Festive food stuffs
Christmas cinema
Pagan hot goss
It's not all about Xmas this time of year!
Cringy Carol Trivia
100

In North America, most tables will serve this traditional Christmas bird at dinner.

Turkey

100

In the film "Elf", this is the  Buddy's favorite pasta.

Spaghetti

100

The Romans would spend the week of 'Saturnalia' not only feasting, but also doing this tradition we still commonly do at Christmas with our friends and family (they'd even do this with slaves!).

Gift giving

100

This festival commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd century BCE.

Hanukkah

100

'Back Door Santa' is the title of this New Jersey rockers utterly tasteless carol attempt.

Bon Jovi

200

The name of the popular peppermint flavoured Christmas candy

Candy Cane

200

All the characters sing this song at the end of of the movie "It's A Wonderful Life"

Auld Lang Syne

200

The roots of this pagan saint go way back to the 4th century, and his birthplace was actually in what is now modern Turkey.

St. Nickolas

200

Many festivals dating as far back as the stone age, actually occur around this solar event on December 21, to celebrate the shortest day of the year.

Winter Solstice

200

New Kids on the Block landed this joyless carol on the public back in 1989

Funky, Funky Xmas

300

This type of pie is traditionally eaten in the UK during Christmas.

Mince Pie

300

The name of Scrooge's old partner in A Christmas Carol

Jacob Marley

300

In the world of the Druids, if enemies met underneath this woodland plant, they would drop their weapons and form a truce until the next day.

Mistletoe

300

Based on African harvest festival traditions, this annual celebration of African-American culture happens from December 26 to January 1

Kwanzaa

300

The name of Justin Bieber’s 2011 Christmas album

Under The Mistletoe

400

This type of bread is traditionally made in Mexico for Christmas

Rosca De Reyes

400

In the animated film Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, the elf Hermey would rather be working in this profession instead of making toys.

Dentistry

400

Early Germanic tribes practised the Yule tradition, by decorating these with fruits and candles

Trees

400

This Buddhist holiday on December 8th commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.

Bodhi Day

400

How many total gifts are received in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?

364

500

the main ingredient in the Swedish Christmas drink ‘glogg’

Red wine

500

In Love Actually, Mark uses these to show his love for Juliet.

Cue cards

500

Early Christians were often persecuted for practising their religion, so to avoid detection and make it look like they were celebrating Saturnalia, Christians started hanging these on their doors and in their homes.

Holly / Wreaths

500

This Germanic festival was originally associated with the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the Anglo-Saxon holiday Modranicht, or “Night of the Mothers.”

Yule

500

This 2000s band from Nevada should be shot for their tasteless song "Don’t Shoot Me Santa"

The Killers


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