Holiday History
In 1931, this soft drink company began using Santa Claus in their advertisements.
What is Coca Cola?
This popular doll started selling in 1959. In July of last year, Margot Robbie starred in a film based on this toy.
What is Barbie?
This human, the main character of the movie "Elf," is raised by elves in the North Pole after he accidentally crawls into Santa's sack at the orphanage.
Who is Buddy?
This reindeer had a red nose.
Who is Rudolph?
Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano recorded this popular Christmas song in 1970.
What is Feliz Navidad?
In 1947, Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks started this charity. He was inspired by his wife, Diane, who handcrafted dolls for children in need.
This 3x3x3 puzzle cube was first sold in 1974. The world record time for solving one of these is 3.134 seconds.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
This 2004 film is about a magical train that carries kids to the North Pole.
What is the Polar Express?
This reindeer shares a name with another holiday's mascot.
Who is Cupid?
This song by Bing Crosby is the #1-selling single of all time. To date, it has sold over 50 million copies.
What is "White Christmas?"
This fairytale (the one my grade based our homecoming float on this year) inspired the tradition of making gingerbread houses in the early 1800s.
What is "Hansel and Gretel?"
These plastic building cubes are now sold in sets but weren't when they were first sold in 1932.
What are Legos?
Donald Trump appears in this Christmas movie.
What is Home Alone 2?
This reindeer's name suggests he's the fastest of the nine.
Who is Dasher?
Mele Kalikimaka means Merry Christmas in this language.
What is Hawaiian?
In 1914, this war was halted for Christmas Day. British and German troops left their trenches to exchange gifts and play soccer in No Man's Land.
What is World War I?
First made in 1968, these toy cars almost instantly started leading the market in toy car sales.
What are Hot Wheels?
In the 1964 film "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Hermey, Rudolph's loyal companion, is one of these creatures.
What is an Elf?
This reindeer shares a name with large objects made of dust or ice that orbit the sun.
Who is Comet?
These three words are used to describe the Grinch in the song "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."
What is Stink, Stank, and Stunk?
Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas, a monk from this country who gave gifts to sick and poor children.
Where is Turkey?
First released in 1989, this Nintendo handheld gaming console could display games such as "Super Mario Land" in a total of 4 shades of gray.
What is the Gameboy?
Made into a film in 2009, "A Christmas Carol" is based on a Charles Dickens book of the same name. In both the book and the movie, the character "Scrooge" has this unique first name.
What is Ebenezer?
He is the father of Rudolph. He is known as the leader of Santa's reindeer.
Who is Donner?
In this language, the song "O' Christmas Tree" is called "O Tannebaum." The language in which the song was originally played.
What is German?