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Holly-wood
Lit-erally Christmas
Brain-Deer Games
Sleigh What?
100
Which British monarch and her husband, Prince Albert, are credited with popularizing the Christmas tree in England and America?
Queen Victoria
100
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Max
100
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
100
The "12 Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song. If you count every item given (1 partridge on day 1, plus 1 partridge and 2 doves on day 2, etc.), do the total gifts number more or less than 350?
More (The total is 364).
100
"Santa Claus" is an anglicized version of the Dutch name "Sinterklaas." Who is Sinterklaas?
Saint Nicholas
200
Due to the International Date Line, which country celebrates Christmas morning first: The United States or Australia?
Australia
200
In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family flying to when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
200
What is the first name of the miserly main character, Mr. Scrooge?
Ebenezer
200
Reindeer are unique among deer species because both males and females grow what?
Antlers
200
The "X" in X-mas is not actually crossing out Christ. It represents "Chi," the first letter of Christ's name in which alphabet?
Greek
300
During World War I, in 1914, an unofficial ceasefire took place where soldiers exchanged gifts and played soccer. What is this event called?
The Christmas Truce
300
Who voices the conductor (and several other characters) in the 2004 film The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
300
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, what is hypothesized as the reason for the Grinch’s hatred of the holiday (provide at least 1)?
"It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right."
"It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight."
"But I think that the most likely reason of all / May have been that his heart was two sizes too small."
300
No two snowflakes are alike, but they all share the same symmetry. How many sides/points does a standard snowflake have?
Six (Hexagonal)
300
In Japan, thanks to a marketing campaign in the 1970s, it is traditional to eat food from which American fast-food chain on Christmas?
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
400
IN 1870, which US President signed the law making Christmas a federal holiday?
Ulysses S. Grant
400
In It’s a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings?
An angel gets his wings.
400
In The Sorcerer's Stone, what gift does Harry receive anonymously for his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
The Invisibility Cloak
400
If 5 elves take 5 minutes to make 5 dolls, how long would it take 100 elves to make 100 dolls?
5 minutes (Each elf makes one doll in 5 minutes)
400
The names "Donner" and "Blitzen" translate from German to which two weather phenomena?
Thunder and Lightning
500
The "Christmas Pickle" is a tradition often attributed to Germany, but most Germans have never heard of it. Which country is actually the most likely origin of this myth?
It was a marketing gimmick in the United States by retailers like Woolworths to sell German glass ornaments.
500
Which director, known for his dark and gothic style, produced (but did not direct) The Nightmare Before Christmas and directed Edward Scissorhands?
Tim Burton
500
In O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, what does the wife sell to buy her husband a watch chain?
Her hair
500
A man looks at a picture of a person near a Christmas tree and says, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the picture?
His son
500
In Alpine folklore (Austria/Germany), who is the horned figure that punishes naughty children, serving as the "anti-Santa"?
Krampus
