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100
What is the first name of the main character in Home Alone?
Kevin McCallister
100
Which space rocket orbited the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968?
Apollo 8
100
Which country came up with the dessert "White Christmas" (coconut oil + dried fruit)
Australia
100
Who sings the famous Christmas song Mistletoe?
Justin Bieber
100
The Grinch is a fictional character created by children's author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss. What is the title of the children's book he first appeared in?
The Grinch is a fictional character created by children's author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss. He is best known as the main character of the 1957 children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
200
What is the name of Jack Skellington's dog in the movie the Nightmare before Christmas
Zero
200
Who is the first person that put lights on Christmas tree?
Edward H. Johnson
200
Name at 2 countries that is illegal to celebrate Christmas publicly
Brunei, Saudi Arabia, China, North Korea
200
kim jong un is friend with which former NBA player?
Dennis Rodman
200
Name the composer of Nutcracker, the ballet
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
300
From the famous TV show Friends dressed up as which figure for his son because "Santa wasn't available so close to Christmas" (Season 7, Episode 10)
Holiday Armadillo
300
What mythology is Santa Claus based on?
Santa Claus, legendary figure who is the traditional patron of Christmas in the United States and other countries, bringing gifts to children. His popular image is based on traditions associated with Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian saint. Father Christmas fills the role in many European countries.
300
People in China gift what kind of fruit on Christmas eve?
Apple
300
What year did ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU come out?
A. Dec 2001
B. Nov 1994
C. Dec 1998
D. Nov 2005
B. Nov 1994
300
Author of A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
400
What present did Harry Potter receive for Christmas from Hagrid in Sorcerer's Stone?
A wooden flute
400
Which President banned Christmas tree in the White house?
President Theodore Roosevelt (but his children surprised the president by hiding a tree in a sewing room closet.)
400
Gingerbread house came from which countries' story/fairy tale?
The tradition of making decorated gingerbread houses started in Germany in the early 1800s. According to certain researchers, the first gingerbread houses were the result of the well-known Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"
400
What is Curry's full name?
Wardell Stephen Curry II
400
A Charlie Brown Christmas is created by which author?
Charles M. Schulz
500
In the famous TV show The Office Dwight dressed up as which Christmas gift-bringer figure from the folklore of the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany? (In Jim's words "Just like Santa but dirty")
Belsnickel
500
Which company/organization's advertising played a big role in shaping the jolly character as Santa Claus we know today?
Coca Cola
Before 1931, there were many different depictions of Santa Claus around the world, including a tall gaunt man and an elf —there was even a scary Claus.
But in 1931, Coca‑Cola commissioned illustrator Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa for Christmas advertisements. Those paintings established Santa as a warm, happy character with human features, including rosy cheeks, a white beard, twinkling eyes and laughter lines.
500
Well behaved kids in UK get what in their stockings during Christmas?
Tangerines
500
Fill in the lyrics:
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells ___ in jingle bell ___
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
500
What is the origin of Santa's Reindeer?
Back in 1823, the poem 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas' or most commonly known as 'Twas the Night before Christmas' by Clement Clarke Moore referred to the 'eight tiny reindeer'