Advent Basics
What is the season that comes before Christmas?
What is Advent?
Jesus was born in this town?
What is Bethlehem?
His feast day is on December 6.
Who is St. Nicholas?
This red plant is often called the Christmas flower.
What is the poinsettia?
The name “Jesus” means this.
What is “God saves”?
This movie features a boy named Kevin left home alone.
What is Home Alone?
This color is used for most Advent candles.
What is purple?
This Angel appeared to Mary to announce her child.
Who is Gabriel?
This feast on December 8 celebrates Mary being conceived without sin.
What is the Immaculate Conception?
People sometimes kiss under this holiday plant.
What is Mistletoe?
This title means “God with us.”
What is Emmanuel?
Buddy is the main character in this movie.
What is Elf?
This is how many Sundays occur during Advent.
What is four?
These visitors came to Jesus first.
Who are the shepherds?
This saint of light is celebrated on December 13.
Who is St. Lucy?
Many families display this scene to remember Jesus’ birth.
What is the nativity scene or crèche?
This title describes Jesus as the one who brings peace.
What is the Prince of Peace?
Cindy Lou Who appears in this Dr. Seuss Christmas film.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This word means “coming” or “arrival.”
What is Advent?
Mary laid Jesus in a manger. What is a Manger?
What is a feeding trough for animals?
This feast on December 12 celebrates Mary appearing in Mexico.
What is Our Lady of Guadalupe?
This calendar helps families count down the days to Christmas.
What is an Advent calendar?
This gift from the Magi represents Jesus’ kingship.
What is gold?
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings” is from this classic film.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This color is used for the Third Sunday of Advent.
What is Rose?
The Magi followed this to find Jesus?
What is the star?
This major feast is celebrated on December 25.
What is the Nativity of the Lord?
This circular decoration of evergreens holds four candles.
What is the Advent wreath?
Christians celebrate Christmas for this reason.
What is to celebrate the birth of Jesus?
A magical train travels to the North Pole in this animated movie.
What is The Polar Express?
This virtue is the main theme of the First Sunday of Advent.
What is Hope?
This Gospel tells the story of the angels and shepherds.
What is the Gospel of Luke?
This feast celebrates the visit of the Magi.
What is Epiphany?
On December 6, children in many countries leave out these for St. Nicholas to fill.
What are shoes?
This gift from the Magi represents Jesus’ divinity.
What is frankincense?
A boy picks a tiny tree in this movie.
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
This prayer is omitted or sung less often during Advent to create longing.
What is the Gloria?
This Gospel contains the story of the Magi.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
This January 1 feast honors Mary’s role in salvation history.
What is Mary, The Mother of God?
Alpine countries like Austria have a legend that a devil-like creature that joins their St. Nicholas festivities where children are asked for a list of their good or bad deeds. Who is this creature?
Who is Krampus?
This gift from the Magi symbolizes Jesus’ future suffering.
What is myrrh?
What are the 4 main food groups of Elves?
Candy, Candy Corn, Candy Canes, and Syrup?
What is the most common Advent Hymn in the Catholic Church?
What is O Come O Come Emmanuel?
This Roman emperor ordered the census that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
This feast remembers the children killed by King Herod.
What is the Feast of the Holy Innocents?
Christmas falls during the Summer in New Zealand often leading to this common tradition.
What are Barbies (BBQ) on the Beach.
Jesus being born in a stable shows this quality of God.
What is humility or closeness to the poor?
Scott Calvin becomes Santa in this film.
What is The Santa Clause?
This type of plant symbolizes God’s eternal love during Advent because it never dies.
What is an Evergreen Tree?
This is what the angels said to the shepherds when they appeared.
What is “Glory to God in the highest”? or “What is ‘Do not be afraid’?
His birth is celebrated six months before Jesus.
Who is John the Baptist?
Although Christmas isn't a national holiday in Japan, the people of Japan gather around for Christmas dinner often featuring this dish?
What is KFC?
Jesus being born at night symbolizes this.
What is light coming into darkness?
A boy wants a Red Ryder BB gun in this movie.
What is A Christmas Story?
This special early-morning or nightly Advent Mass is popular in the Philippines and Latin America.
What is a Rorate Mass?
Joseph was told in a dream to take Mary and Jesus to this country.
What is Egypt?
This feast ends the Christmas season and recalls Jesus’ revelation at the Jordan River.
What is the Baptism of the Lord?
In Sweden, the Yule Goat is a common tradition which stretches back many centuries. Every year, the Yule Goat is put on display on the First Day of Advent. What is so special about this Goat?
What is it is made of Straw?
Christmas celebrates this mystery—God becoming human.
What is the Incarnation?
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear” comes from this movie.
What is Elf?