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This popular holiday drink is also called "Milk Punch."
What is Egg Nog?
Pope Julius I chose December 25, 336 AD as the date when Christmas was first celebrated in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of this festival.
A) Sol Invictus
B) Terminalia
C) Saturnalia
D) Arendelle
C) Saturnalia
In Home Alone, the McCallisters are going on vacation to this city when they leave Kevin behind.
What is Paris?
Taylor Swift grew up on what kind of family business?
A) a toy shop
B) a Christmas tree farm
C) a candy manufacturer
D) a bakery
B) a Christmas tree farm
Question: What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Answer: "Jingle Bells"
Americans gain this many pounds on average at Christmas.
A) 1 lbs
B) 3 lbs
C) 5 lbs
D) 10 lbs
A) 1 lbs
Early church fathers did not wish to celebrate the birth of Jesus; why?
A) they disapproved of the association with pagan traditions on that date
B) they felt the festivities were inappropriate
C) the didn't approve of the celebration of birthdays
D) they felt that no such specific date could be supported as Jesus' actual birthday
C) birthdays were considered pagan; the early church preferred days for martyrs.
This author wrote, "Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?"
Who is Dr. Suess?
Taylor Swift is Sherra's favorite artist. What is her boyfriend's (Travis Kelce) jersey number?
A) 87
B) What does this have to do with Christmas?
C) I'm Sherra and I get points for being a good sport
D) 87 again, but singing
Points for all :) - a Christmas Freebie!
In Holland, St. Nicholas is known as Sinter Klaas, and prior to Christmas on December 6th the Dutch people celebrate what that is related to Sinter Klass?
The Death of St. Nicholas
In the 19th Century, which fruit was traditionally put in Christmas stockings?
A) Chocolates
B) Oranges
C) Mints
D) Smaller stockings
B) Oranges
This is the year that Christmas was made a Federal Holiday:
A) 1776
B) 1812
C) 1866
D) 1870
D) 1870
Question: In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
A) There's room for everyone on the nice list.
B) The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear
C) Treat every day like Christmas.
C) Treat every day like Christmas
How many Christmas albums has Kelly Clarkson made?
D) 3
A) 4
B) 1
C) 2
C) 2
What Norse goddess is the Mistletoe tradition connected to?
Frigga, the Goddess of love, whose son Baldur was revived by it
According to the Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups? 100 points per correct answer.
Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup
This country banned Christmas for 300 years beginning in 1640:
A) Al-Andalus
B) The Ottoman Empire
C) The Kingdom of Jordan
D) Scotland
D) Scotland
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) Dickens' version, or the superior Muppets interpretation?
B) 4;Don't be forgetting Marley
Which of the following is true of Mariah Carey's Christmas song "All I want for Christmas is You" ?
A) It's good, you should listen to it beginning Nov 1st
B) It is the highest-selling single of all time
C) It’s the first and only holiday single to be certified diamond.
D) The song originally peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list
C) This was greatly undeserved though, the song bears no further playing or mention
Fun facts - it debuted at #12, and "White Christmas" is the best selling single of all time
Poinsettias, the 'Christmas Eve Flower,' got their odd English name from Joel R. Poinsett, the very first U.S. minister to Mexico, who brought back the red-and-green plants from a visit in 1828. They are thus connected to which U.S. state of which he is a native?
South Carolina
In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) South Korea
D) Japan
D) Japan
What are the origins of the 12 days of Christmas?
A) It is a holdover from pagan feasting traditions
B) The song made that part up
C) There are 12 days between Christ's celebrated birth and the day he received gifts
D) 12 days were selected by the early church to celebrate 12 saints
C) The 12 days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day in Western Christianity and end on January 6, a celebration of Epiphany or Twelfth Night to mark the day the three wise man brought Jesus gifts.
How did the Santa tracker originate?
A) an advertising campaign for Macy's
B) an accidental call to Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD)
C) a Coca Cola commercial
D) a Sears promotion
Both B) and D)!
What is the true meaning of Christmas?
JK what is Taylor Swift's middle name?
A) Alison
B) Allison
C) Andrea
D) Andreya
A) Alison
This man was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in the year 800 A.C.
Who was Charlemagne?