Christmas Trivia
This classic Christmas beverage is sometimes referred to as "milk punch."
What is eggnog?
Anglo-Saxons often refer to this holiday as "midwinter" or "nativity".
What is Christmas?
This mythical figure is popular in Austria, which is often known as "bad santa". He has had two movies dedicated to him, as well as a cosmetic item in Overwatch.
What is Krampus?
Snowflakes is formed by a collection of these.
What are ice crystals?
This word is used to describe lines of snow left on a road after it has largely thawed.
What is "snow-bones"?
This reindeer, belonging to Santa Claus, shares a name with a mythical figure often associated with romance.
What is Cupid?
This holiday celebrates the victory of the Israelites over the Greek-Syrian rulers over 2,000 years ago.
What is Hanukkah?
This tradition involves placing a particular food item on a tree, and the first person in the house to notice it is granted an extra present for Christmas.
What is Pickle in the Tree?
Every snowflake has this many sides.
What is six?
This word is used to describe one's ability to remain upright whilst walking on ice.
What is "ice-legs"?
This holiday movie casts famous actor Tom Hanks as five different characters.
What is Polar Express?
This Buddhist holiday takes place on December 8th, and is typically celebrated by decorating fig trees and eating cookies, typically of the heart-shaped variety.
What is Bodhi Day?
This tradition involves placing footwear by the fireplace in the hopes that their local Santa Claus, named Sinterklaas, will fill them with small gifts.
What is Shoes by the Fire?
For a snowstorm to be considered a blizzard, it must obscure vision for 1/4 of a mile, create 35 mph winds, and last for this many hours.
What is three?
This word was created around the 16th century, and is used to describe a grand feast or a particularly fantastic food item.
What is "snow-bones"?
While the origin is unknown, the English version of this song first appeared in children's books around the year 1780.
What is 12 Days of Christmas?
What is Kwanzaa?
This Swedish tradition involves creating large ornaments out of hay and red ribbon that resemble goats.
What is the Yule Goat?
Snow reflects high levels of ultraviolet radiation which can cause a condition known as photokeratitis, which is also known as this.
What is snow blindness?
This word is used to describe the action of handing off an unwanted gift to someone else.
What is "pang"?
This is the modern-day city that Saint Nicholas would have been born in.
What is Turkey?
This holiday relates more to the holiday season as a whole, and is celebrated by a satirical organization who also celebrate "Pastover" and "Ramendan".
What is Holiday?
This Japanese tradition, although not directly tied to Christmas, is associated with the term "Kentucky for Christmas!" and the consumption of a particular fast food brand.
What is Colonel Santa?
What is Venus?
This word is used to describe a person who is scrambling to prepare for Christmas... on Christmas Eve.
What is "yuleshard"?