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100

This mode of transport's name comes from a Native American word for "sled."

What is a taboggan?
100

This boy walks with a crutch and eventually steals Scrooge's heart.

Who is Tiny Tim?

100

The number of nights celebrated for Hanukkah.

What is 8?

100

In the 1947 original version of this Christmas classic, the real Kris Kringle is the Santa Claus at the Macy’s department store in New York.

What is Miracle on 34th Street?

100

The children in this country leave out mince pies and a pint of Guinness for Santa instead of the usual milk and cookies. 

What is Ireland?

200

On New Year's day, some people brave the icy waters to take part in a swim named after ursine creatures.

What is a Polar Bear swim?

200

The number of Christmas ghosts that visit Scrooge.

What is 3?

200
This English author wrote "A Christmas Carol."

Who is Charles Dickens?

200

The self-proclaimed “Wet Bandits” play a pair of thieves in this holiday favorite.

What is Home Alone?

200

Kentucky Fried Chicken is so popular in this country on Christmas Day that reservations are required to get in.

What is Japan?

300

Encyclopedia Britannica calls this sport a game similar to lawn bowls but played on ice.

What is curling?

300

He was the long-suffering employee of Scrooge.

Who is Bob Cratchit?

300

This country started the traditions of Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, advent calendars, and the Christmas pickle.

What is Germany?

300

It took two hours to apply prosthetics to transform the star of this film (and children's book) into the title character.

What is the How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

300

This British Queen made Christmas Trees popular in England.

Who is Queen Victoria?

400

Contrary to popular legend, "mush!" isn't a command usually used in these races.

What are dog sled races?

400

He is Scrooge's dead business partner (and visiting ghost).

Who is Jacob Marley?

400

The decade when Maulana Karenga (born Ron Everett) created Kwanzaa.

What is the 1960s?
400

Although released in 1983, A Christmas Story takes place in this decade.

What is the 1940s?

400

This city is home to the world’s largest Hanukkah Menorah.

What is New York?

500

Snowboarders use a U-shaped structure called a half of this to perform radical tricks.

What is a pipe?

500

Scrooge's first employer in happier times.

Who is Mr. Fezziwig?

500

Which of Santa’s reindeer have names associated with storms?

What are Donner and Blitzen? 

500

The design of much of the opening scene in this Christmas favorite was inspired by the 1964 stop motion classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

What is Elf?

500

This is the main part of the traditional Christmas feast in Costa Rica.

What are pork and chicken tamales?