"So this (ISN'T) Christmas"
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Global Holiday Traditions
Holiday "Po"pourri
100
Both Kwanzaa and Hanukkah share this nightly tradition.
What is the lighting of candles?
100
These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.
What are candy canes?
100
In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
What is eggnog?
100
Residents of Oaxaca, Mexico delight in nativity scenes carved into these red and white root vegetables
What are radishes?
100
This holiday mascot from Coca-Cola Co. has been a staple in advertising since 1922
What is a Polar Bear?
200
The Hanukkah miracle is celebrated over this many days.
What is 8 days?
200
This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses
What is Hansel and Gretel?
200
This "shiny" reindeer is credited with saving Christmas on one foggy Christmas Eve.
Who is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
200
This traditional, originally thought to have started in Germany, will dill-light the finder with an extra gift and good fortune in the coming year.
What is the Christmas Pickle?
200
This slang term has been given to the act of stealing holiday packages left outside doors by couriers
What is Porch Piracy ?
300
Hanukkah is also known as this other festive name
What is the Festival of Lights?
300
"The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole opens with these ..."roasting on an open fire"
What are chestnuts?
300
In the cumulative song The Twelve Days of Christmas the singers true love sends these on day 5.
What are five golden rings?
300
This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.
What is Boxing Day?
300
This plant native to Central America and Mexico is a holiday favorite due to its brightly colored red leaves.
What is a poinsetta?
400
The Karamu is this type of event held on the final night of Kwanza.
400
According to Buddy in the 2003 movie Elf these are the four main food groups.
What are Candy Canes, Candy Corns, Candy, and Syrup ?
400
These two sci-fi characters are mentioned in Adam Sandler's The Chanukah Song as "...spinning the dreidel".
Who are Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock ?
400
The streets in this capitol city of Venezuela are filled with roller-skaters headed to Christmas Eve Mass
What is Caracas?
400
This 2004 animated Christmas feature, starring Tom Hanks, is a storybook adaptation from the same author as Jumanji.
What is Polar Express?
500
Kwanzaa is derived from the Swahili word 'Kwanza' which literately translates to this.
What is 'first fruits'?
(Fruits of the Harvest)
500
This false fruit is a traditional gift presented in China on Christmas Eve.
500
This catchy 1994 Christmas tune has since become a meme of the season, but it is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.
What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
500
In Italian folklore this witch delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve, similar to Santa Claus.
Who is the Befana ?
500
These tubers are put in the boots of naughty children in Iceland on Christmas Eve.
What are potatoes ?