Grab Bag
The average candy cane has this number of stripes.
a) 3-5 stripes
b) 1-2 stripes
c) 4-6 stripes
d) 2-3 stripes
What is a) 3-5 stripes?
The "fancy" candy canes have 4-6 stripes
On average, this US state has the highest number of snowfall in inches.
a) Alaska
b) Vermont
c) Colorado
d) New York
What is b) Vermont?
54 days of at least .1 inch of snow
Total annual average of 89 in
The Grinch is known to be as cuddly as...
a) An angry lobster
b) a cactus
c) a teddy bear full of marbles
d) a rose stem with thorns
What is b) a cactus?
In December 2023, this airline had the least on-time arrivals compared to all other US based airlines.
a) United Airlines
b) Jetblue Airways
c) Spirit Airlines
d) Southwest Airlines
What is b) Jetblue Airways?
71.4% total flights arriving on time
Holiday decorating sends roughly this number of people to the ER each year.
a) 10,000
b) 22,000
c) 15,000
d) 8,000
What is c) 15,000 people?
The most common injury is a fall followed by electrical shocks by faulty lights.
This US city is most likely to have a "White Christmas" in 2024
a) Denver, Colorado
b) Indianapolis, Indiana
c) Columbus, Ohio
d) Chicago, Illinois
What is a) Denver, Colorado?
35% chance!!
This Reindeer is known to be Rudolph's father.
a) Prancer
b) Dancer
c) Comet
d) Donner
What is d) Donner?
The city, measured in hotel occupancy, that is projected to have the highest number of travelers in the world from December 1st to January 4th is...
a) Grand Cayman, Cayman Island
b) Queenstown, New Zealand
c) Macau, China
d) Lihue, Hawaii
What is d) Lihue, Hawaii?
93% hotel occupancy (including AirBnbs)
The 2024 Rockefeller tree has about this many lights on it.
a) 100,000
b) 10,000
c) 50,000
d) 300,000
What is c) 50,000 lights?
The tallest Rockefeller tree was over 100 ft tall
The most significant snowfall in one county in Colorado was this many inches.
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: The snowfall occurred in this county.
a) 60
b) 48
c) 40
d) 76
What is 76 inches?
What is Boulder county?
The famed “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” was recorded by Brenda Lee when she was this old
a) 20 years old
b) 13 years old
c) 36 years old
d) 45 years old
What is b) 13 years old?
In 2024, the second busiest day of air travel thus far is...
a) July 7th
b) August 2nd
c) June 23rd
d) July 28th
What is a) July 7th?
3 million airline passengers
This retailer had the highest net retail sales in December 2023.
a) Amazon
b) Walmart
c) Kroger
d) Costco
What is b) Walmart?
Narrowly beating out Amazon with $482.6 in sales in December only.
This region on of the world has never seen snow.
a) Death Valley
b) Sahara Desert
c) Miami
d) New Delhi
What is d) New Delhi?
According to Billboard, this song is the most played holiday song from December 1st to January 1st
a) All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey)
b) Underneath the Tree (Kelly Clarkson)
c) Last Christmas (Wham!)
d) Rockin' around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
What is All I want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey)?
This region of the world has the longest polar night (24 periods without any light)
a) Tromso, Norway (Arctic Circle)
b) Barrow, Alaska
c) Nunavut, Canada
d) Murmansk, Russia
What is c) Nunavut, Canada.
Polar nights can last from mid-October until late February.