Ho-ho-ho
Including Rudolph, how many reindeer drive Santa's sleigh?
Nine
The Polar Express became a huge holiday favorite in the mid-2000s. Star Tom Hanks worked overtime playing multiple roles, but how many characters did he play?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 12
b) 6
Guess the song
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Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Song 1
Last Christmas
What kind of trees do Christians in India decorate?
a) Banana and mango trees
b) Coconut trees
c) Curry trees
a) Christians in India decorate banana or mango trees.
They also light small oil-burning lamps as Christmas decorations and fill their churches with red flowers. They give presents to family members and charity to poorer people.
In South India, Christians put small clay lamps on the rooftops and walls of their houses at Christmas, just as the Hindus do during their festival called Diwali.
The red and white costume of Santa was allegedly first introduced by which drink manufacturer?
Coca-Cola
Christmas-set comedy Trading Places (Die Glücksritter) revolves around a wager between two rich men, who force a stockbroker and a homeless man (Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy) to trade lives. How much was the wager for?
a) $1
b) $1,000,000
c) $25
a) $1
Guess the song
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I'll Be Home For Christmas
Song 2
All I want for Christmas...
In which unusual way does Santa sometimes arrive in Australia?
a) In a sleigh pulled by emus
b) Riding Kangaroo
c) On a surfboard
c) On a surfboard
Australian families often celebrate Christmas on the beach with a picnic. Santa Claus often arrives on a surfboard! Outdoor carol singing is very popular as the weather is pleasantly warm.
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe (der Mistelzweig)
In Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. (Kevin – Allein in New York)) Which future US president makes a cameo in the film?
a) Georg W. Bush
b) Barack Obama
c) Danald Trump
c) Danald Trump
Guess the song
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(I'm Dreaming Of A) White Christmas
Song 3
Driving home for christmas
On Christmas Day in Scotland what do people sometimes dance around?
a) Tree
b) Shoes
c) Fire
d) Elf
c) Fire
A long time ago there was a superstition that it was bad luck for the fire to go out on Christmas Eve, since it is at this time that the elves were about and only a raging fire would keep them from coming down the chimney.
On Christmas day, people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them to the playing of bagpipes. Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are traditionally eaten around this time.
THE SANTA PUZZLE:
What is the value of the present?
36
The Nightmare Before Christmas has been a spooky December alternative for over 20 years, but which holiday is also prominently featured in the film?
a) Thanksgiving
b) Easter
c) Halloween
c) Halloween
Guess the movie
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Home Alone (Kevin – Allein zu Haus)
Song 4
Happy Christmas
In North America, children frequently leave the food for Santa (e.g. milk and cookies). What is often left for him instead in Ireland?
a) Lemonade and potatoes
b) Water and shortbread
c) Whiskey and haggis
d) Guinness beer and mince pies
d) Guinness beer and mince pies
Christmas pudding might be substituted for the mince pie. Santa can also be left beer in Australia or England. The fact that it's specifically Guinness in Ireland must be influenced by the fact that Guinness is made in Ireland.
I'm a Chrismas Character?
Guess who I'm?
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
It may not be very traditional, but Die Hard (Stirb Langsam) has become an alternative Christmas movie for people looking to get away from the schmaltz. What does Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) write on the sweater of a dead henchman to send a message to Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)?
a) “Welcome To the Party Pal!”
b) “Now I Have A Machine Gun. HO – HO – HO”
c) “Yippee Ki-Yay!”
b) “Now I Have A Machine Gun. HO – HO – HO”
Guess the movie
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Nightmare Before Christmas
Song 5
Christmas is all around you (movie: Love actually /Tatsächlich Liebe)
What do Norwegian children have to leave out for a little gnome called Nisse?
a) Bowl of porridge
b) Fish
c) Milk and cookies
d) Ice Cream
a) Bowl of porridge
Some Norwegian children (particularly those that live in the countryside) remember a little gnome called Nisse at Christmastime.
He guards all the farm animals, and he plays tricks on the children if they forget to place a bowl of special porridge for him.