Christmas Jeopardy

OLD SAINT NICK(questions about Santa)

100

Santa Claus has this many reindeer

Nine

200

This company was the first to use Santa in their advertising

Coca-Cola

300

In 1953, this singer released the biggest hit of her career with "Santa Baby"

Eartha Kitt

400

Many countries celebrate St. Nicholas on this day of the year

December 6th

500

In Sweden, instead of milk & cookies, children leave this for Santa when he delivers gifts

Coffee

SAVED BY THE JINGLE BELL (Christmas songs/carols)

100

What brings Frosty the Snowman to life?

A magical, old silk hat

200

The Grinch is a mean one, especially because his brain is full of these crawlers 

Spiders

300

This popular holiday song was originally intended as a celebration for Thanksgiving

Jingle Bells

400

This is the best selling Christmas song ever

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

500

DOUBLE POINTS: This is the total number of gifts given during the 12 days of Christmas

364 (as each day adds the new gift plus all the previous gifts, resulting in a cumulative count that's the 12th tetrahedral number (12 * 13 * 14 / 6). This means on the twelfth day alone, 78 gifts are given (12 items from that day plus the 66 from days 1-11), adding up to 364 by the end of the 12 days)

FESTIVE FLICKS (Christmas movies)

100

In the movie Elf, what is the toppings Buddy puts on his spaghetti (100 each topping if all listed = 500 points)

maple syrup, chocolate syrup, M&Ms, marshmallows, and crushed chocolate Pop-Tarts

200

The McCallisters are headed to this European city when they leave their son Kevin behind in this popular film, Home Alone.

Paris

300

Tom Hanks played 6 different roles in this animated film about a boy who embarks on a magical adventure

The Polar Express

400

In the movie, The Santa Clause, Scott takes Charlie to this chain restaurant for Christmas Eve after burning the Turkey

Denny's

500

These trick or treaters are the ones who kidnap Sandy Claus in the Nightmare Before Christmas

Lock, Shock & Barrel

Pop Culture

100

This Netflix series revived 1980s nostalgia and prominently features a parallel dimension known as the Upside Down

Stranger Things

200

This dance song became a global phenomenon in the 1990s despite many listeners not understanding its lyrics

The Macarena

300

This television series finale is still widely discussed for its ambiguous and abrupt ending.

The Sopranos

400

This pop star’s worldwide concert tour became one of the highest-grossing tours of all time

Taylor Swift

500

This 1997 film became the highest-grossing movie of all time for over a decade

The Titanic