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100

This 1994 Christmas song is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, and one of the highest-selling singles in music history.

What is "All I want for Christmas is You"?

100

This classic movie "Home Alone" takes place in this city.

What is Chicago?
100

This German-American tradition features a unique ornament, that if found on the tree, signifies good fortune for the finder in the year to come. 

What is the Christmas Pickle?

100

This is the first name of the character most often called Scrooge.

What is Ebenezer? 

100

This reindeer, a part of Santa's bunch, shares a name with another notable holiday figure (not Christmas). 

Who is Cupid?

200

In "The Chipmunk Song," besides a "plane that loops the loop," the chipmunks want this for Christmas. 

What is a hula-hoop?

200

These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film "Elf".

What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?

200

Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name. 

What are Christmas Crackers?

200

In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by this famous fairy tale. 

What is Hansel and Gretel?
200

In this year, The Nutcracker premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia (+/- 10). 

What is 1892?

300

The lyrics to this classic Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word "Christmas"

What is "Jingle Bells"?

300

In the classic stop-motion animation Christmas special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Hermey the Elf would rather be this as an occupation.

What is a dentist?

300

A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European country's Christmas traditions.

What is Italy?

300

Mrs. Weasley in Harry Potter famously gives these as Christmas gifts. 

What are initialed hand-knit sweaters?

300

In the 2004 film "The Polar Express," the train conductor played by Tom Hanks, sings a song dedicated to this warm winter beverage. 

What is Hot Chocolate?

400

This instrumental Christmastime theme from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite was also used in early versions of the video game Tetris. 

What is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

400

The number of lights on the Griswold house in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."

What is 25,000?

400

According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, this horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?

What is Krampus?

400

This Christmas poem is often called by its first line, "Twas the night before Christmas". 

What is 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'?

400

The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using the feathers of what bird?

What is a goose?
500

Brenda Lee, debuting her song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", was this age during its 1958 release (+/- 5 years). 

What is 13?

500

Bruce Willis' character, in Die Hard , writes this message on a dead henchman's shirt. 

What is "Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho"?

500

In this country, people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC.

What is Japan?

500

In this book, the setting is a land where it is "Always winter but never Christmas". 

What is C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"?

500

These are the names of the Griswold's neighbors in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". 

Who are Todd and Margo?