CHRISTMAS & HANUKKAH
PLAYING SANTA
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELSEWHERE
IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER
DESSERT
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Christmas commemorates Jesus' birth in a stable in this town, to which his parents came from Nazareth

Bethlehem

100

People magazine called Edmund Gwenn "the gold standard for cinematic Santa Clauses" after he worked up a "Miracle on" this

34th Street

100

In Sweden, a Christmas straw one is traditional; here's the 42-foot, 4-ton example in Gävle

Goat

100

On December 5, 1933 FDR announced the repeal of this; cheers

Prohibition

100

Popular in the South, chess pie is basically this pie without those big brown nuts

Pecan Pie

200

While we talk about the 12 days of Christmas, Hanukkah is celebrated over 8 nights, with lighted candles in this candelabra

Menorah

200

After committing what some might deem accidental homicide in a 1994 film, this actor re-suited up in 2022 in "The Santa Clauses" on TV

Tim Allen

200

In Iceland, kids put their boots by a window & either get candy if they're good or rotten these tubers if not

potatoes

200

In what was then the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history, this energy giant filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2001

Enron

200

This Spanish dessert with a 4-letter name is custard with a layer of caramel sauce

Flan

300

This fourth gospel mentions Jerusalem, Jesus & the Feast of the Dedication indicating that Jesus likely celebrated Hanukkah

John

300

Saaannta! I know him! & it was the late, great Ed Asner who played the role in this 2003 film

Elf

300

Streets are closed to traffic as people roller skate to Christmas Eve mass in this capital of Venezuela

Caracas

300

On December 26, 2004 a 9.1 undersea earthquake in this ocean triggered a massive & deadly tsunami

The Indian Ocean

300

A line from "The Godfather": "Leave the gun, take" this dessert

a cannoli

400

Bah! Humbug! Starting under this lord protector, Christmas was canceled in England until the Restoration

Oliver Cromwell

400

A poster for "Bad Santa 2" had this thespian face down on a bar above the tagline "Giving the holidays another shot"

Billy Bob Thornton

400

Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain

KFC

400

In December 1577 he set sail from England with 5 ships & a crew of more than 150 men on a voyage around the world

Sir Francis Drake

400

Marshmallows, almonds & chocolate ice cream pave the way to make this classic flavor

Rocky Road

500

Traditionally, Hanukkah celebrates a victory by this family led by Judah & the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for 8 days

the Maccabees

500

Vince Vaughn was older brother Fred Claus to this actor as Nicholas

Paul Giamatti

500

North of Quezon City, San Fernando is the "Christmas Capital of" this nation, holding a Giant Lantern Festival in December

the Philippines

500

Deciding he was better suited for the Senate, in December 1832 this South Carolinian resigned as vice president

Calhoun

500

What the French call an omelette norvégienne is what Americans call this dessert

Baked Alaskan

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