Christmas Around the World
If you visited countries like Mexico or Spain during the holidays, you may hear people wish you this. "Merry Christmas" in their native language.
What is Feliz Navidad?
Hanukkah lasts this many nights.
What is 8?
"His heart grew three sizes that day"
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
1987: A block tower game where the objective is to take blocks away from the tower without it falling down.
What is Jenga?
This is the only American sport whose championship game is in the season of Winter.
What is Football?
This song begins with the lyrics, "Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh."
What is Jingle Bells?
This founding father was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
You won't need your passport to hear someone wish you "Mele Kalikimaka", a Holiday greeting originating from this US state.
What is Hawaii?
This is the name of the traditional wooden top used to play games during the Hanukkah season.
What is a Dreidel?
"There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found, for when they placed it on his head he began to dance around."
What is Frosty the Snowman?
1980: This multicolor cube puzzle stumped many people and took the world by storm.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
This type of skiing is categorized by participants using their skis for long periods of travel rather than purely on speed.
What is cross country skiing?
According to the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, this is given on the fifth day.
What are 5 Golden Rings?
This city is the current capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
In Austrian tradition, in addition to St. Nicholas, this other being travels on Dec. 24, with a mission to kidnap all the naughty children and put them in a sack.
Who is Krampus?
A traditional Hanukkah food are potato pancakes referred to as this.
What are Latkes?
"With your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
2020: A robotic toy of "The Child", later to be named Grogu. That originated from this Disney+ show.
What is the Mandalorian?
This Olympic sport involves sweeping the ice in front of a sliding stone to control its speed and direction.
What is curling?
The song Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer claims she was walking home on this night.
What is Christmas Eve?
The Nile River flows through this country, home to the pyramids.
What is Egypt?
In the US this major food and beverage company is widely credited with the creation of the modern day depiction of Santa Claus.
What is Coca Cola?
In "The Dreidel Song" it is mentioned that the dreidel is made from this material.
What is clay?
"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal."
What is Home Alone?
2000: The second iteration of a video game console made by Sony.
What is the PS2?
In Ice Hockey, the Winter Classic is significant as both teams play in this type of stadium.
What is outdoor?
In Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, the lyrics state that "the fire is so..." this.
What is delightful?
This 1994 film includes the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”
What is Forrest Gump?
If you go across the pond to the United Kingdom you may hear Santa Claus be referred to by this paternal name.
Who is Father Christmas?
Hanukkah is also known as "The Festival of ... " this.
What are lights?
"You'll shoot your eye out kid."
What is A Christmas Story?
2007: A musical video game that allowed players to shred as a part of their own band.
What is Guitar Hero?
This fast-paced Olympic sport involves teams of two or four sliding down an icy track in a narrow, aerodynamic sled.
What is Bobsledding?
In All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey claims she does not want this under the Christmas tree.
What are presents?
Harper Lee wrote this novel about Scout Finch growing up in the racially divided South.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
Germany gave us the song "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree" however in their native language a Christmas Tree is called this.
What is a Tannenbaum?
The candles on a menorah are traditionally lit starting from this direction.
What is from the right?
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."
What is A Wonderful Life?
2022: These adorable round plushes, that were soft and compressible. Similar to their sweet treat namesake.
What are Squishmallows?
Known as "The Flying Tomato," this snowboarder is famous for winning multiple Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe.
Who is Shaun White?
Silver Bells describes the scene of this kind of place where you’ll hear the bells ringing.
What is the city?
This was the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
This country celebrates Christmas Eve with the "Feast of the Seven Fishes". A large meal featuring a variety of seafood.
What is Italy?
In Jewish tradition, the shamash is one of these.
What is a candle?
"I'm Mr. White Christmas, I'm Mr. Snow"
What is Year Without a Santa Claus?
1978: Action figures from this blockbuster sci-fi movie that came out the year prior.
What is Star Wars?
In the classic 2013 NBA commercial "Jingle Hoops", the advert ends with this player dunking a basketball.
Who is Lebron James?
This Christmas classic from Meet Me in St. Louis includes the line, "Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow."
What is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas?
This was the capital of Japan before the one it is now.
What is Kyoto?
In this European country tradition is to exchange books on Christmas Eve and read them while eating chocolate.
What is Iceland?
Hanukkah is the celebration of the Rededication of a Temple found in this city.
What is Jerusalem?
"No crust of bread for those in need, no cheeses for us meeces."
What is A Muppet Christmas Carol?
2011: Figurines from this popular video game that allowed players to play as the plastic character figures.
What are Skylanders?
In figure skating, this type of jump involves taking off from one edge of a skate and landing on the other foot.
What is an axel?
White Christmas was popularized by this legendary singer and actor.
Who is Bing Crosby?
In Greek mythology, this hero is famous for slaying the Minotaur.