Movies That Sleigh
According to Buddy the Elf, these are the four main food groups.
What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?
In his famous holiday song, Elvis Presley sang about having this color Christmas.
What is blue?
During Lunar New Year, this color is worn for good luck and used in decorations to symbolize prosperity.
What is red?
This author wrote the famous holiday story featuring the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.
Who is Charles Dickens?
These fried potato pancakes are a traditional food served during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
What are latkes?
In Jingle All the Way, this is the must-have toy that everyone is desperately trying to buy.
What is Turbo Man?
This globally popular holiday song blends Latin rhythms with English lyrics and is now considered the best-selling Spanish-language holiday song of all time.
What is Feliz Navidad?
This country is known for its tradition of eating KFC for Christmas dinner.
What is Japan?
This holiday decoration takes its name from a German word meaning “to sparkle” or “to shine.”
What is tinsel?
In the United States, this type of cookie is considered the most popular during the holiday season.
What are sugar cookies?
In When Harry Met Sally, the movie’s final romantic moment takes place during this holiday.
What is New Year’s Eve?
This 1818 song, one of the most recorded pieces of music in history, describes a peaceful evening in its title.
What is Silent Night?
In Spain, people celebrate New Year’s Eve by eating 12 of these—one for each stroke of midnight.
What are grapes?
This chocolate company became famous for holiday commercials featuring a string of chocolate bells playing “Carol of the Bells.”
What are Hershey’s Kisses?
This spiced, cake-like dessert—traditionally steamed rather than baked—makes an appearance in the lyrics of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
What is figgy pudding?
This movie sparks the biggest debate of all time: “Is it a holiday movie… or isn’t it?”
What is Die Hard?
This popular Hanukkah song, often sung by children, begins with the line “I have a little ___.”
What is Dreidel?
The modern tradition of decorating trees for the winter holidays originated in this country.
What is Germany?
If you were born on Boxing Day, this would be your zodiac sign.
What is Capricorn?
This holiday features a Seder meal where symbolic foods like bitter herbs, charoset, and matzah tell the story of liberation.
What is Passover?
Adam Sandler voices the lead character in this animated film centered around Hanukkah.
What is Eight Crazy Nights?
This Hawaiian holiday song became widely known after Bing Crosby recorded it in 1950.
What is Mele Kalikimaka?
In this European country, children leave their shoes out to be filled with sweets instead of hanging stockings.
What is Netherlands? (also acceptable: Belgium or Germany)
According to tradition, holiday decorations should be taken down by this date, known as Twelfth Night.
What is January 6th?
This Italian-American celebration features seven seafood dishes served on the evening before a major winter holiday.
What is the Feast of the Seven Fishes?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, these are the names of the Griswolds’ neighbors who don’t celebrate the holidays.
Who are Todd and Margo?
This song has become the unofficial anthem of New Year’s celebrations and begins with the words “Should auld acquaintance be forgot.”
What is Auld Lang Syne?
This Indian festival known as the Festival of Lights celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
What is Diwali?
Since 1966, these two NFL teams have hosted annual Thanksgiving Day games.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions?
This sweet bread, traditionally eaten during Día de los Muertos, is decorated with bone-shaped pieces to honor departed loved ones.
What is pan de muerto?