What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
TINSEL
100
What are the three traditional colors of Hanukkah?
BLUE WHITE SILVER
100
In the TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what three words best describe the Grinch?
STINK STANK STUNK
100
What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
Coca-Cola
100
In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?
Hansel and Gretel
200
Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?
ELF ON THE SHELF
200
What are the three traditional colors of Kwanzaa?
RED GREEN BLACK
200
What holiday movie sequel includes a cameo by Donald Trump?
HOME ALONE 2
200
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
EGG NOG
200
According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?
CANDY CANES
300
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
CUPID
300
What is a Menorah?
A menorah is a lamp that holds eight candles and symbolizes the eight days the Eternal Flame of the Temple burned.
300
In which Christmas movie does Buddy travel from the North Pole to New York to find his father Walter Hobbs?
ELF
300
Traditionally, kids leave out cookies and a drink for Santa Claus. What drink is this?
MILK
300
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
THE POLAR EXPRESS
400
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
THE NUTCRACKER
400
What holiday was established in California in 1966 by scholar/activist Dr. Maulana Karenga?
Kwanzaa
400
In the movie "A Christmas Story", what is the only thing Ralphie Parker wants for Christmas?
A Red Ryder BB Gun.
400
How long did it take Judy the elf to perfect her hot cocoa recipe?
1200 YEARS. Not too hot. Extra chocolate. Shaken, not stirred.
400
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
MISTLETOE
500
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name?
Ebenezer
500
Hanukkah is also known as the
“Festival of Lights” and the “Feast of Dedication”.
500
In the 1964 classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” what was the name of Rudolph’s faithful elf companion?
HERMEY
500
During the Revolutionary War, medics would often dole out cups of ______________ to wounded and dying soldiers.
HOT CHOCOLATE
500
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?