I'm Dreaming of a White and Orange...
This classic Thanksgiving vegetable is often mashed with brown sugar and features prominently in a pie served at both holidays.
What is a Pumpkin?
Besides a turkey, this large, flightless bird is sometimes humorously, and erroneously, confused with the main course of Thanksgiving dinner.
What is an Ostrich?
The name of the train that takes a young boy to the North Pole in a popular 2004 animated Christmas movie.
What is The Polar Express?
This is the act of breaking the wishbone after a Thanksgiving meal, often resulting in one person getting the "lucky" bigger piece.
What is Wishing?
The perennially popular Christmas song that begins with the line, "You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen..."
What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?"
In the movie Elf, this is the first stage of the four main food groups for elves.
What is Candy Corn?
The spicy, fermented cabbage dish that George Costanza's girlfriend's family serves for Christmas dinner in a famous Seinfeld episode.
What is Kimchi?
A group of people who, according to Christmas tradition, follow a star to find the baby Jesus.
Who are the Three Wise Men (or Magi)?
The name of the main villain who tries to steal Christmas in Whoville.
Who is The Grinch?
The song that Bing Crosby famously sings regarding the Holidays.
What is a White Christmas?
This Native American tribe is traditionally associated with the first Thanksgiving celebration with the Pilgrims in 1621.
What is Wampanoag?
Before the traditional turkey, the Pilgrims' original 1621 menu featured wildfowl and venison, and surprisingly, no mention of this popular Thanksgiving starch.
What are Potatoes?
The year that the classic song "Jingle Bells" was first published (Hint: it was originally a Thanksgiving song!).
What is 1857? It was originally called "One Horse Open Sleigh" and debuted at a Thanksgiving concert.
The original author and year that the iconic poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the Night Before Christmas) was published.
Who is Clement Clarke Moore, 1823?
This actress played Susan Walker, the little girl who didn't believe in Santa, in the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street.
Who is Mara Wilson?
In the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, this character balloon has made the most appearances since 1927.
What is Snoopy?
The name of the fictional town in the movie A Christmas Story where Ralphie and his family eat a less-than-traditional Chinese dinner.
What is Hohman, Indiana?
This ancient Roman holiday is often cited as the historical precursor that influenced many of the customs of modern Christmas celebrations.
What is Saturnalia?
The traditional activity that the narrator's father performs at the start of A Christmas Story every Christmas Eve, often with surprising results.
What is Putting up the Christmas Tree?
The exact fruit that Mariah Carey famously declares she does not want for Christmas, despite the popular saying.
What is a Grape?
The official name of the reindeer that's left out of the traditional "eight tiny reindeer" lineup until the song's last verse.
What is Rudolph?
While not technically poultry, this spiced and often fruit-filled bread is traditionally baked and given out on Christmas Day in Italy.
What is Panettone?
The specific type of tree traditionally used for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City.
What is a Norway Spruce?
The specific amount of time that Kevin McCallister's family leaves him home alone in Home Alone.
What is 72 hours (or 3 days and 2 nights)?
The Academy Award winner who directed the 1946 holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life.
Who is Frank Capra?