Xmas Songs🎄
1. Q: In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
A: What is eggnog?
1. Q: Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
A: What is gingerbread?
1. Q: This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.
A: What is Hansel and Gretel?
1. Q: Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
A: What are Christmas crackers?
1. Q: This Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681.
A. The Puritans
2. Q: This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
A: What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
2. Q: One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, often sprinkled on top as a garnish.
A: What is nutmeg?
2. Q: When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.
A: What is three?
2. Q: In Mexico, children break open these gifts hanging paper MACHE to release gifts inside.
A. Piñata’s
2. Q: The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but its original meaning means this in Latin.
A. Birth
3. Q: Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!
A: What is “Last Christmas”?
3. Q: In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.
A: What is figgy pudding?
3. Q: “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
A: What is “Christmas card I write”?
3. Q: DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.
A: What are luminarias?
3. Q: Among Christians who lived in the East, this date was when Christmas was originally celebrated.
A: January 6th
4. Q: This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.
A: Who is Paul McCartney?
4. Q: Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.
A: What is fruitcake?
4. DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!This is the family name of Tiny Tim and his father Bob in Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol.”
A: What is Cratchit?
4. Q: What country gave us the songs O Christmas Tree and Silent Night?
A. Germany
7. Q: The modern Santa Claus is mainly a mix of these two figures.
A. Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas in dutch) and Father Christmas, also if you said Odin I’d accept that too
5. Q: This Christmas song was originally written for thanksgiving.
A: What is “Jingle Bells”?
5. Q: These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
A: What are candy canes?
5. Q: Who plays Buddy the Elf in the classic Christmas movie Elf?
A. Who is Will Farrell?
5. Q: In Austrian tradition, what being captures naughty boys and girls in his sack?
A. Rumpus
5. Q: This political cartoonist is largely responsible for defining what the modern Santa Claus looks like.
A. Thomas Nast