Holiday Facts
What two characters make up the modern-day Santa Claus?
Saint Nicholas of Myra, a bishop of Byzantine Anatolia, now in modern-day Turkey famous for his generous gifts to the poor.
Father Christmas, which remains the British name for Santa Claus. Father Christmas dates back at least as far as the 17th century in Britain, and pictures of him survive from that era, portraying him as a well-nourished bearded man dressed in a long, green, fur-lined robe.
Complete this classic holiday movie quote: Merry Christmas, _______.
Ya filthy animal.
Name two holiday songs that do not mention Christmas.
Deck the Halls
My Dreidel
Let It Snow, Let It Snow/Winter Wonderland
Jingle Bells
The Holly and the Ivy
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Here We Come A CarolingThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Sleigh Ride
The Hannukah Song
What month has the coldest overnight average of 15.2 F?
January
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
What are the traditional colors of Kwanzaa?
Red, Green, Black
What 2002 holiday movie did Adam Sandler star in?
8 Crazy Nights
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
What Colorado city/town has the annual lowest mean temperate of 32.5 F?
Fraiser, CO
When does the next Winter Solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere?
June 21st, 2019
What's holiday is referred to as the festival of lights?
Hanukkah
What holiday movie is the following quote from? "I think you're really beautiful and I feel really warm around you and my tongue swells up. So... do you want to eat food?"
Elf
In the English version of the classic Hannukah song, "Dreidel", what is the dreidel made of?
Clay
The coldest day on record in Colorado happened in Maybell, Colorado on February 1st, 1985. What was the recorded temperature that day?
- 61 F
“Miracle on 34th Street” centers on what real-life department store?
Macy's
What day in December is Boxing Day?
December 26
What holiday movie is the following quote from? "No man is a failure who has friends."
It's a Wonderful Life
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
What date is the record latest measurable Denver winter snowfall?
A. May 29th, 1924
B. June 1st, 1919
C. June 8th, 1932
D. June 12th, 1902
B. June 1st, 1919 with 0.4 inches
During Kwanzaa, what language are greetings spoken in?
Swahili
What day in December does the Japanese holiday Ōmisoka occur?
December 31
What holiday movie is the following quote from? "This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency."
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
What popular holiday song has held the number one spot on the Billboard’s inaugural Holiday 100 chart for 31 of the 36 week's it has existed?
All I Want for Christmas is You
by Mariah Carey
On what December day did an epic Colorado snow storm occur in 1982 bringing 23.3 inches of snow in Denver?
December 24th, 1982
What town in Norway freezes over (almost) every winter?
Hell