December Celebrations
This Christmas celebration was originally started as a day to give gifts to the poor.
Boxing Day
On December 8, 1980 which famous musician was assassinated in New York City?
Former Beatle musician John Lennon
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what is the best-selling Christmas/holiday single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
According to Dr Seuss, who stole Christmas?
The Grinch
Born on December 12, 1923, this TV personality and animal rights activist is most well known for hosting The Price is Right from 1972 to 2007.
Bob Barker
Many people determine that once the holidays are over, they will turn over a new one of these
What is leaf? When people want to turn over a new leaf, they want to give themselves a fresh start or change their ways—maybe break a habit or form a new one.
Feast Day of Our Lady Guadalupe is celebrated on Dec. 12 in what country?
Mexico. Millions of pilgrims typically visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The Virgin Mary was said to have appeared on the site in 1531.
December 7 of what year, was the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor attacked by nearly 200 Japanese aircraft in a raid that lasted just over one hour and left nearly 3,000 Americans dead?
1941
What is December's Birthstone?
December’s traditional birthstone is Turquoise. Zircon and Tanzanite are also considered to be December birthstones.
What was the name of the young boy mistakenly left to defend his home from robbers when the rest of the family goes on vacation to Paris in the 1990 Christmas comedy?
Kevin McCallister played by Macaulay Culkin
Which Canadian Prime Minister was born on December 25?
Justin Pierre James Trudeau, the 23rd prime minister of Canada was born on Christmas Day in 1971.
Good things come in this sized package
What is small? Many think this phrase refers to packages holding expensive jewelry or watches
What December celebration is referred to as The Festival of Lights
Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.
On December 13, 1991 a treaty of reconciliation and nonaggression formally ended which war?
The Korean War
What is December's birth flower?
There are two December birth flowers: holly and narcissus.
This poem, was first published in 1823 by the author Clement Clarke Moore.
A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
This pioneer of the American Animation Industry and namesake of "The Happiest Place on Earth" was born on December 5, 1901
Walt Disney
When snow is on the ground on Christmas Day, we say it’s this kind of a Christmas
What is white? Charles Dickens introduced the idea of a white Christmas in England long before Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby popularized the phrase in North America.
What is significant about December 21?
It is the Winter Solstice—the astronomical first day of winter.
What happened on December 1, 1955, sparking the modern American civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back section of a municipal bus. Her arrest resulted in a year-long boycott of the city bus system by African Americans and led to legal actions ending racial segregation on municipal buses throughout the Southern US.
Which award is handed out in December?
The Nobel Prize
This Christmas classic stars Maureen O'Hara and a young Natalie Wood
Miracle on 34th Street
December 12, 1915 saw the birth of this musician, one of the bestselling artists of all time and an award winning actor.
Frank Sinatra
During the holidays, when we confront people lacking holiday spirit, we might say, “Don’t be a (this person).”
What is a Scrooge? “Don’t be a Scrooge” could also be said to those who are behaving in a miserly way
What annual celebration of African-American culture starts on December 26th?
Kwanzaa
Canada adopted its new National Flag, on December 15th of which year?
1964
The word December comes from the Latin word, decem, meaning what?
10. It was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC which began in March.
What’s the name of the mountain the Grinch lives on in the 2000 remake of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
Mount Crumpit
Born December 18, 1946, he is the highest-grossing film director in history and has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice.
Steven Spielberg
When you give an anonymous gift, you might be known as this kind of Santa.
What is secret? The concept of Secret Santa may have begun in Scandinavia, where people would leave gifts on someone’s doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away before they were spotted