Christmas/Winter Jeopardy

Christmas Music

100

In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas", the singer's true love gives them five of these shining pieces of jewelry on day five 

What are golden rings? 

200

In the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", Grandma has been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage

What is eggnog? 

300

The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describes a wintery ride in a one horse open sleigh but never once mentions the word "Christmas" 

What is Jingle Bells? 

400

This catchy 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a famous female artist with a high voice; it is also one of the highest-selling singles in music history 

What is "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey? 

500

Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bob, which was originally recored by 1980's Brit Pop duo Wham! 

What is "Last Christmas"?

Christmas Traditions

100

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

What is Elf on a Shelf? 

200

Children leave out these tasty treats for Santa on Christmas Eve? 

What are milk and cookies? 

300

These two items traditionally appear at the top of Christmas Trees

What are stars and angles? 

400

At Christmas time, volunteers rings a bell in front of grocery stores to help collect money in red kettles for this charitable organization 

What is the Salvation Army? 

500

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Clause with goat's hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts 

Who (or what) is Krampus? 

Christmas Movies

100

This fictional town is featured in the classic and live action version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" 

What is Whoville? 

200

In this 1994 Christmas movie, Tim Allen's character takes over and becomes Santa after Santa Claus falls off of the roof 

What is "The Santa Clause" 

300

Will Ferrell played this oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic 

What is Elf? 

400

This 2004 animated Christmas movie is a adaptation of a illustrated story book by Chris Van Allsburg

What is "The Polar Express"? 

500

"You'll shoot your eye out" is a line for the 1983 holiday favorite about a boy named Ralphie and his longing for a very specific Christmas gift  

What is "A Christmas Story"? 

Christmas Related Food Items

100

This vegetable is usually left out for Santa's reindeer as a snack for them as they travel around delivering presents 

What are carrots? 

200

These edible houses and cookies you decorate with sprinkles and other colorful things is traditional baked snack during the holiday season 

What is gingerbread? 

300

This classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into a thin hooked-shaped treat

What are candy canes? 

400

Rather than dining on turkey, the Who's in Whoville in Dr. Seuss's Christmas classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" enjoy this descriptively named main dish

What is roast beast? 

500

According to Buddy the Elf, from the Christmas film, "Elf" what are the four major food groups that elves eat

What are candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup? 

Christmas Fun Facts

100

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this in your stockings on Christmas morning 

What is coal? 

200

Santa keeps these two list  to track which children gets presents and which do not 

What is the naughty and nice lists? 

300

More than 1.5 billion of these travel through the U.S. Postal service every year

What are Christmas Cards? 

400

This mythical winter sprite is nipping at your noes in "The Christmas Song" 

Who is Jack Frost? 

500

In the classic Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge, is visited this total number of ghosts 

What is four? 

(Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come/Christmas future.)