Traditions Around the World
In what country did the custom of putting up a Christmas tree originate?
Germany
What gift does Susan ask Kris Kringle for in the movie Miracle on 34th Street?
A House
Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse open ____, over the fields we go.
Sleigh
What is the name of Ebeneezer Scrooge's clerk?
Bob Cratchit
Jesus was born on the 25th of December. True or False.
False
In Mexico, what is the traditional procession that is performed in the latter half of December?
La Posada
Who is Rudolph's father?
Donner
Feliz Navidad, prospero ano y felicidad. I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas, from the ______ of my ____.
bottom of my heart
What does Della sell in the Gift of the Magi?
Her Hair
What is a manger?
Feeding Trough
Where are you from if someone wishes you "Mele Kalikimaka"?
Hawaii
What magical object did Bernard give Charlie?
A Snow Globe
It's the most wonderful time of the year. With the kids jingle-belling and everyone telling you...
"Be of good cheer!"
In Papa Panov's Special Christmas, translated by Leo Tolstoy, who was the special visitor that the shoemaker was waiting for?
Christ
Only two Gospels include any details about the birth of Jesus. Which of them starts with a genealogy to establish that Jesus is the Messiah to whom Old Testament prophecies referred?
Matthew
People in what country exchange books on Christmas Eve and then spend the evening reading them and eating chocolate?
Iceland
Why were the McCallisters running late the morning of their trip to Paris?
Their alarm clocks didn’t go off because of a power outage.
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. This year to save me from tears, ...
I'll give it to someone special
In The Little Match Girl, who did the little girl see before she froze to death?
Her Grandmother
John the Baptist is often referred to as Jesus' cousin. Which of them was the older one, according to Luke?
John the Baptist, by about six months
A traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper contains how many courses?
12, one for each apostle.
What did Lucy want for Christmas?
Real Estate
Let the Christmas spirit ring. Later we'll have...
some Pumpkin Pie
Finish the lines: "When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash,"
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
Jesus spent some of His early childhood years in a foreign country. Which country did His parents escape to because of persecution from King Herod, according to the Gospel of Matthew?
Egypt