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100

John McClane's wife.

Who is Shirley McClane?
100

This is the first song I played this evening.

What is Last Christmas?

100

This is the worst Christmas movie, despite what how popular it is and the fact that it has sequels. 

What is "The Santa Clause?"

100
Place where St. Nicholas was born.

What is Patara, Anatolia?

100

This branch of the military runs "Toys for Tots."

Who are the marines?

200

One of these people voice the original Grinch.

Boris Karloff

Bela lugosi

Thurl ravenscroft

Benedict Cumberbatch

Who is Boris Karloff?

200

This band wrote the music for Charlie Brown Christmas special.

Who is the Vince Guaraldi Trio?

200

Name all 8 of Santa's reindeer.

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.

200

This Norse/Germanic midwinter festival was appropriated by Christians to promote Christianity among pagans. 

What is Yule? 
200

This parasitic plant is often mistaken for the native holly plant.

What is mistletoe?

300

This Christmas movie has a father meet his demise, stuck in a chimney, while pretending to be Santa Claus for his daughter.

What is "Gremlins"? 

300

This lord of the rings actor released a Christmas metal album when he was 96.

Who is Christopher Lee?

300

Name both of the Jim Henson company Christmas movies.

What is "A Muppet Christmas Carol?"

What is "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas?"

300

This popular Victorian Christmas eve tradition helped birth such works as "the turn of the screw" and "a christmas carol."

What is telling ghost stories?

300

This production company created the Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and Santa Claus is coming to town.

What is Rankin/Bass?

400

This popular movie based on a book by Stephen King could be considered a Christmas movie due to it's proximity to the holiday.

What is "The Shining?"

400

This popular caroling song was written by a confederate soldier, James Pierpont, from an abolitionist family, and was first performed in minstel shows.

What is "Jingle Bells."

400

This real WWI flying ace premiered as Snoopy's adversary first in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and again in the popular christmas song by the Royal Guardsman in 1966.

Who is The Red Baron? 

400

This tomb built in 3100 BC has a roofbox that sends the sun's rays through the 19 metre central passageway to illuminate the inner chambers for 17 minutes on the winter solstice. 

What is Newgrange?

400

Y Fari Lwyd (e far-e lewed) or Mari Lwyd is a Welsh Midwinter wassailing folk custom that uses this skull in its costume. 

What is a horse?

500

This Christmas movie features the actress who plays Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. There are two correct answers, you only need 1.

What is "Black Christmas?"

What is "the Family Stone?"

500

This ballet written in 1894 was an adaptation of an 1844 short story which was a retelling of an 1816 short story, and it was also retold through it's popular 2001 Barbie version.

Whatis "The Nutcracker?"

500

This ice queen who sings "Let it Go" is based on the Danish tale of the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.

Who is Elsa?

500

This saint, whose feast day was on Dec 13th, was executed during the 4th century Diocletianic persecution in which St Nicholas was also arrested.

Who is Saint Lucy?

500

This ancient central asian religion celebrates the rememberance of their prophet/founder on the day after christmas.

What is Zoroastrianism?