2025 Christmas Brainy Bunch

Christmas Films & Stories

Christmas Music

Around the World

Pick a Present

What's In Your Stocking?

100

Who is Scrooge's former business partner?

A. Jacob Marley

B. Tiny Tim

C. Bob Cratchit

D. Mr. Fezziwig

A. Jacob Marley

100

Which one is not a bird in the 12 days of Christmas song?

A. Hens

B. Geese

C. Swans

D. Ducks

100

Where do Candy Canes come from?

A. Greece

B. Russia

C. Turkey

D. Germany

“Legend has it that the candy cane dates back to 1670, when the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed out sugar sticks among his young singers to keep them quiet during the Living Creche ceremony,” Schildhaus says. “In honor of the occasion, he bent the candies into shepherds' crooks.

100

In the 1964 movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what was the name of Rudolph's elf friend?

A. Hermey

B. Harold

C. Herbie

D. Clarence

A. Hermey

100

Which movie quoted Luke 2?

A. It's A Wonderful Life

B. National Lampoone's Vacation

C. Charlie Brown Christmas

D. A Christmas Story

C. Charlie Brown Christmas

200

What did Frosty The Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?

A. He said "Happy Birthday!"

B. He began to dance around

C. He laughed and played

D. He said "catch me if you can"

B. He began to dance around

There must have been some magic in
That old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around

200

Three of Santa's reindeer begin with the letter D. Name them all.

(Must get them all right to receive points)

Dasher, Dancer, Donner

200

What is the BEST SELLING Christmas song of all time?

A. Silent Night

B. All I Want For Christmas Is You

C. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

D. White Christmas

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".

200

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
A. Disney World

B. Paris

C. Mexico

D. New York

B. Paris

300

Which reindeer is named after thunder?

A. Dasher

B. Comet

C. Donder

D. Blitzen

C. Donder

(the German word for “thunder”)

300

Which Christmas song was protested in 1979?

A. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

B. Santa Baby

C. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

D. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

C. Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer.

Women's groups, politicians, and seniors' organizations all protested this song

300

What do Swedish kids leave for Santa Claus?

A. Nothing. They don't celebrate Santa Claus

B. Swedish fish

C. Cookies

D. Coffee

To keep Santa awake after all that sugar, and to keep him warm during the cold night, Swedish kids leave him out a cup of hot, delicious coffee.

300

The song Jingle Bells was originally released under a different title. What was it called?

A. A Sleighing Song

B. Holiday Bells

C. Carol of the Bells

D. One Horse Open Sleigh

400

Which image shows an accurate picture of what activity is happening in the opening scene of "A Charlie Brown Christmas?"

C. Ice Skating

400

What was the original title for “The Little Drummer Boy”?

A. It was always called "The Little Drummer Boy"

B. "Carol of the Drum"

C. "Rum Pum Pum Pum"

D. "Me and My Drum"

B. “Carol of the Drum”.

400

Which country is known to have a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?

A. Italy

B. Romania

C. Nigeria

D. Mexico

A. Italy

La Befana is a character in Italian folklore, sometimes referred to as the Italian Christmas witch. A soot-covered old woman, she is said to fly on a broom to the homes of sleeping children, entering through the chimney and bearing gifts.

400

In the Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there eleven of?

A. Pipers Piping

B. Ladies Dancing

C. Maids a Milking

D. Drummers Drumming

A. Pipers Piping

400

Greensleeves is another name for what Christmas song?

A. Feliz Navidad

B. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

C. Blue Christmas

D. What Child is This?

"What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin.

500

What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special?

A. Clarice

B. Vixen

C. Holly

D. Gloria

A. Clarice

500

What is the most published Christmas Hymn?

A. O Little Town of Bethlehem

B. When Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night

C. Hark the Herald Angels Sing

D. Joy to the World

“Joy to the World” was published in 1387 hymnals across North America before 1979

500

Which picture shows the first Christmas card ever sent?

In 1843, a Christmas card designed by John Callcott Horsley was made for Henry Cole. This is recognised as the first Christmas card ever sent. John Horsley was an English academic painter, illustrator, and designer.

500

What popular children's snack today was introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament?

A. Animal Crackers

B. Cracker Jacks

C. Oreos

D. Ritz Crackers

A. Animal Crackers

600

George Bailey’s guardian angel in It’s A Wonderful Life, Clarence Oddbody loved to read. What was his favorite book?

A. Pride and Prejudice

B. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

C. Adventures of Tom Sawyer

D. The Bible

C. Adventures of Tom Sawyer

600

In the song "Mr. Grinch," what is his brain full of?

A. garlic

B. bad bananas

C. termites

D. spiders

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch. Your heart's an empty hole! Your brain is full of spiders, You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch. I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!

600

"White Elephant" is said to come from a historic practice in what country?

A. New Zealand

B. Thailand

C. Russia

D. America

B. Thailand

Although a white elephant used to be considered a sacred and tremendously valuable animal in Siam (modern-day Thailand), being given one as a present by the King could be the worst thing to happen to you.

White elephants were practically useless. As they were deemed to be sacred, they weren’t allowed to be worked and required special, expensive food and housing – making them particularly pricey pachyderms.

So the cunning kings of Siam, as the story goes, used to give white elephants away to anyone who displeased them or had fallen out of favor so that they would be forced to spend a fortune keeping the precious animals. The unfortunate recipient of a white elephant would be unable to get rid of it so the upkeep could ruin them financially.

Ezra Cornell adapted the term to gifts at Christmas gatherings, no value to the owner but may have value to others.

600

Which famous author and peer of Charles Dickens wasn't a fan of "A Christmas Carol"?

A. Ernest Hemmingway

B. Mark Twain

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. Edgar Allen Poe

B. Mark Twain

Mark Twain famously critiqued Dickens' work, saying "there is no heart. No feeling – is nothing but glittering frostwork."

700

What is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?

A. Home Alone

B. National Lampoone's Christmas Vacation

C. The Grinch (2018)

D. Die Hard

C. The Grinch

2018's "The Grinch" brought in $512 Million.

The second highest grossing is Home Alone that brought in $477 million. (Home Alone 2 was the 3rd highest grossing film).

Believe it or not, Die hard beats National Lampoone's by a landslide. It comes in 16th, grossing $141 million, which National Lampoone's was ranked 27th, grossing $71 million.

The highest grossing Christmas FRANCHISE is....

THE SANTA CLAUSE

700

In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas," what is given on the ninth day?

A. Nine Maids A Milking

B. Nine Pipers Piping

C. Nine Drummers Drumming

D. Nine Ladies Dancing

700

In Japan, it is a tradition to eat what fast food for Christmas?

A. Subway

B. Taco Bell

C. McDonalds

D. Kentucky Fried Chicken

It is a common sight in Japan for a bucket of KFC to be the main course on Christmas Day. Every Christmas season, an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families treat themselves to fried chicken from the American fast-food chain, in what has become a nationwide tradition. Orders must be places 2 months in advance.

700

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

What is the color of the flower petals on Frosty the Snowman's Hat in the ever-so popular 1969 film?

700

Which founding father absolutely LOVED eggnog?

A. John Jay

B. George Washington

C. Alexander Hamilton

D. Thomas Jefferson

B. George Washington

The Founding Father even had his own boozy recipe where he forgot to note the number of eggs needed but included the (albeit important) instruction, "Taste frequently."