-old son, Kevin, in “Home Alone”?
Answer: Paris
Elmo Shropshire wrote what comedy song about a fateful Christmas accident caused by too much eggnog?
Answer: “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
Where does the name “Kris Kringle” come from?
Answer: According to Merriam-Webster, it’s spelled “Kriss Kringle” and is a modification of the German word “Christkindl” or Christ child
How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”?
Answer: Four
Should you meet another person beneath this plant, the rule is you must kiss. What is it?
Answer: Mistletoe
Which classic Christmas movie inspired “The Wonder Years?”
Answer: “A Christmas Story”
What’s the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
True or false: There’s a real city called the North Pole?
Answer: True. The city of North Pole is located in Alaska and boasts a population of around 2,300 citizens
How many reindeer does Santa have?
Answer: Eight: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen
According to Hallmark, approximately how many Christmas cards are sent annually?
Answer: 1.3 billion
In what year did “A Charlie Brown Christmas” first air?
Answer: 1965
Which album tops Billboard's list of the top 100 holiday albums of all time?
Answer: “A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
What is thought to be the first observation of the December 25 holiday?
Answer: The Christian church in Rome commemorated the Feast of the Nativity in 336
What does Santa Claus supposedly deliver to people who land on his naughty list?
Answer: A lump of coal
How long is the average growing time for a Christmas tree?
Answer: Seven years
The ending of what popular animated movie features a giant gingerbread man ravaging the land of Far Far Away?
Answer: “Shrek 2”
After “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” what are Billboard's five greatest holiday songs of all time (in order)?
Answer: “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms, “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” by Nat King Cole, “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives, “Feliz Navidad” by Jose Feliciano and “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” by Andy Williams
True or false: The North Pole has no time zone.
Answer: True. All longitudinal lines start at the North Pole, which means there’s no time zone
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog in the Dr. Seuss book “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”?
Answer: Max