Calendar
Songs and Lyrics
Literature / Movies
Geography and Food
Vocabulary etc.
100
Under which calendar does New Year's Day fall on January 1st? a. Julian calendar b. Gregorian calendar c. Chinese calendar d. Mayan calendar
What is b. the Gregorian calendar?
100
Jazz singer Mel Tormé co-wrote which Christmas lyrics in 1944? a. “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” b. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” c. “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way” d. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”
What is d. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”?
100
What do the names “Donner and Blitzen” mean in English? a. salt and pepper b. peaches and cream c. thunder and lightning d. cash and credit
What is c. thunder and lightning?
100
St. Nicholas was a fourth-century bishop in what is now what country? a. Germany b. Italy c. Greece d. Turkey
What is d. Turkey?
100
December means: a. cold month b. snow month c. 10th month d. 12th month
What is c. 10th month?
200
What is the Jewish New Year called? a. Hanukkah b. Rosh Hashanah c. Yom Kippur d. Bar Mitzvah
What is b. Rosh Hashanah?
200
Judy Garland sang “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in what movie? a. “Meet Me in St. Louis” b. “Ziegfeld Follies” c. “Girl Crazy” d. “For Me and My Gal”
What is a. “Meet Me in St. Louis”?
200
In which ocean will you find Christmas Island? a. Indian Ocean b. Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean d. Arctic Ocean
What is a. Indian Ocean?
200
What is a latke, a food traditionally served during Hanukkah? a. unleavened wheat cracker b. corn meal pastry c. olive bread d. potato pancake
What is d. potato pancake?
200
In 1882, in New York City, an American inventor named Edward Johnson created the first what? a. electric Christmas tree lights b. aluminum Christmas tree c. Christmas carol music box d. Christmas wrapping paper
What is a. electric Christmas tree lights?
300
The poem “The Night before Christmas” was originally published as “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in what year? a. 1823 b. 1866 c. 1902 d. 1939
What is a. 1823?
300
What does “auld lang syne” mean? a. old acquaintences b. long, long ago c. ancient Scotland d. old King Lang Syne
What is b. long, long ago?
300
In what year did “A Charlie Brown Christmas” first appear on television? a. 1960 b. 1965 c. 1970 d. 1975
What is b. 1965?
300
Until around 1900, candy canes, were what solid color? a. green b. black c. yellow d. white
What is d. white?
300
The word “wassail” comes from Old English and means what? a. be of good cheer b. be of good health c. be sober and reflective d. be watchful
What is b. be of good health?
400
When is the Twelfth Day of Christmas? a. Dec. 25 b. Dec. 31 c. Jan. 5 d. Jan. 12
What is c. Jan. 5
400
Who originally recorded “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” in 1979? a. Elmo and Patsy b. Dolly and Ray c. Tina and Bubba d. Hooty and Earlene
What is a. Elmo and Patsy?
400
“A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, opens with what three words? a. God bless us b. Bob Cratchit smiled c. Ebenezer Scrooge frowned d. Marley was dead
What is d. Marley was dead?
400
Who broadcasts a 10-minute speech in England every year on Christmas Day? a. the duke of Windsor b. the queen c. the archbishop of Canterbury d. the prime minister
What is b. the queen?
400
What was the first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television (1962)? a. “The Flintstones’ Christmas Special” b. “Christmas with Bugs Bunny” c. “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” d. “Donald Duck’s Christmas Present”
What is c. “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”?
500
In a Christmas Eve broadcast in 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts read verses from the Book of Genesis from what location? a. In orbit around the Earth b. In route to the Moon c. In orbit around the Moon d. On the moon
What is c. in orbit around the moon?
500
Mariah Carey's all "I want for Christmas is you"
What is Ms. Campbell's favorite holiday song?
500
In the 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” what is the last name of Clarence, the guardian angel? a. Odbody b. Cuddleby c. Smith d. Bartleby
What is a. Odbody?
500
Who famously asked, “Is there a Santa Claus?” a. Lucy b. Virginia c. Linus d. Peppermint Patty
What is b. Virginia?
500
What U.S. State (a Ms. Campbell favorite) had wind chills of -41 degrees this week? a. Minnesota b. Florida c. Alaska d. Utah
What is a. Minnesota?
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