Christmas Riddles
I fly through the sky with reindeer as my crew, Santa rides in me, can you guess who?
Sleigh
I don't want a lot for Christmas, _______
there is just one thing I need
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
A camel is said to have carried Mary on it’s back on the way to Bethlehem?
False - It was a donkey
What proper-sounding name do the English use to refer to Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
I count down the days with treats or notes, what am I that opens little doors or totes?
Advent Calendar
In Feliz Navidad, what language is the song partially sung in besides English?
Spanish
In The Polar Express, what gift does the first child receive from Santa?
A bell from Santa's sleigh
The star led the wise men directly to the manger
False - It led them to Jerusalem, then reappear over the house in Bethlehem
In what year was the oft-reprinted editorial “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” originally published?
A) 1897
B) 1907
C) 1947
D) 1957
A) 1897
If you hear me jingling around the night just before Christmas Day, you’d better try to get to sleep as you are hearing Santa’s sleigh. What am I?
Bells
What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?
A) I'll be home for Christmas
B) White Christmas
C) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
D) The Christmas Song
B) White Christmas
What are the names of Santa's original reindeer (from the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas")?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen
The first Christmas card was sent in the year 1901?
False - It was 1843
In which U.S State, the largest by area, is the city called North Pole where you can get your Christmas Card postmarked?
A) Wyoming
B) Alaska
C) Minnesota
D) Michigan
B) Alaska
The inn was so full in this little town. So in a manger, they laid Him down. They would come to this City of David to pay their taxes, Herod’s law to obey. What city was this?
Bethlehem
In “The Chipmunk Song,” what do the chipmunks want for Christmas besides a plane that loops the loop?
Hulu Hoop
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, what is the name of the hotel Kevin stays at?
The Plaza Hotel
Tinsel was originally made from strands of real silver.
True
Which real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”?
A) JCPenney
B) Belk
C) Dillard's
D) Macy's
D) Macy's
You can catch me easily, especially around Christmastime, but you can never throw me. What am I?
A cold
In Do You Hear What I Hear?, what animal is mentioned as "praying" near the stable?
A. The Donkey
B. The Dog
C. The Lamb
D. The Oxen
C. The Lamb
In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge, and what is the precise order of their appearances?
Four ghosts — Jacob Marley, then the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come (future)
The original poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” never mentions Santa Claus wearing a red suit.
True
Name the 12 items on the 12 Days of Christmas
1. A partridge in a pear tree
2. Two turtle doves
3. Three French hens
4. Four calling birds
5. Five golden rings
6. Six geese a-laying
7. Seven swans a swimming
8. Eight maids a-milking
9. Nine ladies dancing
10. Ten lords a-leaping
11. Eleven pipers piping
12. Twelve drummers drumming