Winter
Food & Drink
Holidays
New Years
Holiday Movies
100

Which hemisphere experiences a colder winter season than the other?

Northern Hemisphere

100

Can you eat a mistletoe?

No. Well yes, but it is considered extremely toxic

100

Which horned anthropomorphic figure assists St. Nicholas during the holiday season and scares children who have misbehaved?

Krampus
100

Over 360 million glasses of what kind of drink are consumed on NYE alone?

Champagne

100

What did George Bailey promise to give Mary in "It's a Wonderful Life"?

The Moon

200

What is the shortest day of the year called?

Winter Solstice

200

Which food is often used as a reward in games of Dreidel?

Gelt (chocolate coins)

200

What is Shamash?

The first candle to light the other candles

200

What type of calendar is most widely used in the world today and is based upon a January 1st New Year?

Gregorian Calendar

200
In "The Santa Clause", what item did Bernard the Elf give to Charlie?

A snow globe

300

In what country were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

France, in Chamonix

300

Which American fast food chain is very popular in Japan on December 25th?

KFC

300

In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the 7th day?

Swans a-swimming

300

At one minute before midnight, this popular tradition in Spain involves eating 12 of what before the clock strikes the new year?

Grapes

300

In the movie "Elf", at which department store does Buddy get a job?

Gimbels

400

On which non-earth planet has snow been detected?

Mars, specifically carbon dioxide snow

400

Which labor intensive cuisine is synonymous with the holidays for many Latin Americans?

Tamales (Also accept Pasteles)

400

Name 3 of the 4 letters on a dreidel

Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin

400

What are the triangles on the Times Square ball made of?

Waterford Crystal (specifically a glass made with lead)

400

In "A Christmas Story", Ralphie used his Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring to uncover an ad for what?

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

500

How much of the world's freshwater is contained in icecaps, glaciers, and permanent snow?

68.7 [65% - 70%]
500

Which English monarch was affectionately known as the ‘Pudding King’ because he requested plum pudding for his first Christmas dinner in England?

King George I (1714 - 1727)

500

The name Kwanzaa comes from a ____ phrase that means "first fruits of the harvest"

Swahili

500

January gets its name from the ancient Roman god of gates and doors. What is their name?

Janus

500

What is the name of the Grinch's dog?

Max

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