Christmas History
This hemiparasitic flowering plant obtains it's nutrition by living off other plants and brings joy to those who stand beneath it.
Mistletoe. Men are supposed to kiss the woman under the branches. He is to remove one of the berries. Once all the berries have been plucked, the plant should be removed and replaced. Not kissing under means bad luck. Burning it means a life of failed marriage.
Name the song which includes: "gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird"
Winter Wonderland
What does "Frosty the Snowman" have for a nose?
Button
In the Christmas film "the grinch who stole Christmas", why was the Grinch so mean?
his heart was two sizes too small
St. Nicolas of Myra is said to have once slipped through the chimney to provide gold coins to three daughters who needed dowry to be married. The girls were asleep, therefore, he placed them here- starting a long-time Christmas tradition
Hanging stockings. They were said to be by the fire to dry.
In the twelve days of Christmas, how many ladies dancing were there?
9
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a Christmas present in 1886?
France
Which family features in the 1989 movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?
This children's game originated as a Christmas activity where children shaped strings between their fingers to resemble the wooden cross-bracing of Christ's cradle.
Cat's Cradle. Originally known as Cratch cradle (manger)
In the carol, "Frosty the Snowman", what does the cop tell them to do?
Stop
In the Dickens story, "A Christmas carol", what was Bob Crachit's job?
Clerk
It's Christmas 1919 and Bates has been arrested; which TV show is it?
Downton Abbey
In the 1940's, a boy named Ralphie attempts to convince everyone that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift- which film is this from?
A Christmas story
Tucked in a corner of the Indian Ocean near western Australia, this island was discovered on Christmas Day in 1643.
Christmas Island. The US declared their own Christmas island in the Pacific on Christmas Day 1777. Nuclear weapons testing happened here, habitants not evacuated.
Where are they rocking around the Christmas tree?
At the Christmas Party Hop
The Christmas Tree originated in which country?
Germany
Who tells us the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in the 1964 animated adventure?
Sam the Snowman
Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
The ghost of Jacob Marley
The three wise men are said to have traveled to Bethlehem to bring gifts of gold, ____, and myrrh to the baby.
Frankincense
In the carol, "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas", what is the prettiest sight to see?
Holly on your own front door.
How many reindeer are named in the poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
8