Winter Wonderland
What city hosts the Winter X-Games?
Aspen, Colorado
This winter sport involves sliding a "stone" down an ice sheet towards a target called the "house".
Curling
What movie did Tom Hanks play 5 different characters?
Polar Express
What country did Christmas trees originate in?
Germany
What classic song later became a Christmas special involving a magic silk hat?
Frosty the Snowman
What country is thought to be the best place to see the northern lights?
Tromso, Norway
What is the oldest winter olympic sport?
Figure skating deputed at the first olympic games in 1924
What town is the house from a Christmas Story actually located in?
Cleveland, Ohio
What Christmas drink is thought to be a descendant of the medieval British drink posset, which was made with wine or beer, cream, sugar, and egg.
Egg Nog
Thurl Ravenscroft, the singer responsible for “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” also famously voiced what cereal mascot?
Frosted Flakes Tony the Tiger
What city hosted the winter olympics in 2002?
Salt Lake City, Utah
What year was alpine skiing was added to the winter olympics?
1936
What Christmas classic was a box office bomb costing the director $525,000?
Its a Wonderful Life
How many years on average does it take to grow a Christmas tree?
15 years
What is the most recorded Christmas song?
Silent Night
What city hosts the worlds largest Christkindlmarkt in front of the city's historic Rathaus?
Vienna, Austria
What year was the first snowboard invented?
1965, engineer Sherman Poppen of Muskegon, Michigan invented the precursor to the modern snowboard
From what claymation Christmas movie were the original puppets rediscovered in 2006 after being featured on Antique Roadshow? (bonus points for naming the two puppets)
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer | Rudolph and Santa
What US state was the first to recognize Christmas as a holiday?
Alabama in 1836
This Christmas song was originally supposed to be a Thanksgiving song when composed in 1850.
This country is home to the top 3 snowiest places on the earth receiving 300 to 600 inches of snowfall on average. (bonus points for naming the 3 cities)
Aomori City (312 in), Sapporo (191 in), Toyama (413 in) Japan
This winter olympic sport originated in the Mountains regions of Europe as a mode of transportation. The first international race was held in Davos in 1883, with competitors racing along a 4km icy road between Davos and the village of Klosters.
Luge
How did the grinch receive his iconic green fur?
Animator Chuck Jones was inspired by the color of his rental car
Name all 9 of Santa's reindeers
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
What was the first Christmas song to mention Santa Clause in 1864?
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