Christmas Movies
*** What are the burglars in the Home Alone movie known as ....
A. The Wet Bandits
In which country is Buche de Noel the official Christmas dessert?
France
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
Bing Crosby's White Christmas
We know it more commonly as Twas the Night Before Christmas but what’s the poem actually called?
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Approximately how many Christmas cards are sent in the US during the holiday season?
1.3 Billion
Who does the voice of Scrooge in the 2009 version of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Jim Carrey
*** In the movie The Polar Express where is the trains destination?
The North Pole
In the Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas how many French Hens does my true love give to me?
Three
***In Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas what are three words that best describe the Grinch?
stink, stank, stunk
What country does eggnog come from?
England
*** In Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' what are three words that best describe The Grinch?
Stink, Stank, Stunk
Christmas Island is a territory of which country?
Australia
What was the first song played in space? (Hint: it's a Christmas Song)
Jingle Bells was played from Gemini 6
Which poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow includes the lines, “The words repeat, Of peace on earth, good-will to men”?
Christmas Bells
What is the most popular Christmas Tree topper?
Angel
Happy Birthday
How many cities/towns in the US are named Christmas?
2
Christmas, Michigan
Christmas, Florida
TRUE OR FALSE: Brenda Lee, the singer of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was 13 when she recorded that song?
TRUE
In Charles Dicken's "The Christmas Carol" how many ghosts appear to Scrooge?
Four
Ghosts of Christmas past, present, future, and also the ghost who's his guide/narrator.
What Christmas decoration was originally made with real silver?
Tinsel
In the movie The Christmas Story what was the name of Ralphie's neighbors?
The Bumpuses
TRUE OR FALSE: In Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Who's down in Whoville are based on people from Connecticut?
False:
False; while Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) was a New Englander, Whoville and Mt. Crumpit were inspired by
Easthampton, Massachusetts, and nearby Mount Tom.
What Christmas song was ironically written during a summer heat wave in 1944?
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
What was the curse the White Witch laid on Narnia in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe?
To be always winter, never Christmas
What King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?
William the Conqueror was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day of 1066