Christmas 101
What country has its own postal code designated for Santa at the North Pole?
Canada (H0H 0H0)
In which country does the tradition of caroling originate?
England
When a pack of hounds eats the Christmas dinner in A Christmas Story, the Parker family goes where for dinner?
A Chinese restaurant
Who invented Christmas lights?
Thomas Edison (in 1880)
The holiday decoration tinsel was originally made from strands of what metal?
Silver
The celebrated "Christmas Truce" temporarily halted fighting during what war?
World War I
'Jingle Bells' was originally a song for what other holiday?
Thanksgiving
What does Clark Griswold hope to buy with his big Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?
A pool
In December, roughly what percentage of the nation's entire energy consumption do holiday lights consume?
About 6% (or 6.63 billion kWh)
In the 19th century, what were Christmas ornaments typically made of?
Glass
The names "Rollo" and "Reginald" were in the running, but were ultimately passed over, for what popular Christmas character?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What unlikely duo recorded the song "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" in 1977?
Bing Crosby and David Bowie
In what movie is TurboMan the hot Christmas toy?
Jingle All The Way
When did lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree become an annual tradition?
December 1933
A small calendar filled with candy that you open in the days leading up to Christmas is called a what?
Advent Calendar
What color suit did Santa wear until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
Green
'Do You Hear What I Hear' was inspired by with real-world event?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Finish this iconic line from It's a Wonderful Life: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his ____."
Wings
Which U.S. President was the first to have electric lights on a White House Christmas tree?
Grover Cleveland
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
What environmentalist U.S. President banned Christmas trees at the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt
Finish the Lyrics: "There'll be much mistletoeing and hearts will be ______?
Glowing
What drink does Ralphie's Little Orphan Annie decoder ring tell him to drink in A Christmas Story?
Ovaltine
What Scandinavian country holds the record for the most lights on a Christmas tree. (500,000 lights)
Norway
What was the first American city to have public Christmas lights in the downtown area?
New York City (1912)