General Knowledge
This parasitic plant is commonly known as the Christmas kissing plant.
What is mistletoe?
In Disney's Frozen, the charming prince from the Southern Isles who wins Anna's heart goes by this name.
Who is Hans?
This singer released the enduring holiday anthem "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 1994.
Who is Mariah Carey?
This creamy, egg-based holiday drink is believed to have originated in Britain.
What is eggnog?
Unlike the Gregorian calendar, this annual festival is timed according to cycles of the moon.
What is the Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year)?
Snowflakes always have this many points.
What is six?
This animated Christmas film features Tom Hanks in six motion-capture roles.
Extra points (double): Name the six characters
What is The Polar Express?
Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus.
According to Guinness World Records, the best-selling Christmas single of all time is this Bing Crosby classic.
What is "White Christmas"?
Since a successful 1970s marketing campaign, it has become a Christmas Eve tradition in this country to feast on fried chicken from KFC.
What is Japan?
The tradition of lowering a ball in Times Square to mark the new year began in this year.
What is 1907?
According to the Gospel of Matthew, the magi presented gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and this precious metal
What is gold?
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin McCallister has a brief, unscripted encounter with this "future" U.S. President in the Plaza Hotel lobby.
Who is Donald Trump?
In the carol "Deck the Halls," if you were to count every single "la" in the familiar "fa-la-la-la-la" refrains, you'd get this total number.
+/- 10
What is 96?
In 2009, IKEA set a record by baking the world's largest gingerbread man, which weighed in at approximately this many kilograms.
+/- 100 kg
What is 651 kg?
During her 2016 New Year's Eve performance in Times Square, this pop diva famously struggled with malfunctioning audio equipment.
Who is Mariah Carey?
The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree for Christmas is widely believed to have begun in this European country.
What is Germany?
According to a cheerful elf from the North Pole, his four main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and this sweet, viscous topping.
What is syrup?
In the Christmas song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," his unpleasant smile is said to contain these wood-eating insects.
What are termites?
This citrus fruit, representing a lump of gold, is traditionally placed in the toe of a Christmas stocking.
What is an orange (or tangerine)?
This annual midnight fear, centered on the year "2000," involved predictions of global computer crashes, blackouts, and frozen bank accounts.
What was the Y2K bug (or Y2K scare)?
Reportedly banned by the late Queen Elizabeth II, this shiny, strands decoration is not found on royal Christmas trees.
What is tinsel?
In Mean Girls, the Plastics' festive talent show routine is set to this 1957 rock-and-roll Christmas classic.
What is "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms?
The festive favorite "Jingle Bells" was originally written and performed for this autumn holiday in the 1850s.
What is Thanksgiving?
Superstition holds that to ensure good fortune for the new year, you must stir the mincemeat for your pies in only this directional manner.
What is clockwise?
Released on December 18, 2009, this sci-fi epic became the highest-grossing film ever to have its first Saturday in wide release fall on New Year's Day.
What is Avatar?