This bird is eaten the most during the holiday season.
(roast) turkey
100
What is the 24th December called?
Christmas Eve
100
This film, which is typically shown during the holiday season, features a boy whose family has (accidentally) gone on holiday without him. The film shows him protecting the house against two burglars.
Home Alone
100
Who are Comet, Blitzen, and Prancer?
Santa's reindeer
100
What is green, has needles, and is decorated for Christmas?
Christmas tree
200
This typical holiday drink is made with milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. Some alcohol is quite often also added.
Eggnog
200
When is Christmas Day?
25th December
200
What song includes the following line:
oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells
200
Santa brings gifts to children who have been good. What do naughty children get?
A lump of coal.
200
What tradition is connected to mistletoe during the Christmas time?
A man and a woman standing under a hanging mistletoe have to kiss.
300
This small item was put inside Christmas pudding, it brought wealth to the person who found it his/her piece.
a coin
300
What is the 31st December called?
New Year's Eve
300
This film is the first in the series (so far five films), it tells the story of a man who fights against East German terrorists in a Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve.
Die Hard
300
The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London comes from the same country every year. What country is it?
Norway
300
What is a poinsettia?
a) an animal
b) a plant
c) a type of an ornament with ribbons and tree twigs
A plant
400
What food is 'pigs in blankets' in the UK?
sausages wrapped in bacon, these are traditionally eaten during the Christmas dinner
400
When is Boxing Day?
26th December
400
This song includes the following line:
good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
400
What is an alternative way of writing 'Christmas'?
Xmas
400
What do people usually do with a wreath?
Decorate the house, the wreath is usually hung on the front door.
500
Describe what mince pie is made of.
Dried fruit, spices, sugar, brandy + some pastry
500
When is Black Friday?
On the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. (the fourth Thursday of November)
500
This Christmas film/cartoon is based on a children's poem by Dr. Seuss, it is about a green hairy creature who wants to stop Christmas from happening.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
500
Where does the Christmas tree tradition come from?
15th century Latvia and Estonia, the brotherhoods and guilds would put a Christmas tree in front of their guild house and place a star or an angel on top. The custom eventually spread to Germany and then to the rest of the world.