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100
What numbered street holds a touching miracle for Kris Kringle?
34th Street (Miracle on 34th Street)
100
What beloved bilingual Christmas song was recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano in 1970? (50 pts extra if you can name the year the song was released)
Feliz Navidad (1970)
100
What comical Christmas helper is placed around the home, often in precarious positions?
Elf on the Shelf
100
What candy is the most popular between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with over 1.76 billion being made each year?
Candy canes
100
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892? (100 pts if you can name the composer)
The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
200
Who is the angel without wings that helps George Bailey on his journey in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Clarence
200
In “The Chipmunk Song,” what do the chipmunks want for Christmas besides a plane that loops the loop?
A hula hoop
200
First celebrated in the 1960s, this holiday celebrates African-American history and culture and culminates in a communal feast
Kwanzaa
200
This name for this holiday cake is derived from the word panetto, which means "a small loaf of bread".
Panettone
200
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
300
According to this 2003 Christmas comedy, this is the best way to spread Christmas cheer
Singing loud for all to hear
300
In the Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there eleven of?
Pipers piping
300
What country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
300
What chocolate-based warm & thick beverage is whipped up using a wooden whisk called a molinillo?
Champurrado
300
In the United States, over 2 billion of these are sent each year at Christmastime.
Christmas cards
400
What remake of a Christmas classic became the highest grossing animated Christmas movie of all time?
The Grinch (2018)
400
The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written to celebrate what holiday?
Thanksgiving
400
In Japan, it is typical to eat from this fast food chain on Christmas Day
KFC
400
This cake is a staple on French, Belgian, Swiss, and even Canadian holiday dessert tables
Bûche De Noël
400
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
500
In which holiday classic do the stepbrothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser constantly feud?
The Year Without a Santa Claus
500
What song was initially condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for allegedly portraying an adulterous affair?
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
500
The tradition of eating 12 grapes by the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve originated in what country?
Spain
500
Which long-reigning royal loved gingerbread so much that she had a royal gingerbread maker among her kitchen staff?
Queen Elizabeth I
500
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells