HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
WHICH PLANT IS TRADITIONALLY HUNG IN DOORWAYS AND KISSED UNDER DURING CHRISTMAS?
HINT: ASSOCIATED WITH LOVE AND GOOD LUCK
MISTLETOE
IN "THE POLAR EXPRESS", WHAT IS THE FIRST GIFT OF CHRISTMAS?
HINT: ITS SHINY AND COMES FROM SANTA'S SLEIGH.
A BELL
BEVERAGE MOST ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTMAS IN THE U.S.?
HINT: TRADITIONALLY SERVED COLD, BUT SOME PEOPLE ADD A SPASH OF RUM
EGGNOG
WHAT IS THE NAME OF HOLIDAY CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 26TH IN THE UK AND CANADA?
HINT: IT'S THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND TRADITIONALLY INVOLVED GIVING TO THE POOR
BOXING DAY
WHICH POPULAR CHRISTMAS SONG WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR THANKSGIVING?
HINT: ITS ONE OF THE MOST SUNG HOLIDAY TUNES
JINGLE BELLS
WHAT COUNTRY CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH A TRADITION CALLED "LA BEFANA"?
HINT: THIS COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR PASTA AND PIZZA
ITALY
WHICH MOVIE FEATURES THE CHARACTER BUDDY THE ELF?
HINT: THE MAIN CHARACTER TRAVELS FROM THE NORTH POLE TO NEW YORK CITY.
ELF
IN JAPAN, WHAT IS A POPLULAR CHRISTMAS MEAL?
HINT: THIS MEAL BECAME A HOLIDAY TRADITION, THANKS TO A FAMOUS FAST-FOOD CAMPAIGN IN THE 70s
FRIED CHICKEN
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHRISTMAS MARKET FAMOUS IN GERMANY?
HINT: THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST ICONIC HOLIDAY MARKETS IN EUROPE
CHRISTKINDLMARKT
WHICH CHRISTMAS SONG FEATURES THE LYRIC "CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE"?
HINT: MADE FAMOUS BY NAT KING COLE
THE CHRISTMAS SONG
WHICH COUNTRY HAS A TRADITION OF HIDING A PICKLE ORNAMENT IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE?
HINT: THIS COUNTRY IS FAMOUS FOR OCTOBERFEST
GERMANY
IN HOME ALONE, WHERE ARE THE MCCALLISTERS GOING ON VACATION?
HINT: THEY'RE CROSSING ATLANTIC TO A EUROPEAN CAPITAL KNOWN FOR ROMANCE
PARIS
WHAT POPULAR CHRISTMAS DECORATION WAS ORIGINALLY MADE FROM STRANDS OF SILVER?
HINT: OFTEN USED TO ADD SPARKLE TO CHRISTMAS TREES
TINSEL
IN MEXICO, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NINE-DAY CELEBRATION BEFORE CHRISTMAS?
HINT: ITS NAME MEANS "THE INNS" IN SPANISH
LAS POSADAS
WHICH MODERN CHRISTMAS HIT BY MARIAH CAREY HAS BECOME THE MOST STREAMED HOLIDAY SONG IN THE WORLD?
HINT: IT WAS RELEASED IN 1994
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
WHICH COUNTRY STARTED THE CHRISTMAS TREE TRADITION?
HINT: ITS CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE LEGENDARY.
GERMANY
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GRINCH'S DOG?
HINT: HIS NAME IS SHORT AND SIMPLE-JUST THREE LETTERS
MAX
WHAT IS SANTA CLAUS CALLED IN FRANCE?
HINT: HIS NAME TRANSLATES TO "FATHER CHRISTMAS" IN ENGLISH
PERE NOEL
WHAT YEAR WAS ARITIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE INTRODUCED?
HINT: THEY EMERGED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY
1890
MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS SONG OF ALL TIME?
HINT: IT HOLDS THE GUINESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST-SELLING SINGLE EVER RELEASED
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FLOWER?
HINT: STARTS WITH A "P" AND ENDS WITH A "IA"
POINSETTIA
WHICH ACTOR PLAYS SANTA IN "THE SANTA CLAUSE"?
HINT: HIS INITALS ARE T.A.
TIM ALLEN
WHICH TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DESSERT IN THE UK IS MADE WITH DRIED FRUITS AND OFTEN SERVED WITH BRANDY SAUCE?
HINT: THIS DESSERT IS STEAMED AND OFTEN SET ON FIRE BEFORE SERVING
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
WHICH COUNTRY IS CREDITED WITH CREATING THE TRADITION OF SENDING CHRISTMAS CARDS?
HINT: HOME OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS CARD IN 1843
UNITED KINGDOM
WHICH CHRISTMAS CAROL BEGINS WITH THE LYRICS "SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT"?
HINT: IT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN GERMAN IN THE EARLY 1800s
SILENT NIGHT