Music
In response to the many Christmas songs out there, which comedian performed The Chanukah Song on SNL in 1994?
Adam Sandler
In this classic comic strip, Sally leaves cookies under the Christmas tree and hides, hoping to get a glimpse of Santa. She does spot him eating the cookies, but it’s really her dog in disguise. Name the comic.
Peanuts
Born on Christmas Day in 1642, this English polymath is most famous for his development of a universal law of gravitation and his laws of motion.
In 1971, this professional sports league played its last Christmas Day game.
NHL
This meat-free meal is an Italian-America tradition on Christmas eve.
Feast of the Seven Fishes
This song whose title roughly translates to “Days gone by” or “Times long past” is traditionally sung to ring in the new year or as a farewell / ending to other occasions like graduations.
Auld Lang Syne
How many sizes too small was the Grinch’s heart at the beginning of the Dr. Seuss classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
2
The tradition of bringing decorated trees into one's home for Christmas started in which country?
Germany
Then working with the Lakers, this head coach notched his 1000th win on Christmas Day in 2008, reaching the milestone faster than any other head coach before him.
Phil Jackson
The candleholder (Kinara) that holds 7 candles (Mishumaa Saba) are key parts of the symbolic display for this holiday beginning the day after Christmas.
Kwanzaa
Which Puerto Rican musician wrote and recorded “Feliz Navidad” in 1970?
Jose Feliciano
This short story by O. Henry features a moral lesson about gift giving and a plot twist ending rife with cosmic irony.
Under which Roman emperor’s reign was December 25th established as Christmas?
Constantine
The Rose Bowl always takes place on New Year's Day, except in what circumstance?
Unless January 1 falls on a Sunday, in which case the Rose Bowl takes place on Monday January 2.
What are the chocolate coins given to Jewish children on the festival of Hanukkah called?
Gelt
In the Christmas carol “Twelve days of Christmas”, what did my true love give to me on the 5th day?
5 Golden Rings, 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
The White Witch rules over this fictional realm filled with magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals, where it is always winter but never Christmas.
Narnia
The story of Hanukkah dates back to the 2nd century BC, when a Jewish resistance led by this group / family, drove their Greek-Syrian oppressors out of Jerusalem.
The Maccabees (or Hasmoneans or Chashmonaim)
Christmas Day 1971 featured the longest game in NFL history. Name the two teams who played in it.
Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs
Depicted as a half-man, half-goat in legend (and by Bowen Yang on SNL Weekend Update), this menacing figure accompanies St. Nicholas in many European countries to punish children who misbehave.
Krampus
Which musical artist has the top-selling Christmas album of all time (based on Billboard's 2013 list)?
Elvis Presley
In Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol", how many ghosts visit Scrooge to warn him to change his greedy, miserly ways?
4 (Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Jacob Marley)
The history of national holidays in the U.S. dates back to 1870. Name the four original federal holidays.
New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
The NBA has played games on Christmas Day every year since it was created, with the exception of which year?
1998 (NBA lockout for half the 1998-99 season
In which country is it traditional to save plates and dishes until New Year’s Eve, then affectionately smash them against the doors of friends and loved ones to ring in the New Year?
Denmark