Trivia
Throughout the holiday season, under which type of plant are people supposed to kiss?
Mistletoe
Joyeux Noël is Merry Christmas in French
True
What is the name of the young boy left home alone who has to defend his house from burglars in Home Alone?
Kevin McCallister
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about ______________.
I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
BONUS POINTS: I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
Who created the music to the Nutcracker?
A) Mozart
B) Tchaikovsky
C) Strauss
Tchaikovsky
Why are Christmas candy canes red and white in color?
The white represents the purity of Jesus Christ and the red represents the blood He shed on Easter
Candy canes were originally all white.
True
A candy maker in India decided to add the red later on
Where did Buddy the elf live for most of his young life?
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in ___________
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
BONUS POINTS: Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What is the name of Clara's naughty brother who breaks her beloved gift?
A) Gustav
B) Hans
C) Fritz
Fritz
What famous Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space?
Jingle Bells
Donner and Blitzen's names, when translated from German to English, mean "thunderstorm" and "electricity."
False
They mean thunder and lightening
Who wrote the original story How the Grinch Stole Christmas that later became a classic animated film?
Dr. Seuss
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where ___________
Mistletoe hung where you can see
BONUS POINTS: Every couple tries to stop
The main character of the Nutcracker is a little girl named Clara who receives a Nutcracker from a mysterious individual. What is his name?
A) Cavalier
B) Sternberger
C) Drosselmeyer
Drosselmeyer
In total, how many gifts were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
364
In Japan, Japanese families eat KFC for Christmas dinner
True
Every Christmas, an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families eat at KFC for Christmas.
In Frosty the Snowman, what is the magical accessory that brings Frosty to life?
A magical hat
A pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of ___________
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
BONUS POINTS: Dolls that'll talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen
What is Clara's last name?
A) Barlowe
B) Stahlbaum
C) Winslow
Stahlbaum
Name all of Santa's Reindeer
Donner, Dasher, Cupid, Vixen, Blitzen, Rudolph, Dancer, Prancer, Comet
Home Alone is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time.
False
The highest grossing Christmas movie of all time is The Grinch (animated)
What are the names of the two men who plan to rob the McCallister house?
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but __________
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye
BONUS POINTS: Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
Name all 8 dances in Act 2 of the Nutcracker.
(Not including Kingdom of Sweets, Pas de Deux, Finale, or Coda)
Spanish (Chocolate), Arabian (Coffee), Russian (Candy Canes), Marzipan (Dance of the Reed Flutes, Dance of the Mirlitons), Chinese (Tea), Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Fairy, Mother Ginger and Her Bon Bons