Christmas
What is Saint Nicholas also called?
What is Santa Claus?
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is Elf on the Shelf?
This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
What is a magical silk hat?
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
What is coal?
The other reindeer would not let Rudolph join in any of these activities.
What are reindeer games?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
What are piñatas?
If you leave treats for Santa’s reindeer, then make sure you put out these crunchy orange vegetables.
What are carrots?
This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.
What is 3?
These three words are what best describe the Grinch, “and I quote.”
What are stink, stank, and stunk?
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
What is “Jingle Bells”?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is kissing under the mistletoe?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.
What is 15?
One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.
What is Christmas Eve?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who (or what) is Krampus?
The English also refer to Santa Claus by this proper-sounding name.
What is Father Christmas?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street.”
What is Macy’s?
The color of Elvis’s suede shoes, as well as the Christmas he will have without you.
What is blue?
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.
What is “Christmas card I write”?
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your nose in “The Christmas Song.”
Who is Jack Frost?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?