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According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups?
candy, candy cane, candy corn, and syrup
Which Christmas treat is shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff?
a candy cane
How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian?
Mele Kalikimaka
What was the first company to use Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
Gabriel, an Angel
Who is the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
What beverage is also known as "milk punch?"
Eggnog
In what Eastern European country are spiders symbols of good luck at Christmas?
Ukraine
What type of calendar is used to count down to Christmas?
Advent
Though it is not mentioned in the Bible, what animal do we believe Mary rode on their journey to Bethlehem?
A donkey
In A Christmas Story, why won't Ralph's mom let him get a Red Ryder BB gun?
because "you'll shoot your eye out!"
What traditional British dessert is doused in brandy and set on fire before serving?
Christmas pudding (plum pudding)
What country started the practice of putting up the Christmas tree?
Germany
What is the most popular ornament placed on top of a tree?
A Star
Angel is a close second.
Why did Mary & Joseph have to travel to Bethlehem?
Caesar Augustus called for a census
What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?
Max
What is the most popular main course for Christmas dinner in America?
Turkey
Only 30% of Americans serve ham at Christmas
In what ocean is Christmas Island?
Indian
What 2 colors were the first Christmas lights?
red and green
According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?
candy canes
In the move "White Christmas," what does the character want to wash her hands, face, and hair with?
schnow
The Romans mixed pine nuts, barley mash, pomegranate seeds, raisins and honeyed wine and shaped it into what frequently purchased but disliked Christmas dessert they called “satura.”
Fruitcake
Fittingly, the word satire—a literary device the Romans invented—is derived from the cake: a mix of many ingredients both sour and sweet
In this European country, Father Christmas is not Saint Nicholas, but Saint Basil (or Vasilis), and true to form, he arrives late, a week late; on New Year’s Eve.
Greece
What is Mommy's favorite part about Christmas?
spending time together as a family
Why was Jesus' birth so miraculous?
Mary was a virgin and the Holy Spirit impregnated her