Holiday Traditions
What type of tree is traditionally decorated for Christmas?
What is a fir tree?
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”?
Who is Max?
What is the coldest season of the year?
What is winter?
What Christmas song includes the line, “and heaven and nature sing”?
What is Joy to the World”?
What country is known for its Christmas markets and mulled wine?
What is Germany?
In Victorian England, what holiday tradition involved telling ghost stories?
What is Christmas Eve?
In “Home Alone”, where is the McAllister family traveling to when they leave Kevin behind?
Where is Paris?
What do you call the frozen ice formations hanging from rooftops?
What are icicles?
In the song “Twelve days of Christmas”, what gift is given on the ninth day?
What are nine ladies dancing?
In Australia, what season is it during Christmas?
What is summer?
What holiday plant was once believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits, but is now used for kissing?
What is mistletoe?
In “Elf”, what are the four main food groups for elves?
What is candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup?
In what country was ice skating first used as a method of travel across lakes?
What is Finland?
In “Frosty the Snowman”, what makes Frosty come to life?
What is a magic hat?
What is the traditional Christmas dessert in France, shaped like a Yule log?
What is the Bûche de Noël?
What fruit is often placed in stockings, a tradition from the Great Depression?
What is an orange?
In “The Polar Express”, what is the first gift of Christmas that Santa gives?
What is a silver bell?
What winter sport involves sliding down a snowy hill on a flat board, often made of wood or plastic?
What is sledding?
What Christmas carol includes the lyric “Oh bring us some figgy pudding”?
What is “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”?
In which country do celebrate Christmas by surfing on the beach, often while wearing Santa hats?
What is Australia?
What country is credited with starting the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
What is Germany?
In “A Christmas Story”, what “major award” does Ralphie’s father win?
What is a leg lamp?
What is the name of the phenomenon where supercooled water droplets freeze instantly when they hit a surface, creating a thin, smooth layer of ice?
What is freezing rain?
What best-selling song was sung by Bing Crosby and os the best-selling single of all time?
What is “White Christmas”?
In Japan, what popular fast-food meal has become a Christmas tradition, often ordered weeks in advance?
What is KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)?