Christmas Songs
"A one-horse open sleigh" is from what Christmas song?
"Jingle Bells"
Used to crack nuts
a Nutcracker
This many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh
8 or 9 (depends on if you include one particular reindeer)
The day of the week Christmas falls on in 2021
Saturday
This appeared in the sky the night Baby Jesus was born
Star of Bethlehem
There are this many ghosts are in A Christmas Carol
4
What is given on the 12th day of Christmas in The Twelve Days of Christmas song?
A. 12 drummers drummingB. 12 dancers dancing
C. 12 maids a'milking
A. 12 drummers drumming
A house that is edible
a Gingerbread house
Visions of this food dance in children's head (from the poem "The Night Before Christmas")
A. candy canes
B. gingerbread men
C. sugarplums
C. sugarplums
The song “Silent Night” was originally written in this language
A. German
B. English
C. Finnish
A. German
According to scripture, Mary rode this animal to Bethlehem
Donkey
The movie with the character Kevin McCallister
A. The Santa Clause
B. Jingle all the Way
C. Home Alone
C. Home Alone
In a strange Christmas song, the lyric says "No crocodiles or rhinoceroses, I only want....."
A. an elephant
B. an antelope
C. a hippopotamus
C. a hippopotamus
Children leave this out for Santa on Christmas Eve
Milk and Cookies
This character has a button nose
Frosty the Snowman
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
A. 8 drummers drumming
B. 8 calling birds
C. 8 maids a'milking
C. 8 maids a'milking
The wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus. Name the gifts (100 points for each correct answer).
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
What animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole?
Polar Express
Everyone is dancing and prancing in this place in the song "Jingle Bell Rock".
A. Jingle Bell Square
B. Mall of America
C. Jingle Bell Joint
A. Jingle Bell Square
Famous type of cake made for Christmas
A. carrot cake
B. fruitcake
C. hazelnut cake
B. fruitcake
In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, this was Mr. Scrooge's first name
A. Jacob
B. Bartholomew
C. Ebenezer
C. Ebenezer
What type of tree is traditionally used as a Christmas tree?
Evergreen (or fir)
This is the city Baby Jesus was born in
Bethlehem
In Home Along 2, what city does Kevin mistakenly get lost in?
A. Paris
B. Chicago
C. New York City
C. New York City
"And Heaven and Nature Sing" is from what Christmas song?
"Joy to the World"
Famous Christmas plant that gets hung up (associated with a specific action)
Mistletoe
In 2005, this creepy minion began spying on kids for Santa
Elf on a Shelf
This is how you say Merry Christmas in Spanish
Feliz Navidad
Mary and Joseph traveled from this city for the census
A. Bethelehem
B. Nazareth
C. Galilee
B. Nazareth
Where does How the Grinch Stole Christmas take place?
A. Whoville
B. on top of Mount Crumpit
C. inside of a snowflake
C. inside of a snowflake
What Bing Crosby Christmas song is the best-selling single ever?
A. Silent Night
B. White Christmas
C. I'll Be Home for Christmas
B. White Christmas
The Christmas decoration made from strands of silver
A. ornaments
B. tinsel
C. garland
B. tinsel
In the movie Elf, Buddy gets to the North Pole as a child via this form of transportation
A. in Santa's sack
B. in Santa's sleigh
C. down a magical chimney
A. in Santa's sack
What children's cookie was introduce as a Christmas ornament in 1902?
A. Animal Crackers
B. Fudge Stripes
C. Oreos
A. Animal Crackers
Candy canes represent this from the Christmas story
the shepherds' staffs
The source of Frosty's powers
his hat
In this classic Christmas song, The "faithful" are called joyful and ...
Triumphant
Popular Christmas beverage, also known as "milk punch"
eggnog
According to It's a Wonderful Life, this happens every time a bell rings
A. a sale is made
B. an angel gets its wings
C. Santa gets another letter
B. an angel gets its wings
What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?
A. Sam Coolidge
B. Stephen Culpepper
C. Scott Calvin
C. Scott Calvin
After leaving Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus traveled to this country
A. Rome
B. Egypt
C. Palestine
B. Egypt
What famous director is responsible for The Nightmare Before Christmas?
A. Stephen Spielberg
B. Ron Howard
C. Tim Burton
C. Tim Burton
Elvis Presley sang about this color of Christmas?
blue
A gift exchange with a group of people where the givers are anonymous and the gifts are selected by individuals in a randomized order
white elephant gift exchange or Dirty Santa
Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
These two books of the Bible tell the story of Christ's birth
Matthew and Luke
The role that Charlie Brown is given as part of the Christmas play in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
A. the director
B. the tree
C. a shepherd
A. the director
"Singing sweetly through the night" is from what Christmas song?
A. Adeste Fideles
B. Oh, Holy Night
C. Angels We Have Heard On High
C. Angels We Have Heard On High
Hispanic food that is eaten traditionally on Christmas
A. tacos
B. tajadas
C. tamales
C. tamales
Germans and other Scandinavian countries leave these out for St. Nickolas to fill with treats
A. socks
B. stockings
C. shoes
C. shoes
How many kings visited the manger for Jesus’ birth?
Three
This is the meaning of Jesus's name, "Emmanuel"
God is With Us
In the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the villagers of Whoville do this on Christmas morning
clasp hands and sing
What does the little lamb say to the shepherd boy?
A. Do you hear what I hear?
B. Do you know what I know?
C. Do you see what I see?
A. Do you hear what I hear?
The fairy tale that inspired gingerbread houses
Hansel and Gretel
What’s the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
A. Heat Miser
B. The Evil Magician
C. Oogie Boogie
C. Oogie Boogie
This ancient empire is the reason Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December
A. Rome
B. Greece
C. Byzantium
A. Rome
What does the word Noel mean in Latin?
A. Jesus
B. Star
C. Birth
Birth
In The Polar Express, how did the boy at the center of the plot lose the bell?
He has a hole in his pocket that it falls through