Christmas in the USA
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Jesus 101
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Indiana has a city named after this famous Christmas character.

What is the city of Santa Claus? 

100

The first Christmas jingle played in space.

What is Jingle Bells?

100

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.

What is coal?

100

America sold 1.76 billion of these Christmas candies last year.

What are candy canes?

100

The name of Jesus' earthly father.

Who is Joseph?

200

You can get your Christmas card postmarked not at the North Pole, but at the city called North Pole, located in this, the largest U.S. state.

What is Alaska?

200

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

What is eggnog?

200

Santa Claus is based on this real life person.

Who is Christian bishop St. Nicholas?

200

This is the true number of Santa’s reindeer in the Christmas poem T’was the Night Before Christmas.

What is eight? (Rudolph isn’t mentioned.)

200

The location of Jesus’ birth.

What is Bethlehem? 

300

 It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”

What is “Mele kalikimaka”?

300

In The Twelve Days of Christmas, swans-a-swimming appear in this quantity.

What is seven?

300

This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel?

300

With more than 50 million copies sold, this classic Christmas tune holds the Guinness World Record for the all-time best-selling single.

What is White Christmas?

300

This man was the king of Judea at the time when Jesus was born.

Who is King Herod?

400

This was the first US state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836. No wonder Becky Wight likes to travel there. 

What is Alabama?

400

Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!

What is “Last Christmas”?

400

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.

What is the Elf on a Shelf?

400

The total amount of gifts given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?

What is 364?

400

The location Jesus’ family escaped to.

What is Egypt?

500

The first candy cane was created in 1847 in this US state.

What is Ohio?

500

“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.

What is “Christmas Time is Here”?

500

This branch of the military runs “Toys for Tots”.

Who are the Marines?

500

This male artist appears twice on the top 20 most streamed Christmas song list.

Who is Michael Buble?

500

Meaning “God with Us” this name was given to Jesus.

What is Immanuel?