Know Your Holidays
The candle holder for Hanukkah
What is a menorah?
The grumpy green creature whose tiny heart eventually grew three sizes
Who is the Grinch?
A creamy American holiday drink, often mixed with whiskey or rum. It's also known as milk punch.
What is eggnog?
What is the volume of the night in this traditional Christmas carol composed in 1818?
What is silent?
The three colors used in Kwanzaa
What are black, red, and green?
The three ghosts that Jacob Marley warns Scrooge about in A Christmas Carol
What are the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future?
In Mexico, children are often blindfolded and take turns hitting this during the holidays
What is a piñata?
The number of reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
What is 9?
The Christmas-themed ballet that premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892
The Nutcracker
The department store that was featured in Miracle on 34th Street
What is Macy's?
In this country, Christmas is celebrated on the beach and Santa may be given non-alcoholic, cold beer instead of warm milk. Some places even replace reindeer with kangaroos!
What is Australia?
The length of the pole that the singer wouldn't touch the Grinch with, in the song "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch"
What is 39 1/2 feet?
The drink company that popularized the plump and jolly red-suit-wearing Santa we know today in a 1931 ad
What is Coca-Cola?
The highest-grossing Christmas movie
What is Home Alone?
This horned creature from Austrian folklore punishes naughty children at Christmastime
What is Krampus?
The color of the decorations on the tree in Elvis's moody Christmas classic.
What is red?
The fairytale that popularized the activity of building gingerbread houses during Christmas
What is Hansel and Gretel?
The names of the three trick-or-treaters (also known as Boogie's Boys) who kidnap Santa Claus in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Who are Lock, Shock, and Barrel?
In Japan, this popular American food is often eaten on Christmas day. It's so popular there that some fast-food restaurants receive orders in advance!
What is fried chicken?
The pop Christmas hit that was released in 1984 but did not rank in the charts until 2017