Holiday Traditions
Delectable Delights
Jolly Tunes
Jingle Jangle
Christmas in Cinema
Final Jeopardy
100
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
100
This traditional Christmas beverage, made with brandy, fruit juices, and spices, is also the subject of an English folk song
What is wassail?
100
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
100
This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
100
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
What is "Elf"?
100
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FJ
200
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
200
The gingerbread house originated in this country.
What is Germany?
200
The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”
What is Jingle Bells?
200
According to Hallmark, this is the approximate number of holiday cards sent out annually.
What is 1.3 billion?
200
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is “The Polar Express”?
200
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FJ
300
A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
What is Italy?
300
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish
What is roast beast?
300
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Who is Jack Frost?
300
The ghost of a man named Jacob Marley features in this iconic novella first published in 1843.
What is A Christmas Carol?
300
There is an ongoing online debate about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is a Christmas film.
What is “Die Hard”?
300
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FJ
400
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punish children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
400
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain.
What is KFC?
400
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back of an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
What is "Christmas Time is Here"?
400
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?
400
The role of Ebenezer Scrooch in 1992’s “A Muppet Christmas Carol” featured this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor.
Who is Michael Caine?
400
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FJ
500
This object is typically found in Christmas pudding.
What is a coin?
500
For Italian Americans, it is customary to celebrate Christmas Eve with a feast of seven different types of this dish.
What is fish?
500
It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.
What is “O Holy Night”?
500
The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, which were not the most useful items for a newborn.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
500
An Oscar Meyer Weiner Whistle and Mystery Date Game were gifts Santa gave in what movie?
What is The Santa Clause?
500
FJ
The name “Santa Clause” appears in the Christmas poem “T’was the Night Before Christmas” this number of times.