Holiday Movies
In the movie "Elf", what song do Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel sing in the bathroom?
"Baby it's Cold Outside"
This Scottish-originated song is sung traditionally at New Years at the stroke of midnight in the United States.
Auld Lang Syne
The first Times Square New Year's Eve Ball was made of iron and wood by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, and was dropped from a flagpole. What was the year that this first ball dropped?
1899, 1904, or 1907?
1907
This holiday is also knows as The Festival of Lights
Hannukah
This traditional holiday cake was brought along on the Apollo 11 space mission space with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. It was not eaten and returned to earth to be displayed at the Smithsonian museum.
Fruitcake
What were Frosty the Snowman's first words when he came to life in the move "Frosty the Snowman"?
Happy Birthday!
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
Egg Nog
This four-sided spinning top is played with during the festival of Hanukkah.
Dreidel
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
Boxing day
Traditionally, these fried potato pancakes are eaten to remember the oil miracle in the Hanukkah story
Latkes
What role did Macaulay Culkin's brother, Kieran Culkin play in Home Alone 1?
Cousin Fuller, the bedwetting cousin.
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity
10
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
Kissing under the mistletoe
This cultural week-long holiday at the end of December honors African-American heritage
Kwanzaa
This fruit, associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States, is native to North America and was used by Native Americans for various purposes, including as a natural dye and as a medicinal fruit.
Cranberries
How many characters did Tom Hanks play in "The Polar Express"
5 characters: the main character boy's father, the conductor, the hobo, the Scrooge puppet, Santa Claus and the narrator.
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space
Jingle Bells
This popular holiday character was created in 1939 in book form as an advertising gimmick for Montgomery Ward. The story was later adapted into a song in 1949.
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer
This Pagan holiday was celebrated for centuries before Christianity, with feasts that involved burning yule logs, decorating homes with fir trees, and providing gifts and food to family members
Yule, or Winter Solstice
Candy canes originated in what country?
Germany
In "Christmas Story", What iconic item in the Parker home does Ralphie Parker’s father (Darren McGavin) win in a contest?
A leg lamp
This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album
Paul McCartney
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink
Rockefeller Center
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Krampus
Which country traditionally eats KFC for Christmas dinner?
Japan