Christmas Tradition
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
A: What is coal?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, golden rings, appear in this quantity.
A: What is five?
Q: Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
A: What is “Elf”?
Q: 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.
A: What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?
Q: Many scholars believe that Mary rode on this animal to deliver baby Jesus.
A: What is a donkey?
This traditional holiday beverage, often served hot, is made with milk, sugar, and eggs, and sometimes flavored with cinnamon or nutmeg.
What is eggnog?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, these appear on the 3rd day?
What are French Hens?
Q: In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
A: What is a woman’s leg?
Q: In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.
A: What is eggnog?
Q: Although Jesus was from Nazareth, he was born in this town, as required by a decree for a census.
What is Bethlehem?
Q: In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
A: Who (or what) is Krampus?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, maids-a-milking appear in this quantity.
A: What is eight?
Q: This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.
A: Who is Kevin McAlister?
Q: These three words, which vary by one letter, are what best describe the Grinch, “and I quote.”
A: What are stink, stank, and stunk?
Q: The wise men brought these three gifts for the baby Jesus, not the most useful items to give a newborn.
A: What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Q: This Christmas tradition involves hanging socks for Santa to fill with treats, and is especially popular in the UK and other English-speaking countries.
A: What is stocking stuffing?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, these appear on the 12th day?
A: What is Drummer's Drumming?
Q: There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.
A: What is “Die Hard”?
Q: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.
A: What is “Christmas Time is Here”?
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Q: Who was the king who ordered the census, leading to Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem?
A: Who is Caesar Augustus
Q: This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
A: What is kissing under the mistletoe?
Q: In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
A: What is ten?
Q: This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
A: What is Macy’s?
Q: This Christmas song was originally meant for Thanksgiving and never mentions the word "Christmas" in it.
A: What is "Jingle Bells"?
Q: This old testament prophet foretold the birth of Jesus?
A: What is the prophet Isaiah