Holiday Traditions
MB's Christmas Faves
Christmas in Connecticut
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Sirius Holiday Channels
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In this country, you'll find the Yule Lads visiting local children for 13 nights leading up to Christmas. Take in the Aurora Borealis while you tag along!
What is Iceland?
100
Santa is NOT my favorite character in THIS holiday classic.
What is Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer?
100
Though technically not a Christmas movie, this Adam Sandler remake was filmed nearby in New Milford!
What is Mr. Deeds Comes to Town.
100
What landmark do you see decorated for the holidays here?
What is the Colosseum in Rome?
100
Sirius XM has this many holiday channels on its streaming services.
What is 17?
200
We all know about potato latkes for Hanukkah (YUM!) THIS treat is a yeasted donut filled with jam or vanilla cream, and frying it represents the miracle of the oil lamps.
What is SUFGANIYOT?
200
In all of the Rankin-Bass Holiday Family classics, this duo has to be the best pair of brothers going.
Who are Heat Miser and Snow Miser?
200
My Adventures With Santa, filmed in Cromwell and Meriden, starred which bottle-bound genie?
Who is Barbara Eden?
200
I. M. Pei probably never had this in mind for his entry to what French museum?
What is the Louvre?
200
Holly, one of Sirius XM's favorite channels, features what kind of music?
What is Contemporary Hits?
300
For Omisoka, the Japanese new year, celebrants take a bath to symbolically start the new year off clean. They also ring bells in the buddhist temples this many times.
What is 108 (one for each of the human 'defilements' such as greed, envy, or ingratitude).
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Name three of the stars in MB's favorite Christmas movie, Love Actually.
Who are Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Keira Knightly, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejifor, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman?
300
Hallmark's Holidays for Heroes filmed in what Connecticut State Park?
What is Harkness Memorial State Park?
300
You might get a little off-kilter looking at this famous landmark at Christmas.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
300
One of Sirius XM's stations features the music of this group, founded by Chip Davis over 3 decades ago.
What is Mannheim Steamroller?
400
In Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 23rd, local merchants try to attract customers to their shops by carving what vegetables with decorative shapes?
What are radishes?
(Noche de Los Rabanos)
400
This musician, who was known for playing Mr. Sharofsky in the original Fame movie and TV series, also wrote the music for the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas annual TV special.
Who is Albert Hague?
400
Hallmark's Christmas at Pemberley Manor was filmed in eastern Connecticut in what towns (hint: there's a train in one of the towns!)
What are Essex and Old Lyme?
400
One of the most beloved Christmas songs ever was written and performed for the first time in this German chapel when the organ broke.
What is Silent Night?
400
Sirius XM features Latin music on this holiday station.
What is Navidad?
500
In Sweden, families adorn their homes with julbock, this animal, which once pulled Thor's chariot. The julbock hangs from their trees or is placed under them, usually.
What is a 
goat?
500
In Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, what are the three items Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed give to the family whose home they just helped finance as a housewarming present?
What is bread, that the house may never know hunger; salt, that life may always have flavor; and wine, that joy and prosperity may reign forever.
500
This year's One Royal Holiday, starring Broadway's Aaron Tveit and Laura Osnes, was filmed in 3 Connecticut towns - name one of the three.
What are Woodstock, Putnam, and Hartford?
500
St. Basil's Cathedral in this Russian Square is decorated for the holidays.
What is Red Square?
500
You'll find Adam Sandler and Barenaked Ladies songs on this Sirius XM holiday channel.
What is Radio Hanukkah?