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Christmas Fun Facts
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100

CMU's football games are played in this stadium.

What is Kelly/Shorts Stadium? 

100

The world's largest Christmas tree is located in the U.S. city, where the tradition dates back to 1931.

What is New York City?

100

This song begins with the lyrics "Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse open sleigh."

What is Jingle Bells?

100

In Home Alone, this young actor plays the main character who is left behind by his family.

Who is Macaulay Culkin?

100

These small, round chocolates often wrapped in shiny foil are a popular stocking stuffer.

What are Hershey Kisses?

200

This CMU building is a central hub for students, offering dining, meeting spaces, and events.

What is the Bovee University Center?

200

This holiday tradition originated in Germany, where people light a candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas?

What is Advent?

200

This festive song starts with: "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening."

What is "Winter Wonderland"?

200

In the Polar Express, this actor voices the conductor who leads the children to the North Pole.

Who is Tom Hanks?

200

This sweet treat, often shaped like a shepherd's staff, is classic Christmas candy.

What is a candy cane?

300

CMU's Leadership Institute runs this well-known program for incoming freshman students.

What is Leadership Safari?

300

According to tradition, this red and white attire for Santa Claus was popularized by this company's holiday ads in the 1930s.

What is Coca-Cola?

300

In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is given on the tenth day?

What is lords a-leaping?

300

In Elf, Buddy travels to New York City to find this person, who he believes is his father.

Who is Walter Hobbs?

300

You may find this 'roasting on an open fire'. 

What is chestnuts? 

400

What year did CMU open a medical school?

What is 2010?

400

The world's largest Christmas gift was given to the United States by France on Christmas in 1886.

What is the Statue of Liberty?

400

This holiday classic includes the lyric: "When we finally kiss goodnight, how I'll hate going out in the storm."

What is "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"?

400

In A Christmas Carol, this character is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to come.

Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?

400

This snack can be used as decoration to put around the Christmas tree.

What is popcorn?

500

CMU was founded in this year, originally as a school for training teachers.

What is 1892?

500

The average number of Christmas cards sent annually in the U.S. is approximately 1.6 billion, with this day being the most common for mailing them.

What is December 18th?

500

In "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", this artist sings, "So this is Christmas, and what have we done?"

Who is John Lennon?

500

While this movie was made in the year 2000, in 2003, what Christmas movie made over $540 million worldwide?

What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

500

This country eats KFC as a Christmas tradition.

What is Japan?