Before Christmas

Famous Christmas Movies

Christmas Songs
Part 2
Christmas Customs and Traditions
Christmas Customs and Traditions Part 2
100

This type of calendar contains pockets filled with treats, one for each day of December through Christmas Day.

What is an advent calendar?

100

In Home Alone, the McCallisters are heading on vacation to this european city when they leave Kevin behind.

What is Paris, France?

100

In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, the singer’s true love gives them five of these shining pieces of jewelry on day five

What are golden rings?

100

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.

What is the Elf on a Shelf?

100

This spot holds the iconic giant Christmas Tree located in New York City ever year. 

What is Rockefeller Center?

200

This is the traditional day to put up a Christmas tree in the United States.  

What is the day after Thanksgiving? (Black Friday acceptable) 

200

In Elf, this is the first rule in The Code of Elves.

What is treat every day like Christmas?

200

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

What is Eggnog?

200

This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.

What is Boxing Day?

200

For Italian Americans, it is customary to celebrate Christmas Eve with a feast of seven different types of these. 

What are Fish?

300

What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?

What is Jingle Bells?

300

In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.

What is a woman's leg?

300

In “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” singer Burl Ives suggests that you say hello to these two classifications of people.

What are friends you know and everyone you meet?

300

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?

300

This country holds the tradition of hiding a pickle in their Christmas Tree every year. 

Who is Germany?

400

This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies

What is kissing under the mistletoe?

400

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?

400

These three words are used to describe the Grinch from the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".

What is "Stink! Stank! Stunk!"?

400

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.

Who is Krampus?

400

Christmas was banned in this island country from 1969 to 1998. 

What is Cuba?

500

This city is where Jesus was born. 

What is Bethlehem? 

500

In the movie "Home Alone", what are the names of the two burglars trying to break into Kevin's house?

Who are Harry and Marv?

500

In the song "Winter Wonderland", what do we call the snowman?

What is Parson Brown?

500

In Japan, this popular fast-food chain is where the traditional Christmas Day meal is purchased.

What is KFC?

500
In this European country, houses are visited by a good witch who flies around on her broomstick depositing stocking stuffers and goodies to kids to close off the Christmas season. 

What is Italy?

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