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100

What is the traditional English Christmas pudding is usually made mostly from?

Raisins and other dried fruit

100

What was originally used to decorate Christmas trees?

apples

100

What words follow Silent Night in the song?

Holy Night

100

Which saint is Santa Claus based on?

Saint Nicholas

100

What do astronomers think the Star of Bethlehem was?

a comet

200

What's the name of this custard-based beverage that is traditionally drunk at Christmas in the US and in England?

Eggnog

200

Which country does the tradition of Christmas trees come from?

Germany

200

Felitz Navidad is Happy Christmas in which language?

Spanish

200

Which English author wrote A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

200

How many points does a snowflake have?

six

300

What should you eat one of for each of the 12 days of Christmas if you want good luck?

mince pies

300

What did people celebrate at this time of year before Christmas?

Yule / Winter Solstice

300

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris

300

The poinsettia plant originates from which country?

Mexico

300

Before electric lights were strung on Christmas trees, what did people use to illuminate them?

candles

400

Marzipan is made mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?

Almond

400

How was the legend about a saint reimagined by Clement Clarke Moore?

as a poem called A Visit from St. Nicholas

400

The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?

The Nightmare before Christmas

400

Which of Santa's reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love?

Cupid

400

What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?

Mistletoe

500

What flavour is the traditional candy cane?

peppermint

500

What is name of the evil counterpart to Santa Claus?

Krampus

500

In A Christmas Carol, what was Mr. Scrooge's first name?

Ebenezer

500

What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?

The Nutcracker

500

Which animal bears the scientific name Rangifer tarandus?

reindeer