Holiday Movies
What are the names of the neighbors in Christmas Vacation?
Todd and Margo Chester
New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band recorded this song at C. W. Post College in Brookville, New York on December 12, 1975
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
What's the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone, brought in $286 million dollars
Visions of which food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas?”
Sugar plums
What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
Kiss
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?
Holy night
In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Ebenezer
Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?”
Eggnog
Ralph E. Morris invented which Christmas decoration?
“Fra-gee-leh! It must be Italian!”
A Christmas Story (The Old Man)
This song was #1 on the UK music charts in 1984?
Do They Know It's Christmas?
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor)
What would you be drinking if you had ‘Glühwein’?
Mulled wine
The Iranian festival of Yalda occurs on the longest and darkest night of the year. In Western cultures, this day is commonly known as what?
Winter Solstice
In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat every day like Christmas
What are the names of all nine Reindeer in “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer?”
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
Which article of clothing makes Frosty the Snowman come to life?
Hat (Old silk hat, to be specific)
Which country did eggnog come from?
England
The word “Kwanzaa” comes from which language?
Swahili
Which Christmas song plays during the end credits of Die Hard?
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
364
Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel and Gretel
What year did Santa Claus first appear in a Coca Cola ad?
1931
What country has the tradition of filling children’s clogs with candy and treats on December 5?
The Netherlands