US President Franklin Pierce introduced this Christmas tradition to the White House in 1856.
What is a Christmas tree?
100
It's the name of the dog that belonged to the Grinch in Dr. Seuss' book How the Grinch stole Christmas. It's also the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
What is Max?
100
At Christmas time, this is the plant under which it is customary to exchange kisses.
What is Mistletoe?
100
It's the name of the star that led the magi to Jesus.
What is the Star of Bethlehem?
100
While Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, these are roasting on an open fire.
What are Chestnuts?
200
These two American states were the first and last to make Christmas an official holiday. The prior also introduced Mardi Gras to the western world, and the latter became a Rogers and Hammerstein famous musical.
What are Alabama and Oklahoma?
200
In an edition of The (New York) Sun, this editorial appearing September 21, 1897 spurred a part of popular Christmas folklore for its famous response by Francis Pharcellus Church.
What is Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause?
200
It is debated whether this traditional Christmas beverage originated in East Anglia or simply developed from 'posset' a medieval European beverage made with hot milk.
What is Eggnog?
200
In Isaiah, the prophet proclaims that the Lord himself will give the people a sign, 'the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him' this.
What is Immanuel?
200
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this is what is given on the tenth day.
What are 10 Lords-a-Leaping?
300
It was the year that Electric Christmas tree lights were first used.
What is 1895?
300
This man was Scrooge's dead business partner in A Christmas Carol.
Who is Jacob Marley?
300
This plant follows a 16th-Century Mexican legend wherein a girl was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. Inspired by an angel she gathered weeds from the roadside and placed them in front of the church altar. The weeds then sprouted into these.
What are poinsettias?
300
By orders of this man that the people go back to the city of their forefathers, Mary and Joseph returned to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
300
This song is based on a traditional folk chant in which the original Ukrainian text tells the tale of a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful and bountiful year that the family will have. It was also recording in a 1995 medley titled "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24"
What is Carol of the Bells?
400
These two U.S. states actually have towns called Christmas.
What are Arizona and Florida?
400
It is the original title for the poem commonly known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas.
What is A Visit From Saint Nicholas?
400
The name of this Christmas tradition is a word derived from the Old Norse "ves heil", meaning "be in good health", and includes going to visit neighbors and receiving goodies.
What is Wassailing?
400
Though it does not say who this angel is specifically in Matthew 1:21, it is assumed to be this particular angel since he was the one mentioned as the messenger to Zacharias is Luke 1.
Who is Gabriel?
400
Though we know that Mary and Joseph would never have traveled to Bethlehem in this manner, this Christmas song's most common version says "Our Savior Christ and His Lady" came by way of jib and genoa.
What is I Saw Three Ships?
500
It is what is pictured on the first stamp printed for the Christmas season.
What is a rose?
500
In on particular "Strange Case" this author gave his birthday by formal deed to Anne Ide because she disliked her own birthday of December 25th.
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
500
Hanging stockings by the fireside has become a popular Christmas tradition, but before stockings, Dutch children actually hung these.
What are shoes?
500
The oratorio "The Messiah" by George Handel includes many direct quotes concerning the birth of Christ from this book, purportedly having the most to say about the birth of Christ in the Old Testament.
What is Isaiah?
500
The words of this Christmas song were written by a Priest called Fr. Joseph Mohr in Mariapfarr, Austria, in 1816.
The music was added in 1818, by his school teacher friend Franz Xaver Gruber, for the Christmas service at St. Nicholas church in Oberndorf, Austria.