Holiday Movies
Holiday treats
How well do you know Santa?
That Ford Holiday spirit
Food and drink traditions.
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This small hearted villain tries to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from “the Who’s".
The Grinch
100
These crackers marketed for children were introduced during Christmastime in 1902. The carrying string on the box was designed so it could be hung on a Christmas Tree. I still would not want them in my soup.
Animal Crackers
100
American children traditionally leave this out for Santa on Christmas eve.
Milk and cookies
100
This former employer of Henry Ford's is credited as inventing Christmas lights.
Thomas Edison
100
About 360 million glasses of this drink are served in the United States each New Year’s Eve.
Champagne
200
The first name of Scrooge, the principal character of the novel, A Christmas Carol.
Ebenezer
200
Visions of this sweet foodstuff danced in children’s heads as they slept, according to Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “‘Twas the Night before Christmas”.
Sugar-plums
200
Kris Kringle ran her over with a reindeer on the way home from our house Christmas Eve.
Grandma
200
In 1964, after Ford debuted this iconic muscle car, 94,000 pedal-powered toy replicas were bought for children the following Christmas season.
Mustang
200
Latkes, a cake made of this tuber, is a traditional food served during the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. As Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of one night’s worth of oil lasting for eight nights.
Potato
300
Why Ralphie couldn’t have a BB gun in A Christmas Story.
You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!
300
50 million pies made from this gourd are baked every year.
Pumpkin
300
The red and white costume of Father Christmas was allegedly first introduced by this drinks manufacturer.
Coca Cola
300
1908 was a 366 day leap year that started with a ball drop from the flagpole atop the New York Times building—the first-ever ball-drop in Times Square. Ford began production of this vehicle that year and sold 6,389 units with an average price tag of $850.00
Model T
300
As the clock chimes midnight to ring in the New Year, a Spanish tradition involves eating twelve of this fruit– one for each chime.
Grapes
400
This article of clothing made Frosty come to life in the movie “Frosty the Snowman”
His magic hat
400
This drink dates back to 13th-century England. The aristocracy primarily consumed it because milk, eggs, and sherry were scarce commodities in Europe at the time.
Eggnog
400
Mommy was spotted kissing Santa underneath this parasitic shrub.
Mistletoe
400
The last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line on May 31, 1927 after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles. Ford introduced this model as a replacement on December 2, 1927, the first car with safety glass in the windshield.
Model A
400
People in the Southern United States eat this legume for good luck on New Year’s Eve.
Black Eyed Peas
500
This toothy bad guy terrorized Rudolph in Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer.
The Abominable Snowman "Bumble"
500
The first gingerbread houses were made in the 1800's in this country the result of the well-known Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"
Germany
500
Since 1955 this US Government agency tracks Santa's location on Christmas Eve.
NORAD – North American Aerospace Defense Command
500
This model Ford helped the Griswolds haul their Christmas tree home on in the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
Ford Taurus
500
This Asian nation Christmas Eve dinner of choice is Kentucky Fried Chicken. The tradition began in the 1970s with an ad campaign. They now order their “Christmas Chicken” weeks in advance, and can also grab cake and champagne when they pick up their orders.
Japan
