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What is it?
100
Kids leave this out for Santa at night in the USA
Milk and cookies
100
The name of a famous Russian Christmas ballet?
The Nutcracker
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100
The game where you give each other anonymous xmas gifts is called?
Secret Santa
100
Who wants to steal the Christmas?
The Grinch
100
What does the green color of Christmas signify?
Continuity of life
100
Christmas ornaments
200
What is hung on fireplaces?
Christmas stockings
200
In what country did our tradition of putting up Christmas trees for Christmas originate?
Germany
200
How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh (including Rudolph)?
9
200
Name the movie about a child fighting off burglars with traps in his home.
Home Alone
200
In which country did "Boxing Day" originate as a holiday?
The UK
200
Wreath
300
What tradition is connected with mistletoe during the Christmas time?
Kissing
300
Which fast food restaurant is so popular in Japan at Christmas that it often has to be ordered weeks in advance?
KFC
300
The words Santa says when he is feeling jolly.
300
What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in The Philosopher’s Stone?
In his first year, Harry got
- a wooden flute from Hagrid,
- 50p from Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia,
- a green sweater and sweets from the Weasleys,
- a Chocolate Frog and Every Flavor Beans from Hermione,
- an invisibility cloak from Dumbledore.
300
What were the earliest known Christmas tree decorations?
Apples.
At Christmastime, medieval actors would use apples to decorate paradise trees (usually fir trees) during “Paradise Plays,” which were plays depicting Adam and Eve’s creation and fall.
300
Mistletoe
400
How many days are in the advent calendar?
24/25
400
Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees?
Canada
400
This company popularized the image of Santa Claus which we use today
Coca-Cola
400
What animated movie celebrates both Halloween and Christmas?
The Nightmare before Christmas
400
From which alphabet does the letter X in xmas come from?
Greek Alphabet
400
Holly
500
What do naughty kids get at Christmas?
Lumps of coal
500
What do Irish children leave for Santa Claus?
A pint of Guinness 
500
How many times does Santa check his list?
Twice
500
In Home Alone 1, where does Kevin's family go on vacation?
Paris
500
What is the story behind the shape of candy canes?
They're meant to resemble shepherds' crooks
500
Garland
600
What's the most popular shopping day during the holiday season?
Black Friday
600
What do Swedish children leave for Santa Claus?
Coffee
600
What vegetable allows Santa's reindeer to fly?
Carrots
600
Who wrote the famous story "A Christmas Carol"?
Charles Dickens
600
Which English monarch delivered the first Christmas Broadcast?
- Elizabeth II
- Edward VIII
- George VI
- George V
George V
600
Tree topper
700
Which holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas?
Boxing day
700
In North America, children put out stockings. What do children in Holland put out for Santa?
Their shoes
700
What Norse god do some historians believe the Santa Claus legend evolved from?
Odin
700
According to the song Jingle Bells, what is fun to ride in?
A one-horse open sleigh
700
Which of the following is true about the origin of candy canes?
A. They were first made to keep children quiet at church
B. They were intentionally made in the shape of a J for Jesus
C. The mint flavouring was purposely derived from hyssop, a biblical herb.
D. The red stripes were intended to represent the blood of Christ
In the 1670's, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral had them made up in the shape of shepherd's crooks to keep children quiet at church. The other 3 notions, while popular, came about afterwards.
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700
Baubles
800
Children leave this out for Santa at night in England?
Mince pies
800
In Finland Santa doesn't ride a sleigh. What animal does he ride?
A goat called Ukko
800
If children in Canada want to sent Santa a letter, which postal code do they use?
H0H 0H0
800
In "A Christmas Carol," how many ghosts visit Scrooge?
Four (Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future)
800
Which Ancient holidays which Christmas can be traced back to were celebrated centuries before the birth of baby Jesus?
Jule (Winter Solstice) / Saturnalia
800
Tinsel
900
What birds are popular on Christmas cards?
Robins
900
Gallup, Inc. conducted a survey asking the U.S. citizens a very important question, "What would you like to get for Christmas?" The most popular answer baffled everyone. What was it?
"I don't know"
900
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia)
900
From which movie comes a quote, "Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?"
The Grinch
900
What do you call the set of figures displayed at Christmas as a representation of the birth of Jesus Christ?
Nativity Scene
900
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