Dec. 25th Historical Events
Christian Christmas
Rhymes
Character Spelling
Classic Christmas trivia
Other Countries/Folklore
100

This future President crossed the Delaware

George Washington

100

In what city/town was Jesus born

Bethlehem

100

Under the parasitic plant; Miss

Kiss

100

Including Rudolph the fifth reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh

V-I-X-E-N

100

The first company to use Santa in advertising

Coca-Cola

100

This horned figure punishes naughty children

Krampus

200

A treaty in the trench was signed in 1914 for this famous war

World War I (The Great War)

200

"X"mas comes from the Greek word "Xpiotos" meaning this

Christ

200

Santa; pringle

Kris Kringle

200

Scrooge's first name

E-B-E-N-E-Z-E-R

200

This was the first Christmas Carol broadcast from space in 1965

Jingle Bells

200

Hawaiian Christmas

Mele Kalikimaka

300

Born on this day in 1642, this brilliant Englishman is the father of calculus and physics. He also known for an apple falling and hitting him on the head

Isaac Newton

300

In lieu of an angel on a tree, the three wise men followed this to meet Jesus

Star of Bethlehem

300

Miracle on 34th Street real store; Lacie

Macy's

300

Tim Allen plays this character in The Santa Clause

S-C-O-T-T   C-A-L-V-I-N

300

The environmentalist President that banned Christmas Trees at the White House

Teddy Roosevelt

300
This fast food restaurants food is the traditional meal of Japanese Christmas

KFC

400

Potentially the most significant figure in the history of film, this British comedic actor died in 1977

Charlie Chaplin

400

In "It's a Wonderful Life" what happened every time the bell rang?

An angel got its wings

400
One of the kings of Children's Rhymes; Mother Goose

Dr. Suess

400

Protagonist in the Gremlins franchise

G-I-Z-M-O

400

Rockefeller Center Tree was first put up this year

1931

400

The modern day country where Saint Nicholas was born

Turkey

500

This 1968 mission involved and orbit around the moon

Apollo 8

500

From Christmas to Epiphany

12 days of Christmas

500

...Black, ...Nicholson, ... and the beanstalk; Lost

Jack Frost

500
Zooey Deschanel plays this Character who is the love interest of Buddy in "Elf"

J-O-V-I-E

500

This word for Christmas or Christmas Carol was borrowed from the French

Noel

500

This country fills children's clogs with candy on December 5th

The Netherlands