Christmas Around the World
In this country, people roller-skate to early morning church services on Christmas Eve.
Where is Venezuela?
This popular Christmas beverage is traditionally made with eggs, milk, sugar, and nutmeg.
What is eggnog?
The first artificial Christmas tree was made from what?
What is Goose feathers?
In Home Alone, where does Kevin’s family accidentally travel without him?
Where is Paris?
During this tradition, children go door-to-door singing holiday songs in exchange for treats or donations.
What is Christmas caroling?
In this country is Santa Claus often called Father Christmas.
What is the United Kingdom?
This U.S. state has a festive, year-round Christmas-themed town named Santa Claus.
Where is Indiana?
This country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition back in the 16th century.
What is Germany?
This song holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a Christmas song?
What is All I Want for Christmas Is You?
This plant is known as the “Christmas flower.”
What is Poinsettia?
In Japan, this fast-food chain became a Christmas meal tradition after a 1970s marketing campaign.
What is KFC?
This winter holiday celebrates the shortest day and longest night of the year.
What is the winter solstice?
The modern image of Santa Claus was largely popularized by illustrations from which 19th-century political cartoonist?
What is Thomas Nast?
What Christmas movie features the line: “You’ll shoot your eye out!”
What is A Christmas Story?
Each December, crowds gather in New York City to watch the lighting of this world-famous Christmas tree.
What is the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting?
Children in countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany leave out this specific item instead of stockings to receive gifts.
What are shoes?
**honorable answers clogs; boots
According to Hallmark, this many Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. every year.
What is 1.3 billion?
This US state was the first to officially recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836.
What is Alabama?
This song was originally written for Thanksgiving, but became a Christmas holiday classic.
What is Jingle Bells?
What Christmas tradition involves counting down the days of December with small treats or gifts?
What is an Advent calendar?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated during the summer and often includes beach barbecues.
What is Australia?
People with this phobia may experience anxiety, panic attacks, or avoidance behavior when snow is present or predicted.
What is Chionophobia?
Which U.S. president declared Christmas a federal holiday in 1870?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
In The Polar Express, what gift does the main character receive from Santa?
What is a bell?
This small scout reports children’s behavior to Santa Claus each night and is moved to a new spot around the house daily during the holiday season.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?