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This pale Eurasian veggie is a UK favorite around the holidays, as it becomes sweeter after the first winter frost
What are parsnips?
Reindeer are the only deer species for which both the male and female deer grow these on their heads, which can reach lengths of 1.4 meters
What are antlers?
1996: This toy spaceman (confusingly based on a toy in a movie about toys) flew off shelves faster than you can say "To infinity and beyond!"
Who is Buzz Lightyear?
"Mary Tyler Moore Show" star Ed Asner played Santa in this classic Will Ferrell Christmas movie
What is "Elf"?
The Christmas-happy residents of this Seussian town, who sing "Welcome Christmas" and "Trim Up the Tree," are the bane of the Grinch's existence
What is Whoville?
Poland’s meat-free Christmas Eve dinner features 12 courses to represent the 12 months of the year, as well as these Biblical figures
Who are the Apostles?
The smallest subspecies of reindeer is Svalbard reindeer, endemic to the islands of Svalbard in this country
What is Norway?
1971: This shake-to-erase toy was only 99 cents when it flew off the shelves in the 1970s, but nowadays one will run you around $30 or $40
What is an Etch-a-Sketch?
This "Stranger Things" breakout star played Saint Nick in the action-thriller "Violent Night"
Who is David Harbour?
The two singers in this controversial holiday song about date rape are referred to as the "Wolf" and "Mouse"
What is "Baby, It's Cold Outside"?
In this country, where herring is eaten year-round, it's a crucial element of Christmas lunch, where it's eaten with a wedge of rugbrød and some remoulade
What is Denmark?
For some subspecies of reindeer, this part of the body clicks when they walk — that way, they can stay together in a blizzard
What are knees?
2014: Every kid wanted dolls and toys from this hit Disney movie so badly, they couldn't just "let it go"
What is "Frozen"?
This multi-Academy Award-winning actor played Santa Claus — and nearly every other character — in the CG-animated film "The Polar Express"
Who is Tom Hanks?
This song was first performed by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," but it has since been covered by Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, and Phoebe Bridgers
What is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"?
In Puerto Rico, pasteles are enjoyed on Christmas, seasoned with this blend of spices. It contains garlic, oregano, black pepper and turmeric.
What is adobo?
These indigenous peoples name months on their calendar after important parts of the caribou life cycle
Who are the Inuit?
1974: This year's hottest toy is a board game based on world domination
What is "Risk"?
While J.K. Simmons voiced a woodsman-turned-folk hero version of Santa in the Netflix animated film "Klaus," he also is set to star as Saint Nick in the film "Red One," also starring this former wrestler
Who is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
The iconic song "Santa Baby" was originally recorded by Eartha Kitt, a star who's known among Disney nerds for voicing the antagonist Yzma in this animated film
What is "The Emperor's New Groove"?
Though they're mostly grown in Southeast Asia, Madagascar prizes these small red fruits as treats on Christmas
What are lychees?
To adapt to the irregular day and night cycles of the Arctic, reindeer lack this crucial natural function in their hypothalimi
What is a circadian rhythm/circadian clock?
1989: Transformers might have been the hottest toy four years before this, but in 1989, this Autobot truck-transforming leader is the most popular toy on the market
What is Optimus Prime?
This "Roseanne" star played Santa four times, including in a 1998 animated "Rudolph" movie and a "SpongeBob Squarepants" Christmas special in 2012
Who is John Goodman?
This Tony-nominated star broke records for Christmas albums when he released "Noël" in 2007 — the album was entirely covers, save for its seventh track, "Thankful"
Who is Josh Groban?