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What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
a. Clive
b. Murray
c. Joey
d. Max
d. Max
Who sings, "All I Want for Christmas is You?"
a. Celine Dion
b. Whitney Houston
c. Mariah Carey
d. Kelly Clarkson
c. Mariah Carey
Which country has won the most Winter Olympic medals?
a. Canada
b. United States
c. Norway
d. Sweden
c. Norway
Which beverage company is largely credited with popularizing the modern red-suited Santa image?
a. Pepsi
b. Dr. Pepper
c. Coca-Cola
d. Fanta
c. Coca-Cola
What holiday celebrates the miracle of one night's oil lasting eight nights?
a. Diwali
b. Hanukkah
c. Yule
d. Kwanzaa
b. Hanukkah
In Home Alone, where were the McCallisters going when they leave Kevin behind?
a. Los Angeles
b. Venice
c. Monaco
d. Paris
d. Paris
What was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?
a. a button
b. a corncob
c. a carrot
d. a piece of coal
a. a button
What is the maximum number of players from one team on the ice during Olympic hockey (not including the goalie)?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 8
c. 5
Candy canes were first mass-produced in the US during which time period?
a. 1860s
b. 1910s
c. 1960s
d. 1920s
d. 1920s
In the Southern Hemisphere, when does winter take place?
a. December to March
b. June to August
c. January to April
d. September to December
b. June to August
What 1988 action movie is often thought of as a Christmas movie?
a. The Great Outdoors
b. Die Hard
c. Red One
d. Rocky
b. Die Hard
Who sings "Blue Christmas," a holiday classic?
a. Frank Sinatra
b. Elvis Presley
c. Johnny Cash
d. Bobby Vinton
b. Elvis Presley
Where were the first Winter Olympics held?
a. Chamonix, France
b. Lisbon, Portugal
c. Zagreb, Croatia
d. Stockholm, Sweden
a. Chamonix, France
What country started the tradition of decorating Christmas trees?
a. France
b. Germany
c. England
d. Norway
b. Germany
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States?
a. -68
b. -74
c. -100
d. -80
d. -80 (Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska on January 23, 1971)
Who voices Elsa in the movie Frozen?
a. Lea Michele
b. Kristen Chenoweth
c. Idina Menzel
d. Kristen Bell
c. Idina Menzel
Which boy band released "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays?"
a. Backstreet Boys
b. NSYNC
c. 98 Degrees
d. Boys II Men
b. NSYNC
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in figure skating?
a. United States
b. Canada
c. Japan
d. Russia/Soviet Union
d. Russia/Soviet Union
Which country created the custom of lighting Christmas trees with electric lights?
a. France
b. England
c. Denmark
d. United States
d. United States
What famous Christmas ballet features Land of Sweets?
a. Swan Lake
b. The Nutcracker
c. Sleeping Beauty
d. Cinderella
b. The Nutcracker
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, what does Charlie Brown pick out as the Christmas Tree?
a. a tall pine
b. a pink aluminum tree
c. a tiny, droopy tree
d. a fake plastic tree
c. a tiny, droopy tree
Name the nine reindeer from the song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
Which US athlete is known as the most decorated snowboarder in Olympic history?
a. Chloe Kim
b. Lindsey Jacobellis
c. Shaun White
d. Red Gerard
c. Shaun White
What holiday plant was named after the first US ambassador to Mexico?
a. Holly
b. Poinsettia
c. Mistletoe
d. Pine
b. Pionsettia
In what country is it a tradition to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve?
a. Portugal
b. Mexico
c. Spain
d. Chile
c. Spain