HISTORY
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
POP CULTURE
AROUND THE WORLD
TOY TRENDS
100

This fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first gingerbread houses

Hansel and Gretal

100

These are the two most popular Christmas colors, after Green and Red

Silver & Gold

100

One out a seven-movie franchise, this is one of the most popular, non-traditional, Christmas movies

Die Hard

100

This is the most famous Christmas dinner entree around the world

Turkey

100

This Muppet toy sold out within hours during Black Friday and was literally fought over by frantic shoppers during the holiday season of 1996

Tickle Me Elmo

200

This Christmas song was one of the first songs to broadcast from Space

Jingle Bells

200

The berries on a mistletoe are this color

White

200

This beverage company has been using commercials starring Santa Claus since the 1930’s

Coca Cola

200

In this country, many people celebrate Christmas on the beach

Australia 

200

Similar to the Etch a Sketch, this toy was widely gifted when it came out in 1976

Magna Doodle

300

Santa Claus is being sued and needs to be served. He is domiciled in this country 

Finland

300

This Christmas item is hung on the tree, takes its name from the old French word ‘estincelee’ meaning spark

Tinsel

300

The classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was first aired in 1964 by this network

NBC

300

In this European country, a woman plays the role of Santa Clause

Italy (Belfana)

300

This toy was on every kid's wish list in 1993, and it was also inspired by this film

Talkboy (Home Alone 2)

400

The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas. Its original meaning in Latin is

Birth

400

While children in the US often leave milk and cookies for Santa, children in Great Britain usually leave this

Mince pie and Sherry

400

In the movie Home Alone, Kevin McCallister has this many siblings

4 (Buzz, Megan, Linnie, Jeff)

400

In the UK, well-behaved kids get this fruit in their stockings

Clemantines

400

People were so desperate to get their hands on these new toys during the Christmas of 1994, that a black market developed selling them at four times their original price

Power Rangers action figures

500

Saint Nicholas was originally this before he became known as Santa Clause

a monk

500

The first Christmas tree was lit up in the Rockefeller Center in this decade

1930s

500

In the first commercially produced Christmas cards by Henry Cole, the children were drinking this

Wine

500

KFC is a popular Christmas meal in this country

Japan

500

This popular toy of 1980 was actually designed by a professor of architecture in Budapest to teach his students about spatial awareness

Rubik’s Cube

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