Christmas Movies
Holiday Music
Winter Wonderland
Traditions Around the World
Santa & His Helpers
100
In Home Alone 2, what city does Kevin accidentally fly to?
What is New York City?
100
What classic song was originally written to be a Thanksgiving tune, not Christmas?
What is “Jingle Bells”?
100
What is the scientific word for frozen dew on surfaces?
What is frost?
100
In Germany, what is the name of the Christmas figure who punishes naughty children?
Who is Krampus?
100
According to tradition, Santa’s sleigh is powered by how many reindeer before Rudolph?
What is eight?
200
In Elf, Buddy’s biological father works for what type of company?
What is a children’s book publishing company?
200
What song features chestnuts roasting on an open fire?
What is “The Christmas Song”?
200
What weather phenomenon occurs when supercooled water freezes instantly on contact?
What is freezing rain?
200
In which country do children put out wooden shoes for St. Nicholas to fill?
What is The Netherlands?
200
What reindeer name comes last in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
Who is Blitzen?
300
In the original animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what is the name of the misfit elf who wants to be a dentist?
Who is Hermey?
300
What famous Christmas song was the first to be broadcast from space?
What is “Jingle Bells”?
300
What shape are individual snowflakes always based on?
What is hexagonal (six-sided)?
300
What country is known for celebrating Christmas with KFC meals?
What is Japan?
300
Before Coca-Cola popularized the red suit, Santa’s clothing was often shown in what color?
What is green?
400
In A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge in total?
What is four?
400
In “12 Days of Christmas,” how many total gifts are given by the end of the song?
What is 364?
400
What is the scientific term for the boundary between cold and warm air masses?
What is a front?
400
In which country do people hide brooms to keep away evil spirits on Christmas Eve?
What is Norway?
400
According to Norse mythology, Santa’s legend is partly influenced by what god who rode an eight-legged horse?
Who is Odin?
500
In the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street, what department store hires Kris Kringle?
What is Macy’s?
500
The word “Noël” comes from the French phrase meaning what?
What is “birth”
500
What natural event causes the Northern Lights?
What are charged solar particles interacting with Earth’s atmosphere?
500
In Finland, families traditionally do what before Christmas Eve dinner?
What is visit a sauna?
500
In many stories, what do the elves use as the main source of power for Santa’s sleigh?
What is Christmas magic (or holiday spirit)?