Christmas Movies
Where did Harry spend Christmas Day in the Philosopher's Stone?
Hogwarts
Which traditional Kiwi Christmas dessert is named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured New Zealand in 1926?
Pavlova
Where did the current design of Santa come from?
Bonus 100 points for the year
Coca-Cola (1931)
Who wrote the Christmas carol "Silent Night" which was first performed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr at a church in Austria?
Franz Xaver Gruber
In which year was the film Home Alone released?
Bonus 500: Name every other movie
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Home Alone 4 (2002)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
In Elf, Where did Buddy live for most of his young life?
North Pole
What traditional NZ Christmas dessert is made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs and butter, and then baked in a pie crust?
Kiwi Tart
What are the other two most popular names for Santa Claus?
St Nick and Father Christmas
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
Name the Movie:
A department store Santa Claus and his elf rob shopping malls on the night of Christmas Eve.
Bonus 500: Name the kid who forms a friendship with Santa
Bad Santa
Thurman Merman.
Bruce Willis played John McClane, a New York City police detective. Why does McClane travel to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve?
To spend Christmas with his kids
Which popular Kiwi Christmas food is traditionally served with roast turkey or ham but is actually made from dried and salted beef?
Sausage Rolls
What is the best-selling toy at Christmas time?
Lego
How many copies of the song, “All I Want For Christmas” have estimated to have been sold
16 million
Movie from Tim Burton about an unfinished artificial humanoid who has scissor blades instead of hands, is taken in by a suburban family, and falls in love with their teenage daughter.
Bonus 500: Name the other two movies that part of Tim Burton's "Dark Christmas" trilogy
Edward Scissorhands
Batman Returns, and The Nightmare Before Christmas
In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what kind of company does Clark work for?
A cereal factory
Which popular Kiwi Christmas food is a type of sweet bread that is traditionally server with jam and butter on Christmas morning?
Anzac Biscuits
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
Which British singer-songwriter recorded the Christmas song "Fairytale of New York" in 1987, which is considered a modern holiday classic?
Johnny Cash (feat: The Pogues)
What movie is this line from?
I’m too old for this s**t.
Bonus 500: Name the two main characters?
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs,
What are the three important rules for taking care of a Mogwai?
1. Keep them out of bright light.
2. Don't get them wet.
3. Never feed them after midnight.
What traditional Maori dessert is made from the sap of a Rimu tree, which is boiled with sugar and cream to create a sweet, syrupy sauce that is traditionally served with fruit or bread at Christmas gatherings?
Rimu Syrup
What gifts do the three wise men bring baby Jesus?
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
Which American pop star released the 2011 Christmas Album "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", which features the hit singles "Underneath the Tree" and "Mistletoe"?
Mariah Carey
Animated movie which tells the story of a young boy who sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his window and is invited aboard by its conductor.
Bonus 1000: This was recognised as the first to use a popular technology/process used in movies today. Name that technology/process
Polar Express
Motion Capture