Holiday Movies
"You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa" is a line from which movie?
Elf
Who wrote and recorded the song “Wonderful Christmastime”?
Paul McCartney
What word for the Christmas season derives from an ancient Germanic pagan holiday?
Yuletide (or Yule)
What popular toy from the 1980s was known for its pastel colors and rainbow-striped mane?
My Little Pony
In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what food item is hidden on the Christmas tree?
Pickle
In the TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what three words best describe the Grinch?
Stink, stank, stunk
What’s the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
In 1996, what toy with origins in Sesame Street was a sensation at Christmastime?
Tickle Me Elmo
What holiday game popular for families with young kids was invented in the 21st Century?
Elf on the Shelf
Which city in France are the McCallisters visiting when they forget their 8-year-old son, Kevin, in “Home Alone”?
Paris
What unlikely duo recorded the song “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” in 1977?
Bing Crosby and David Bowie
What word for Christmas or a Christmas carol was borrowed from French?
Noel
The charity Toys for Tots is run by the reserve force of what branch of the U.S. military?
The Marines
What fruit is customarily placed in Christmas stockings?
An orange
According to the Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups?
Candy, candy canes, candy corn, syrup
What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas?”
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
Japan
According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers? Hint: They weren’t toys.
Gold coins
When did lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree become an annual tradition?
December 1933
In what year did "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first air?
1965
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree
Germany