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100

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.

What is the Elf on a Shelf?

100

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.

What is coal?

100

When the Grinch discovers the true meaning of Christmas, his heart grows this number of sizes.

What is three?

100

During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.

What is Rockefeller Center?

100

This catch 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.

What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?

200

If you leave treats for Santa’s reindeer, then make sure you put out these crunchy vegetables.

What are carrots?

200

This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.

What is a poinsettia?

200

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

What is eggnog?

200

You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.

What is Alaska?

200

The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas.”

What is “Jingle Bells”?

300

This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.

What is Tickle Me Elmo?

300

It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.

What is 15?

300

The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.

Who is Chevy Chase?

300

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.

Who (or what) is Krampus?

300

It may sound like a composition from the Middle Ages, but this classic Christmas hymn appeared in 1843 and made its debut in 1847.

What is “O Holy Night”?

400

There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.

What is a mouse?

400

One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.

What is Christmas Eve?

400

Jim Carrey’s grumpy green gremlin lays siege to this town in the 2000 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

What is Whoville?

400

This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.

What is kissing under the mistletoe?

400

This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.

Who is Paul McCartney?

500

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.

What is his old silk hat?

500

This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel?

500

The role of Ebenezer Scrooch in 1992’s “A Muppet Christmas Carol” featured this two-time Academy Award-winning British actor.

Who is Michael Caine?

500

This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.

What is Boxing Day?

500

This familiar Christmas song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.

What is “Jingle Bells”?