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What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Max
In the Elvis's famous 1957 Christmas song, he has a ___________ Christmas, not a white Christmas.
Blue
What year was the first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony?
a)1900
b)1931
c)1954
d)1970
_________________ is a celebration observed by a variety of Asian cultures including Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean families. To welcome the New Year, families clean their houses, perform religious rituals to honor household deities, and prepare delicious feasts.
a) Winter Solstice
b) Boxing Day
c) Lunar New Year
d) Diwali
c) Lunar New Year
What is the name of the most famous Christmas ballet?
The Nutcracker
How many ghosts show up in "A Christmas Carol"?
Four (Jacob Marley, past, present, future)
Which Christmas song contains the lyric "Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?"
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
What is the most popular day of the year to do Christmas shopping?
The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday
________________ is a five-day religious festival primarily observed in India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka to celebrate the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. It’s often called the Festival of Lights.
a) St. Lucia Day
b) Hannukah
c) Diwali
d) Kwanzaa
c) Diwali
True or False: The North Pole does not technically belong to any one country.
True - it is not on land. It is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?
Scott Calvin
What’s the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
White Christmas Bing Crosby
a) 1670
b) 1790
c) 1830
d) 1920
_____________ is a seven-day African-American festival, introduced by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, that celebrates community, family, and culture from December 26th to January 1st.
a) Winter Solstice
b) Kwanzaa
c) Diwali
d) St. Lucia Day
True or False: Mistletoe berries are edible.
False: All parts of the mistletoe plant are extremely toxic!
What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
In the original 1950 song, what was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?
a button
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
The Christian bishop Saint Nicholas was the inspiration behind the Santa Claus we know today. What modern-day country did he live in?
Turkey
Which one of Santa's reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid
“You smell like beef and cheese. You don’t smell like Santa,” is a quote from what holiday movie?
Elf
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a-milking
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Scientifically, why is the Winter Solstice the shortest day of the year?
The winter solstice marks the exact moment when half of Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun. It usually happens on December 21 or 22, at the exact same second around the world.
What was the first, and only, Christmas carol broadcast from space?
Jingle Bells