Holiday Movies
What noted actor provided the conductor's voice for the 2004 animated film The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
The first Christmas card was created in this country in 1842.
England
What actor and comedian wrote and performed "The Chanukah Song"?
Adam Sandler
Christmas Day 1862, during the American Civil War, saw a competition in Hilton Head, South Carolina between two teams made up of soldiers from New York regiments. What sport, with its Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, did they play?
Baseball
There is a famous song in Australia called “The Six White Boomers” that talks about how Santa uses this animal to push his sleigh.
Kangaroos
In the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas, who is the girl that taught the Grinch the meaning of Christmas?
Cindy Lou Who
Hindus celebrate Diwali, a major five-day festival of lights that’s observed in fall in this country.
India
Name this song.
This Christmas.
What NFL team has played the most football games on Thanksgiving?
Detroit Lions
This is another name for North American reindeer.
Caribou
In the movie, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", what did the misfit elf want to be?
A dentist
Name one of states that are the leading producers of Christmas trees.
California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina
Name this artist.
Paul McCartney
In what decade did the NBA on Christmas Day tradition begin?
1940's
(1947) New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers, 89-75, at the old Madison Square Garden
There are 6 birds referenced in the 12 Days of Christmas song. Name 3 of them.
Turtle dove, french hens, partridge, swans, calling birds, and geese
In the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life", what happens every time a bell rings?
An angel gets his/her wings
This country, the snowiest place on earth, receives on average over 300 inches (8 meters) of snowfall a year.
Japan
This song contains the following lyric?
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style
Silver Bells
What is the name of the annual regular season outdoor game played in the National Hockey League on or around New Year's Day?
NHL Winter Classic
The line Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse comes from what poem?
“A Visit From St. Nicholas” or “The Night Before Christmas” or "Twas The Night Before Christmas"
Many movie studios release big-budget movies during the December holidays. This movie, released in 2009, is the highest grossing film ever released in December (not adjusted for inflation).
Avatar
(Adjusted for inflation would be Gone with the Wind in 1939).
Since 1966, a 13-metre-tall Yule Goat has been built in the center of Gävle’s Castle Square for the Advent in this country.
Sweden
The song "Jingle Bells" was created in 1857 for what holiday?
Thanksgiving
According to Baseball-reference.com, three of the following current teams once had the word "stockings" as part of their team name. Name one of these teams (current or former team name accepted).
The Reds, the Cubs, and the Cardinals
(Red Stockings, White Stockings and Brown Stockings)
According to folklore animals are given this for a brief period of time at midnight on every Christmas Eve.
The power of speech.