CHARACTERS
Q: This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
A: What is the Elf on a Shelf?
Q: If you leave treats for Santa’s reindeer, then make sure you put out these crunchy orange vegetables.
A: What are carrots?
When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.
A: What is three?
Q: In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
A: What are pinatas?
Q: This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
A: What is his old silk hat?
Q: This character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.
A: Who is Kevin McAlister?
Q: Santa keeps these two lists to track which children get presents and which get coal.
A: What are the Naughty and Nice lists?
Q: In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermie the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.
A: What is a dentist?
Q: This holiday, started in the U.K. , originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
A: What is Boxing Day?
4. Q: The other reindeer would not let Rudolph join in any of these activities.
A: What are reindeer games?
Q: This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses
A: What is Hansel and Gretel?
Q: Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
A: What is coal?
Q: There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film
A: What is “Die Hard”?
Q: A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country’s Christmas traditions.
A: What is Italy?
Q: In the “Twelve Days of Christmas”, The singer’s true love gives them six of these on day six.
Six geese a-laying
Q: In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
A: Who (or what) is Krampus?
Q: The Ukrainian legend of this crawling creature inspired the Christmas of hiding a similarly shaped ornament on the tree in its honor.
A: What is a spider?
Q: In 1994’s “The Santa Clause,” Tim Allen’s character takes over as Santa after this accident kills the original Santa Claus
A: What is falling off a roof?
Q. This festival translates as "row of lights" and symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
A. What is Diwali?
Who sang "The Chanukah Song"?
Adam Sandler
Q: This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
A: Who is Jack Frost?
Q. This word means "first fruits" and it is a holiday that celebrates history, values, family, community, and culture.
What is "Kwanzaa"?
Q. In this show, an oversized North Pole adoptee sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
A: What is “Elf”?
Q: This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
A. What is kissing under the mistletoe?
Q: These barnyard beasts kept time for a humble percussionist in the Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy”
A: What are the ox and lamb?