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100
What gift does Ralphie’s father proudly win and display in the front window in A Christmas Story?
leg lamp
100
This Wicked actress has a popular Christmas hit entitled "Santa Tell Me"?
Ariana Grande
100
This event, occurring around December 21st marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter Solstice
100
This fried potato dish, traditionally eaten during Hanukkah, is often served with applesauce or sour cream.
Latkes
100
Which US State has the most snow days per year?
Alaska
200
What item does the protagonist loose and later find on Christmas morning in The Polar Express?
a bell
200
This was given on the second day of Christmas in the song 'The 12 Days of Christmas'.
2 turtle doves
200
When exposed to room temperature, dry ice becomes a gas in a process known as____
sublimation
200
How many candles are on a menorah?
Nine.
(one for each of the eight days, and one to light the rest)
200
'Merry Christmas' in spanish?
feliz navidad
300
In Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer there is an elf named Hermey who really wants to be a ___? (what profession)
dentist
300
A popular song about this Hanukkah game goes: "I have a little dreidel, I made it out of ______"
clay
300
This evergreen plant, popular during the holidays, is a parasitic species that attaches to trees and shrubs.
Mistletoe
300
According to Austrian folklore, what horned figure punishes naughty children during the holiday season?
Krampus
300
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
4
the ghosts of Jacob Marley, and 3 spirits of Christmas: Past, Present, and Future
400
What is the name of the Grinch's pet dog?
Max
400
This popular pop artist has a song entitled 'New Years Day" on her 2017 album, Reputation.
T swift
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400
Reindeer are of the same genus and species, but a different subfamily, than what animal?
Caribou
(diff allele frequencies)
400
Celebrated on January 6th, this holiday commemorates the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus.
Three Kings Day
(Aka: Día de los Reyes, Epiphany)
400
What are the names of all nine reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.
500
Name the 4 food groups according to Buddy the elf, in the movie Elf.
candy, candy canes, candy corn, syrup
500
Which famous composer wrote the music for the holiday favorite ballet, "The Nutcracker Suite"?
Tchaikovsky
500
This holiday plant was originally cultivated by the Aztecs, who called the plant Cuetlaxochitl or “flower which wilts.” They used it an anecdote to reduce fever.
poinsettia
(No, poinsettias are not poisonous!)
500
A popular German Christmas custom involves hiding a ___ ornament somewhere in the Christmas tree. On Xmas morning, the person who finds the ornament gets an extra present.
Pickle
500
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born?
Turkey