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100
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" was first published in 1823. It is the first story to tell readers exactly how Santa delivered his gifts. What is the first line of this poem?
A) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
B) Visions of Sugar Plums
C) Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
100
What is the name of the train that takes kids up to see Santa Claus?
A) The North Pole Express
B) The Polar Express
C) The Santa Express
The Polar Express
100
What movie has an 8-year-old boy defending his house from two burglars on Christmas Eve?
A) Babes in Toyland
B) Die Hard
C) Home Alone
Home Alone (1990)
100
Originally this song was not written for Christmastime, but instead as a song for the Winter season?
A) Jingle Bells
B) Let It Snow
C) White Christmas
Jingle Bells
Sing it for me:
"Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh."
100
Onisile Family Christmas Jeopardy
What famous Christmas song was sung by Bing Crosby in two equally famous Christmas movies?
A) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
B) Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
C) White Christmas
White Christmas. He sung the song first the 1942 film "Holiday Inn", then again in the 1954 film "White Christmas".
100
What animation company produced several stop-motion TV specials including "Rudolph, the Red Nose-Reindeer," and "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
A) Hanna-Barbera
B) Rankin/Bass
C) Walt Disney
Rankin/Bass
200
How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?
A) 3
B) 4
C) None, it was all in his head
4. He is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
200
What television channel has become incredibly successful because it began making several of its own Romantic Christmas movies?
A) Hallmark
B) MTV
C) Netflix
Hallmark
200
In this 1984 movie, a bunch of little green monsters run around the town destroying whatever they can?
A) Die Hard
B) Gremlins
C) Love Actually
Gremlins
200
What the first stop-motion Christmas special from Rankin/Bass?
A) Frosty the Snowman
B) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
C) Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sing it for me:
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows"
200
True or False: "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" first appeared in a 1939 booklet published by the Montgomery Ward department store.
A) True
B) False
C) Maybe
True
200
In "A Charlie Brown Christmas", Lucy recommends that Charlie Brown direct a Christmas play. To get into the Christmas spirit, he goes out to buy what?
A) Christmas Gifts For His Friends
B) A Little Christmas Tree
C) A Red Doghouse for Snoopy
A Little Christmas Tree
300
"The Nutcracker" is a story set in a magical kingdom populated by toys; including the Nutcracker, and his battle with the evil Mouse King. What country did the ballet originate in?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Russia
Russia. In 1892, the composer Peter Tchaikovsky turned the story into a ballet.
300
This story is about one of Santa's elves who learns of his true identity as a human and goes to New York City to meet his biological father?
A) A Christmas Story
B) Elf
C) White Christmas
Elf (2003)
300
What movie put Santa Claus (Kris Kringle) on trial as a fraud, only to be found to be the real Santa?
A) It's a Wonderful Life
B) Miracle on 34th Street
C) White Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
300
What song came from a TV Christmas Special written by Dr. Seuss?
A) A Charlie Brown Christmas
B) Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer
C) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Sing it for me:
"You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel"
300
"Frosty the Snowman" began life as a 1950 song. Who first sang that song?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Frank Sinatra
C) Gene Autry
Gene Autry, the Country Singer
300
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was written by Dr. Seuss in 1957. Boris Karloff narrated the 1966 TV Special. What famous monster did he portray in the movies?
A) Dracula
B) Frankenstein
C) The Wolf Man
Frankenstein; or actually Frankenstein's monster in 1931, 1935, and again in 1939.
400
Is the story of "Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Claus" a true story or a fake story?
A) True
B) Fake
C) I've Never Heard of This Story
True story. In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia, wrote to The Sun, a New York City newspaper, to ask whether Santa Claus was real or not.
400
In this movie, a father accidentally kills Santa Claus, and later becomes the real Santa himself?
A) Christmas Vacation
B) Die Hard
C) The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause (1994)
400
In what movie do the Griswalds put about a million lightbulbs on their house, name the dog 'Snot', and have the SWAT team bust through the house?
A) Christmas Vacation
B) Holiday Inn
C) Deck the Halls
Christmas Vacation (1989)
400
This song came from a 1944 Hollywood Musical film?
A) The 12 Days of Christmas
B) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
C) Winter Wonderland
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Sing it for me:
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
Our troubles will be out of sight "
400
The Chipmunks first officially appeared on the scene in a novelty Christmas record released in late 1958. What was the name of their Christmas record?
A) The Chipmunk Song
B) The Christmas Song
C) Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire
The Chipmunk Song
400
The Walt Disney Studios has made 3 TV Specials about a team of Christmas elves. What is the series called?
A) Chip and Dale
B) Jack and Frost
C) Prep and Landing
Prep and Landing
500
Babes in Toyland is an operetta composed by Victor Herbert. The story weaves together various characters from whose nursery rhymes into a Christmas-themed musical?
A) The Grimm Brothers
B) Mother Goose
C) Walt Disney
Mother Goose
500
While not exactly a 'classic' story, this 1971 novella tells the story of a group of misfit kids joining the local church Christmas Pageant. What is the name of the story?
A) Babes in Toyland
B) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
C) The Flight Before Christmas
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
500
In this 'happy' story, a guardian angel shows the main character what life would be like had he never been born?
A) A Christmas Story
B) Holiday Inn
C) It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
500
Which song has three rodents singing in high-pitched voices?
A) The Chipmunk Song
B) Jingle Bells
C) Let It Snow
The Chipmunk Song
Sing it for me:
"Christmas, Christmas time is near
Time for toys and time for cheer
We've been good, but we can't last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast "
500
Personally, I think this Mariah Carey Christmas song is the only good song she ever sang.
A) All I Want for Christmas is You
B) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
C) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
All I Want for Christmas is You
500
What was the first official Christmas TV Special?
A) A Charlie Brown Christmas
B) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
C) Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
