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This is the first day of winter (winter solstice)

a. Dec. 20

b. Dec. 21

c. Dec. 22

What is December 21st?

This day will have the shortest day and longest night.

1100

The movie where a boy tries to find the true meaning of Christmas with the help of his friends Linus, Lucy & Schroeder.

What is a " A Charlie Brown Christmas"?

It is a 1965 animated TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz

1100

This man is behind the famous mouse and theme park and was born December 5, 1901.

Who is Walt Disney?

Disney was fired from his first job as an animator for the Kansas City Star because he "lacked imagination".

1100

This pudding was mentioned in the song "We wish you a merry Christmas".

What is a figgy pudding?

1100

Hanukkah is celebrated over the course of:

a. 8 days

b. 7 days

c. 6 days

What is 8 days?


1200

This December day will live in infamy?

What is the 7th (Attack on Pearl Harbor)

1200

This movie features Jack Skellington.

a. The Polar Express

b. The Nightmare Before Christmas

c. Home Alone

What is "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?

1200

This historical event happened on December 7th, 1941.

a. Start of World War 2

b. Civil War

c. Attack on Pearl Harbor

The Attack on Pearl Harbor. 

This was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, Dec. 7th, 1941.

1200

This item is what Frosty the Snowman's nose is made of.

What is a button?

1200

This famous award is given out every December.

What is the Nobel Prize?

Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden, at the annual Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death.

1300

This holiday starts on December 26th.

a. Kwanzaa and Boxing Day

b. Hanukkah

c. Diwali

What is Kwanzaa and Boxing Day?

1300

What's Jack Skellington's nickname in Halloween Town?

What is The Pumpkin King
1300

On December 23, 1888, this artist cut off his ear.

Who is Vincent Van Gogh?

The incident occurred in the evening in Arles, France, while most of the city was celebrating Christmas. Van Gogh used a razor to cut off his left ear, either the lobe or the entire ear. He wrapped the ear in a cloth, left his house, and went to a brothel in the red-light district. He gave the bloody ear to a woman and disappeared into the night. He returned home the next morning and was found unconscious in a pool of blood.

1300

Their true love gave them French hens on this day of Christmas.

What is the third day of Christmas?

1300

These are December's birthstones.

What are Tanzanite, Zircon, and Turquoise?

1400

Hanukkah starts on this date.

What is December 14 (through December 22nd).

1400

In a Nightmare Before Christmas what is the name of Jack's ghost dog?

What is Zero

1400

The Christmas tree, a traditional symbol of the Holiday, originated from this country.

What is Germany?

1400

In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this is the number of reindeer that pull Santa's sled.

What is 9 reindeer?


Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph

1400

The most popular sport played in North America during the month of December.

What is Ice Hockey?

1500

This famous pop star was born on December 13th, 1989?

a. Britney Spears

b. Taylor Swift

c. Lady Gaga

Who is Taylor Swift?

1500

This film introduced the song "Silver Bells".

a. The Lemon Drop Kid

b. Jack Frost

c. It's a Wonderful Life

What is "The Lemon Drop Kid"?


Released in 1951, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. The song was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and was originally titled "Tinkle Bells". Livingston's wife asked him to change the title after she learned that the word "tinkle" could make children imagine something. 

1500

The Boston Tea Party occurred December 7th of this year.

a. 1873

b. 1891

c. 1773

What is the year 1773?

1500

Frosty the Snowman's eyes are made of this black object.

What is coal?

1500

These are the two zodiac signs of December.

What are Sagittarius and Capricorn?