Holidays Around the World
The semi-mythical Punxsutawney Phil comes out of its burrow to predict the arrival of spring in what annual holiday?
Groundhog Day
1990- "Vision of Love" ruled the summer for Mariah Carey, who's become the signature fixture at the top of the Billboard charts each holiday season. According to her famous Christmas song, she only wants one thing. What is it?
You
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
Polar Express
In what country is a Yule Log a common dessert?
France
Traditional piñatas come in the form of a seven-point star, symbolizing the seven deadly sins that are then broken by a stick to represent faith in God. They're usually filled with little treats like candy, fruits, and peanuts. What country commonly has these?
Mexico
In South Africa, the Day of Goodwill is officially observed as a public holiday every December 26th. However, in other countries, including the UK, Australia, and Canada, this shopful holiday is commonly known by what name?
Boxing Day
What holiday single, originally titled “The One Horse Open Sleigh” by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was the first song played in space in 1965 by Gemini 6A astronauts Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford?
Jingle Bells
Accompanied by a ghost, Ebenezer Scrooge looks in on the Cratchit family having a goose for dinner as a special holiday treat in what Charles Dickens novel?
A Christmas Carol
Hangikjot is thinly-sliced meat is boiled and served with a cream sauce. It is popular in ___.
Iceland
This country's folklore advises hiding brooms and mops on Christmas night to prevent evil spirits and witches, who return to earth on Christmas, from taking the cleaning tools and using them to fly through the sky.
Norway
Celebrated on December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe Day draws Catholics from around the world to pay homage to an image of the Virgin Mary located in what country?
Mexico
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what article of clothing made Frosty come to life?
Old silk hat
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Max
Festa dei Sette Pesci—is a famous Christmas tradition in this country.
Italy
In this country Santa and leaves small presents, such as coins and fruit, in the shoes of good children on the night of December 5th. But if they were naughty, children could wake up to find sticks, twigs, or switches in their shoes instead!
Germany
In Spain, a tradition in the first seconds of the New Year is to quickly eat 12 _____ for good luck.
Finish the lyric: Last Christmas, I gave you ____
my heart
In The Nightmare Before Christmas what is the name of Jack's ghost dog?
Zero
This country calls their Christmas dinner joulupöytä and it is often served-up buffet style. Joulupöytä translates to "Christmas table".
Finland
On Christmas Eve, families from this country exchange books, then spend the rest of the evening cozied up by a fire as they read aloud and eat sweet treats.
Iceland
Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day has been a tradition since the 1970s in what nation on the other side of the world from Kentucky?
Japan
Finish the lyric: Feliz navidad, feliz navidad, feliz navidad
próspero año y felicidad
In Elf what song do people sing in order to gather up enough Christmas spirit so that Santa's sleigh can fly?
Santa Clause is Coming to Town
This country has a Christmas dinner features ghapama, a special pumpkin dish that’s only eaten on Christmas and other special occasions. The pumpkin is stuffed with rice, raisins, nuts and honey before being roasted to perfection.
Armenia
In this capital city, residents don’t go to church services in cars—but on roller skates. There are actually so many people who participate in this tradition that several city streets are closed to traffic on Christmas morning.