Around the World
The Iranian festival of Yalda occurs on the longest and darkest night of the year. In Western cultures, this day is commonly known as what?
Winter Solstice
Which famous duo sang Last Christmas?
Wham!
Some desperate parents paid more than $1,000 for this toy during the 1996 holiday season despite a retail price of $28.99
Tickle-Me Elmo
In this country a kind witch called La Befana is said to fly around on a broomstick delivering toys to children
Italy
What cartoon character’s name is used to indicate a small, thin, or just plain undesirable Christmas tree?
Charlie Brown
The word “Kwanzaa,” meaning "first", comes from which language?
Swahili
Who had the biggest hit of her career with the song “Santa Baby” in 1953?
Eartha Kitt
The celebrated “Christmas Truce” temporarily halted fighting during what war?
World War I
Where do people go in the UK to celebrate the winter solstice?
Stonehenge
Which famous US political figure has a cameo in ‘Home Alone 2’?
Donald Trump
What island does the holiday drink Coquito originate from?
Puerto Rico
Which famous couple do a duet on ‘Happy Christmas (War is Over)’?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono*
Sixteenth century folklore credited this person as being the first to decorate an indoor tree
Martin Luther
What do Swedish children leave for Santa Claus?
Coffee
What science fiction franchise had its own holiday television special in 1978?
Star Wars
What country owns the record for the largest gathering of Santas?
India (18,112 Santas gathered together in Kerala, India in 2014)
What’s the name of Billy Mack’s Christmas song in ‘Love Actually’?
"Christmas is All Around"
What environmentalist U.S. president banned Christmas trees at the White House?
President Theodore Roosevelt
In Iceland children leave shoes under the window for 13 mischievous trolls called the Yule Lads. If the child has been good, they’ll find sweets – but if they’ve been bad, the Yule lads will leave them what?
A rotten potato!
What’s the name of the family featured in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
The Griswolds
Discovered on December 25, 1643, Christmas Island is an external territory of which country?
Australia
Which year did Mariah Carey originally release ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’?
1994
Every year since 1947 this country sends a beautiful home-grown Christmas tree to London, where it is decorated with lights in Trafalgar Square as a gift to say thank you for the help the UK gave this country during World War II.
Norway
Many countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day on what day of the year?
December 6th
What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special?
Clarice