Christmas Movies and Books
What did Buddy the elf eat at the doctor's office in Elf?
cotton balls
Finish this lyric from Hark! the Herald Angels Sing: Hark! The herald angels sing, _______!
glory to the newborn king
Which milk-based beverage is available around the Christmas holidays and comes in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions?
eggnog
A _____ is lit on each night of Hanukkah celebration.
Menorah
Whenever he tells people how much he wants it, they tell him that he will shoot his eye out and refuse to get it for him. What character is this and what does he want?
Ralphie Parker, BB gun
Finish the lyric to this song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch": You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with _____!
arsenic sauce
What did my true love give to me on the 7th day of Christmas?
seven swans-a-swimming
Hanukkah, one of the most celebrated Jewish festivals commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during Maccabean Revolt. How many days does this celebration last?
8 days
This actor, who played Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, plays Santa Claus in the newly-released movie Violent Night.
David Harbour
Finish the lyric from The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if _______
reindeer really know how to fly
In what century was Christmas declared a federal holiday in the United States?
19th century (1800s)
Kwanzaa, based on traditional African harvest festivals, starts on which day (and lasts for 7)?
December 26
This author, who also penned Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities, wrote A Christmas Carol.
Charles Dickens
Finish this phrase from Carol of the Bells:
Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say _______
throw cares away
The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmastime during which famous war?
World War I
What song, translated as "Times gone by" is associated with the New Year's celebration?
Auld Lang Syne
This actor, who fought in World War II, starred as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.
Jimmy Stewart
Complete this lyrics from "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas":
Through the years,
We all will be together
If the fates allow.
Hang a shining star _______.
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
upon the highest bough
Legend has it that 3 wise men visited Jesus in the manger, inspiring these lyrics:
We three kings of orient are,
bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain,
moor and mountain,
following yonder star.
Name any one of the Magi.
Gasper, Melchior, Balthazar (or Balshasar)
The first ball drop in Times Square, NY, for New Year's was in 1907. Since then, it has dropped every year except 2. What are these two years? Hint: they are during WWII
1942-1943