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100

What is the name of the four-week season leading up to Christmas?

What is Advent?

100

What red-nosed reindeer was created for a 1939 department store booklet?

Who is Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer?

100

What U.S. state was the first to make Christmas an official holiday?

What is Alabama?

100

In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many total gifts are given?

What is 364 gifts?

100

What beverage is known as “milk punch”?

What is Eggnog?

200

What plant used at Christmas is actually a parasitic plant? (Hint: It is usually found in doorways)

What is Mistletoe?

200

What is the name of Scrooge’s deceased business partner in A Christmas Carol?

Who is Jacob Marley?

200

What celebration begins December 26 and honors African heritage and culture?

What is Kwanzaa?

200

What famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?

What is "Jingle Bells"?

200

What beverage is traditionally left out for Santa in the United States?

What is Milk?

300

What red holiday plant originally comes from Mexico?

What is a Poinsettia? 

300

What character in How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the Grinch’s loyal dog?

Who is Max?

300

What is Christmas Eve called in Spanish-speaking countries?

What is Nochebuena?

300

What villain wears a red suit in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Who is Oogie Boogie?

300

What small toys or items are found inside Christmas crackers? HARD QUESTION

What is novelties or trinkets?

400

What do many people hang on their front door made from evergreen branches?

What is a wreath?

400

What character in The Nutcracker transforms into a prince?

Who is The Nutcracker?

400

Which country is famous for eating KFC on Christmas?

What is Japan?

400

What movie includes the rule “Treat every day like Christmas”?

What is the movie "Elf"?

400

What three gifts did the Wise Men bring to baby Jesus?

What is Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh?

500

Which country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree?

What is Germany?

500

What English folklore figure helped shape the modern image of Santa?

Who is Father Christmas?

500

In which ocean is Christmas Island located?

What is the Indian Ocean?

500

What popular Christmas ballet tells the story of a girl named Clara?

What is The Nutcracker?

500

What shopping day occurs the day after Thanksgiving?

What is Black Friday?