Food
This is eaten by the guy in red who comes down your chimney.
What is a cookie?
General Washington's crossing __ ___ ________ took place on December 25, 1776.
What was 'The Crossing of The Delaware'?
Double Jeopardy
One of the most common days to depart for Christmas traveling is December ____.
What is December 23rd?
This game is played by drawing numbers from a hat. It is often best to get the last number, so you can choose any present you want.
What is White Elephant?
The song the Angels sang to the shepherds on Christmas night.
What is, 'Hark the Harold Angels Sing'?
This common treat was given to children in church in Germany to keep them quiet before it went worldwide. The choirmaster that handed them our also had them bent like a shepherd's cane.
What is a Candy Cane?
This common "house" started its rise in Germany in the 1800s. It is commonly decorated with sweets like gumdrops, frosting, peppermints, and small hard candy balls.
What is a Gingerbread House?
The three busiest airports during the Christmas season are...
1. Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta
2. ______ in Denver
3. Dallas/Fort Worth in Dallas
What is Denver in Denver?
This game is commonly played with chairs from the table, with music. There is one less chair than people.
What is musical chairs?
FILL IN THE BLANK
The shepherds and wise men used this to find their way to baby Jesus in the night. It is also the reason we put a ____ on top of the tree.
What is a star?
Double Jeopardy!
Name at least four ingredients in eggnog.
DO NOT INCLUDE ALCOHOL IN YOUR ANSWER, EVEN THOUGH SOME EGGNOGS CONTAIN IT!!! (if you name all six, you get 300 extra points!)
What are eggs, egg yolk, sugar, milk, heavy cream and/or vanilla extract?
Trees started to become associated with Christmas in the __th Century.
(HINT - not before the 1500s or after the 1800s)
What is the 16th Century?
Candy canes, chocolate, and _____ cake are common carry-on items people take with them when they fly for the holidays.
What is fruit cake?
You and your team throw candy canes at a tree trying to get them to stick to the tree. To win this game you and your team must ...
... Have the most candy canes on the tree.
The event where the angel told Mary she was going to give birth to baby Jesus.
(200 extra points if you guess the name of the angel)
What was the Annunciation.
EXTRA - Who was Arch Angel Gabriel?
Double Jeopardy!
The _______ pie is the the pie that is a favorite on a November Holiday and Christmas.
What is pumpkin pie?
This popular poem was written December 23, 1823. This poem commonly uses animals like mice.
What is, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.'?
Give at least one example of why families would go to Florida for the holidays.
1. Warm
2. Disney World
3. Family
Double Jeopardy
Name at least five games playable at a Christmas Party
(FYI - YOU CAN NAME GAMES THAT WHERE MENTIONED IN THIS GAME)
1. CHRISTMAS CANDY CANE GAME
2. WHITE ELEPHANT
3. CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
4. MUSICAL CHAIRS
5. CHRISTMAS STOCKING GAME
6. CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
etc.
Double Jeopardy
The gifts the 3 wise men (kings) gave to Baby Jesus.
(YOU NEED TO NAME ALL THREE!!!)
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
These items are traditional spices on mulled wine.
(There are 4 correct answers to this question, you only need at least one to consider this correct.
What are cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and/or star anise?
This southern U.S state was the first to recognize Christmas in 1836.
(HINT - STARTS WITH "A")
What is Alabama?
If a mince pie is English, and a tamale is Mexican, what is Panettone.
(HINT - SOUTHERN EUROPE)
What is Italy?
This is a common date for Christmas Parties.
What is Christmas Eve?
The Christmas Star shone on this.
What was the manger?