Christmas Characters
Name's the same
2024
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What's that year?
50

This jolly man in a red suit is known for delivering presents to children on Christmas Eve, flying around the world in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

Santa Claus

50

Jesus ___, ___mas

Christ

50

The president of the United States of America active in 2024

Joe Biden

50

This animated film features a young boy who journeys to the North Pole aboard a magical train on Christmas Eve. This checkout area in a grocery store is limited to shoppers with fewer than a certain number of items.

Polar Express Lane

50

This year signified the most recent change between millenia, celebrated by billions of people worldwide.

2000

150

The 2004 animated film based on a Christmas story by Dr. Seuss tells the story of the ____ and his transformation after attempting to steal Christmas.

Grinch

150

Mistle___, ___ Nail

Toe

150

This Large Language Model got a huge upgrade in 2024, and is used by 200 million users weekly.

ChatGPT

150

The most viewed movie of 2024, featuring an animated display of the workings of a human brain. The first sequel to the popular movie about street racing with Dominic Toretto as the main character.

Inside Out 2 Fast 2 Furious

150

The first Christmas Tree in the world was decorated in this century

16th century / 1500s

300

This reindeer, known for his bright red nose, leads Santa's sleigh through foggy nights.

Rudolph

300

Jingle Bell ___, "The ____" Johnson

Rock

300

This game went viral in 2024, being played by millions of teenagers worldwide and bearing a strong resemblance to Tetris

BlockBlast

300

This Charles Dickens novella, first published in 1843, features the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge visited by three ghosts. A popular Christmas song originally composed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych and arranged numerous times since, in particular by Pentatonix.

A Christmas Carol of the Bells

300

This was the decade with the first appearance of Santa Claus in a Coca Cola advert, dressed in red. These adverts have since formed out image of him as a fat old man wearing a red coat and hat.

1930s

500

This eight-year-old protagonist, played by Macaulay Culkin, defends his house from the Wet Bandits

Kevin McAllister

500

___ The Baptist, _____ McClane

John

500

____ was the author of the hit song "Beautiful Things", the most listened to piece of music in 2024.

Benson Boone

500

This Disney character, uncle to Donald Duck, is famous for being rich and living his life lavishly. A French Christmas dish where duck legs are slow-cooked in their own fat until tender, resulting in a rich and flavorful tast - often served with potatoes or greens.

Scrooge McDuck Confit

500
Christmas was first celebrated in this century in Ancient Rome.

4th century