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Holidays Around the World
100

What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”

Eggnog

100

Who tries to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from “the Who’s”?

The Grinch

100

In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?

An old silk hat

100

The legend of Santa Claus is associated with which saint or monk?

Saint Nicholas

100

Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?

Germany

200

Visions of which sweet foodstuff danced in children’s heads as they slept, according to Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “‘Twas the Night before Christmas”?

Sugar-plums

200

Who was the author of A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

200

What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?

White Christmas

200

December 26th, the day after Christmas is celebrated as ___________?

Boxing day, where gifts are given to employees by their bosses.

200

Which country follows the tradition to light candles on the graves of relatives on Christmas Eve?

Finland

300

What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?

Coca-Cola

300

Why couldn’t Ralphie have a bb gun in A Christmas Story?

You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!

300

 In 1981, Bob and Doug McKenzie released their own version of a classic Christmas song. Which song is that?

The Twelve Days of Christmas

300

When was the term “Xmas” started?

16th century

300

What country has the tradition of filling children’s clogs with candy and treats on December 5?

The Netherlands

400

According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?

Candy canes

400

What happens when you stick your wet tongue to a frozen pole, like in A Christmas Story?

It gets stuck to the metal.

400

What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?

Jingle Bells

400

Name the eight original Reindeer.

Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Dancer, and Donner

400

Which country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?

Italy

500

Which Christmas food is it considered good luck to eat one of on each of the 12 days of Christmas?

Mince Pies

500

What was the real department store featured in a Christmas movie? What movie?

Macy’s in Miracle on 34th Street

500

In the song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” what “incriminating” evidence was found on Grandma’s back?

Claus marks

500

What are the gifts that the Three Wise Men gave baby Jesus, according to Christmas history?

Gold, Myrrh, and Frankincense

500

Where did The Nutcracker start? Bonus points for when.

Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892

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