Christmas Trivia
This Christmas treat has red and white stripes.
Bonus +100 pts: What does it symbolize?
A candy cane
Bonus: A shepherd's crook (+100 pts)
The city in the The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Bonus (+200): Where does the Grinch himself live?
Whoville
Bonus: At the top of Mount Crumpit (+200 pts)
The #1 selling Christmas song of all time, holding the Guinness World Record for the best-selling single ever (over 50 million copies)
Bing Crosby's "White Christmas"
The tradition of putting up a "tannenbaum" or "Christmas tree" originated in what country?
Germany
Finish the line from the famous Dr. Seuss store:
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling: how could it be so?
'It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
It came without ____, ____ or ____!'
Packages, boxes, or bags
How many NBA games are played every Christmas?
5 Games
The real-life department store where A Miracle on 34th Street takes place (also the sponsor of a famous holiday parade)
Macy's
This famous crooner had a leading role in the iconic movie, White Christmas.
Bonus +200 pts: Name one of his other famous co-stars!
Bing Crosby
Bonus: Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
"Mele Kalikimaka" means "Merry Christmas" in this language
Hawaiian
This Christmas short story begins: "It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets."
Bonus +200 pts: Name the author!
"The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Anderson
This cartoon character's name is used to indicate a small, thin, or just plain undesirable Christmas tree
Charlie Brown
Kevin McCallister's family travels to this city without him, in Home Alone.
Paris, France
The most covered Christmas song of all time, with hundreds of thousands of recorded versions.
"Silent Night"
Spanning back to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking parts of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire, these popular open-air festivals/bazaars have become associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent.
Christmas Markets
In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge says that anyone who wishes a Merry Christmas should be "boiled in his own ___________" (traditional English holiday dessert)
Pudding
Which company started to feature the modern-looking Santa in its ads in the 1930s?
Coca-Cola
Buddy the Elf adds this condiment to his spaghetti...
Maple syrup
In a famous song of the same title, what brings Frosty the Snowman to life?
A magical hat
With a strong Catholic heritage, this country has the longest Christmas celebration period in the world, with festivities spanning from September to January.
The Philippines
This short story by American writer O. Henry, first published in 1905, tells of a young husband and wife dealing with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other, with very little money.
"The Gift of the Magi"
123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888, according to the U.S. Postal Service
Santa Claus' mailing address
In the iconic Frank Capra film, It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey promises Mary that he'll "throw a lasso" around this and give it to her.
The Moon
Although originally conceived as an Easter offering, this great classical work has become a staple of the yuletide.
Handel's Messiah
This religious and cultural festival, celebrated in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and elsewhere in Latin America, as well as in some parts of the US, commemorates and reenacts the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus.
Las Posadas
What is the title of the famous Christmas poem in which "all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse?"
Bonus +100 pts: Name the author!
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore