That Weird Week Between Christmas & New Year's
Holiday that falls on December 26, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada?
What is Boxing Day?
According to Buddy the Elf, it's the best way to spread Christmas cheer.
What is singing loud for all to hear?
In this country, children look forward to Joulupukki, whose name translates roughly to 'Yule Goat.'
What is Finland?
This type of snow forms when cold air moves across the warmer waters of the Great Lakes.
What is lake-effect snow?
In the 2000 live-action movie, the Grinch was raised in Whoville but grew up living in a cave on this mountain.
What is Mount Crumpit?
In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” the what day of Christmas is December 26?
What is the first?
Volunteers ring bells outside stores to collect donations for this organization's famous holiday fundraising campaign.
What is the Salvation Army?
In this country, a horned, frightening folklore figure named Krampus punishes naughty children and is often portrayed alongside Saint Nicholas.
What is Germany or Austria?
This decade saw Michigan's −51°F record low recorded near Vanderbilt.
What are the 1930's (1934)?
In the original Dr. Seuss story, the Grinch's heart grows by this many sizes.
What is three?
This January 6 Christian feast day traditionally marks the visit of the Magi and the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
What is Epiphany?
In A Christmas Carol, this miser learns to change his ways after visits from three spirits.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
In this country, this frost-themed gift-bringer named Ded Moroz (Father Frost) delivers presents, often accompanied by his granddaughter, Snegurochka.
What is Russia?
This year had a winter storm that brought widespread blizzard conditions and severe snowfall to Michigan and other Great Lakes states.
What is the Blizzard of 1978?
In the 2000 movie, the Grinch competes in this Whoville holiday competition after Cindy encourages him to participate.
What is the Holiday Cheermeister competition?
This country celebrates December 31 tradition involves eating 12 grapes at midnight for good luck in the coming year.
What is Spain?
After the Grinch steals Christmas, he discovers that the holiday means more than presents and decorations to these residents.
Who are the Whos?
In this country, three biblical visitors, called Los Reyes Magos, traditionally bring children gifts on January 6.
What is Spain?
According to National Weather Service records, 1903 was this city's coldest on record, with an average temperature of 18.8°F.
What is Detroit?
In the 2018 animated movie, this British actor provides the voice of the Grinch.
Who is Benedict Cumberbatch?
The tradition of making New Year's resolutions dates back to this ancient civilization, whose people made promises to their gods at the start of the year.
What is ancient Babylon?
This professional basketball league has made Christmas Day games a major annual tradition.
What is the NBA?
In this country, this kind old woman named La Befana rides a broom and delivers gifts to children on the eve of Epiphany.
What is Italy?
This was Michigan's official record low temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
What is −51°F?
In the 2000 live-action movie, this is the name of the Grinch's childhood crush.
Who is Martha May Whovier?