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This holiday drink is also called “milk punch”.
What is egg nog?
The greatest rock band of all time is the record holder for having the most Christmas number one singles with four.
Who are The Beatles?
The Beatles hold the record for the most Christmas number one singles in the UK, with a total of four titles. Their festive hits include: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "Day Tripper" "Hello, Goodbye" "The Long and Winding Road"
Christmas Eve is particularly special, often regarded as a romantic day, similar to Valentine's Day, for couples to exchange gifts while often going out for special dinners and enjoying the festive lights in this particular country.
What is Japan?
Christmas Eve is considered the most romantic day of the year in Japan. Usually, restaurants are booked weeks in advance.
Tim Burton wrote the poem “The Nightmare Before Christmas” while working at Disney before the company fired him the first time.
A) 1985 B) 1982 C) 1984 D) 1986 E) 1983
What is 1982?
He felt purchasing the film rights to the movie was too weird, but ended up realizing that they owed him money years after Disney fired him. Then, Burton persuaded Disney to allow the movie.
This beverage company started to feature the modern-looking Santa in its ads in the 1930s.
What is Coca-Cola?
This fruit used to be a popular stocking stuffer.
A) Apple B) Pear C) Orange D) Lemon E) Melon
What is an orange?
During the annual Holiday in the Park wintertime celebration at this popular theme park, 500 guests took part in a family tradition during the most magical time of the season and placed pickle-shaped ornaments on a Christmas tree setting the world record for the Most Christmas Pickle Ornaments placed onto Christmas Trees.
What is Six Flags?
Specifically Six Flags Over Georgia.
The original Christmas ornaments were inspired by the tradition of decorating trees with fruits and nuts, symbolizing the promise of this season.
What is spring?
Artisans later created glass ornaments to replicate these natural decorations.
This Brothers Grimm fairy tale helped popularize gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel & Gretel?
This religious group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681 who regarded it as a pagan holiday.
Who are the Puritans?
Because they viewed Christmas as a decadent Catholic holiday, the Puritans in America banned all Christmas celebrations from 1659-1681 with a penalty of five shillings for each offense. Some Puritan leaders condemned those who favored Christmas as enemies of the Christian religion.
This classified fruit represents a German-American holiday tradition of hiding this fruit-shaped ornament on the family Christmas tree where the first person to find it on Christmas morning receives an extra present — or year of good luck.
A) Apple B) Banana C) Cranberry D) Pickle E) Strawberry
What is a pickle?
In Beeston, Nottingham, UK more than 1,200 staff at this advertising company, turned into secret Santas and exchanged their gifts, setting the world record for the Largest secret Santa exchange.
A) Make Us Care B) Boots C) OCD Studio D) Secret Santa Inc. E) Snowball Creations
What is Boots?
In this US state, there's actually a town named Santa Claus.
A) Michigan B) Ohio C) Pennsylvania D) Indiana E) Iowa
What is Indiana?
The classic story’s message of the importance of charity and goodwill toward all humankind struck a powerful chord in the United States and England and showed members of Victorian society the benefits of celebrating the Christmas holiday.
What is A Christmas Carol?
The United States declared Christmas an official holiday on June 26 1870. Alabama came first in setting it as a legal holiday in 1836, while this state was the last in 1907.
A) Oklahoma B) Louisiana C) Hawaii D) Oregon E) Alaska
What is Oklahoma?
In this particular country, Christmas is celebrated more as a commercial holiday than a religious one, with traditions including eating KFC fried chicken and enjoying strawberry shortcake.
What is Japan?
Fried Chicken Tradition: KFC has become synonymous with Christmas in Japan. This tradition began in the 1970s with a successful marketing campaign. Millions of families order KFC buckets for their Christmas meal, often weeks in advance.
Strawberry Shortcake: The traditional Japanese Christmas cake is a light sponge cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries. It symbolizes prosperity and is widely available in bakeries during the holiday season.
In London, England , experts at the National Physics Laboratory (NPL) have created a snowman, made of two tiny tin beads usually used to calibrate electron microscope lenses, measuring in millimeters setting the world record for the Smallest 'snowman'.
A) 0.10 mm B) 0.01 mm C) 0.25 mm D) 0.15 mm E) 0.20 mm
What is 0.01 mm?
Approximately this many Americans celebrate Christmas and participate in holiday shopping spending an average around $400.
(Round answer to the nearest tenth.)
What is 90%?
(88% to be exact.)
This timeless classic best-selling Christmas song of all time sold over 100 million records worldwide.
A) All I Want For Christmas Is You B) Feliz Navidad C) Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer D) White Christmas E) Jingle Bells
What is White Christmas?
Performed by Bing Crosby.
This country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century.
A) Germany B) Russia C) Japan D) England E) Mexico
What is Germany?
During 17th century England, Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans sought to suppress Christmas celebrations, including the consumption of festive foods like this cherished Christmas tradition, due to their association with gluttony and Catholic traditions.
A) Steak & Kidney Pie B) Shepherd's Pie C) Mince Pie D) Scotch Pie E) Cornish Pasty Pie
What is mince pie? (Traditionally filled with a mixture of meat and fruits.)
Steak & Kidney: A classic filled with steak & kidney.
Shepherd's Pie: Made with lamb, often topped with mashed potatoes.
Scotch Pie: A meat pie with a flaky crust, often containing minced lamb.
Cornish Pasty Pie: A pastry filled with meat and vegetables.
In Durham, North Carolina, 24 year old broadcast producer Ben Eckerson completed his attempt to become the world record holder for the longest time spent inside an inflatable snow globe.
A) 72.5 hrs. B) 75.5 hrs. C) 78.5 hrs. D) 81.5 hrs. E) 84.5 hrs.
What is 78.5 hours?
(78 hours & 30 minutes)
According to the calculations of US scientists, Santa Claus would have to travel at this speed (miles per second) to complete gift deliveries at 822 homes per second on Christmas Eve.
A) 550 miles per second B) 650 miles per second C) 750 miles per second D) 850 miles per second E) 950 miles per second
What is 650 miles per second?
This actor won an Academy Award for playing "Santa Claus."
A) Tim Allen B) Billy Bob Thornton C) Edmund Gwenn D) Richard Attenborough E) Paul Giamatti
Who is Edmund Gwenn?
(He won Best Supporting Actor for playing Kris Kringle in 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street.)
Fun fact: Richard Attenborough reprised the role in the 1994 remake with Mara Wilson.
Born in Patar in the 4th century, this most popular nonbiblical saint known for his generosity inspired Santa Claus.
Who is St. Nicholas of Myra?