December Traditions
What cookies do families traditionally make small houses and people out of?
Gingerbread
What is the most popular side dish served at Thanksgiving?
Mashed Potatoes
What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?
White Christmas
What D word is a gemstone often used as an engagement ring?
Diamond
What is protective outerwear that is designed to keep hands heated in the winter?
Heated Gloves
What document is required for international travel?
Passport
What holiday decoration was originally made of silver strands?
Tinsel
What is the favourite holiday drink feauring eggs?
Eggnog
In the song, 'Frosty the Snowman', what made Frosty come to life?
A) A Button B) A Scarf C) A Hat
A Hat
What D word is an instrument that falls under the percussion family?
Drums
In 1948, what board game was copyright registered where players form words on a board using letter tiles?
Scrabble
The art of folding objects out of paper to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects is called what?
Origami
What do you hang from fireplaces in preparations for Christmas?
Stockings
What spice is commonly used in gingerbread cookies and many other holiday treats?
Cinnamon
Which legendary artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?
Elvis Presley
What D word is a person's private journal that details their experiences?
Diary
What classic toy originally used real potatoes as a base and featured interchangeable plastic parts to create various facial expressions?
Mr. Potato Head
How many sides does a stop sign have?
Eight
What tradition follows a group of people going door to door for songs?
Caroling
What hot drink is usually topped with whipped cream and marshmallows?
Hot Cocoa
In the Grinch movies, what does the Grinch dress up his dog Max as?
A) An Elf B) A Reindeer C) Santa Claus
A Reindeer
What D word is a term of endearment for someone you love?
Darling
What do skiers and snowboarders ride to get to the top of a slope?
A Ski Lift
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
Sheep
What is the bush that the bright red berries, associated with the holidays, are from?
Holly
Which festive sweet treat is shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff?
Candy cane
Which famous duo sang 'Last Christmas'?
A) Wham! B) Simon & Garfunkel C) The Proclaimers
Wham!
What D word is the act of finding or revealing something new?
Discovery
In 1621, Galileo perfected what invention of this device used to observe distant objects far away?
Telescope
What animal is said to bring babies to people as bundles of joy?
Storks
What is the fabric design of the crisscrossed colours and squares adorning everything during that Winter season?
Plaid
In Nat King Cole's 'The Christmas Song', what is 'roasting on an open fire?'
A) Chestnuts B) Almonds C) Walnuts
Chestnuts
What is Scrooge's first name in a Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What D word is an idealist who envisions noble principles, goals, or outcomes?
Dreamer
What 1946 toy, answer yes-or-no questions through a liquid-filled window that reveals a 20-sided die with various responses?
Magic 8 Ball
Who was the author is A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
What do people put on ceilings that if you walk under, you have to kiss someone?
Mistletoe
What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’?
Figgy Pudding
Who is the creator of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'?
Tim Burton
What D word means to receive a medal or something you apply to a object or room to enhance it?
Decoration
In 1974, Charles Beckley got a patent for what seating device that is easy to pack up and store?
Folding Chair
What country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?
A) Austria B) Germany 3) France
Germany