History of Christmas
Islands and Microstates
Christmas Traditions Around the World
The 1940s
Reason 4 the Season
100

The First Christmas Gifts were given by the 3 Magi, also known as 

Wise Men

100

The smallest continent by area

Australia

100

You are here if someone wishes you a Mele Kalikimaka

Hawaii

100

The Year of the D-Day Invasion

1944

100

The man who baptised Jesus

John the Baptist

200
Gingerbread Houses are inspired by this fairy tale

Hansel & Gretel

200

With a landmass of 1/5th of a mile, what is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

200

The UK Celebrates this on December 26th

Boxing Day

200

The Year of VJ Day

1945

200

The sea that Jesus is said to have walked on

The Sea of Galilee

300

"Jingle Bells" was originally a song composed for this Holiday

Thanksgiving
300

The largest Island in Africa

Madagascar

300

Christmas was banned in this island country from 1969 to 1998.

Cuba

300

The Year Mahatma Ghandi was assassinated

1948

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY


The Occupation of Jesus' Earthly Father, Joseph

Carpenter

400

This song written by Bing Crosby is the best selling Christmas song of all time

White Christmas

400

This country is made up of 7,000 islands?


The Philippines

400

Sprinkling yule logs with red wine is one of this country’s Christmas Eve traditions

France

400

Mount Rushmore is Completed 

1941

400

The age of Jesus when he first taught in the Temple

Twelve

500

Candy Canes Date Back to this Century

17th Century (1600s)

500

This is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

Sicily

500

Eel is a traditional part of a seafood-centric Christmas Eve meal in this country.

Italy

500

The Year that the People's Republic of China was founded

1949

500

This Roman Emperor ordered the census that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem

Augustus

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