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100

The person who children hope to come visit them during the night on December 24th each year.

Who is Santa Claus?

100

"Happy Birthday!" is this character's awakening line

Who is Frosty?

100

Name one of four of Jessica's favorite Christmas movies/tv shows

What are Frosty, Elf, Muppet Christmas Carol, and White Christmas?

100

These 2 items are often set out for Santa

What are milk and cookies?

100

The man who is the real reason for the season

Who is Jesus?

100

The football Bowl game that is played about a month to a month and a half after Christmas

What is the SuperBowl?

100

Name Paul's favorite Christmas movies/tv shows

What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?

100

"Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle ____ ____ _____

What is all the way?

100

A socially awkward character creates a socially-awkward situation because of a song in this movie. 

What is "Elf?"

200

These were used to light up Christmas trees before the strings of electrical lights were invented.

What are candles?

200

The name of Rudolph's love interest

Who/What is Clarice?

200

How does Buddy the Elf answer the phone?

What is, "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"

200

Popular Scandinavian fish often served around Christmas time

What is Lutefisk?

200

Jesus' mom

Who is Mary?

200
The sport that involves a Turkey...

What is bowling?  (It's three strikes in a row!)

200

Name the 9 famous reindeer.

Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph?

200

"Deck the halls with ______ _____ _____

What are "boughs of holly"?

200

The original version of this Christmas special was later edited and this song switched out because of the violent nature of the scene.  

What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?"

300

The country which was the birthplace of the Christmas tree

What is Germany?

300

Daily Double:  In Santa Claus is Coming to Town, what does Kris Kringle give to the school teacher?  For an extra point, what was her first name...

What is a (China) doll?



Who/What is Jessica?

300

Name the 4 food groups according to Elf

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

300

Snickerdoodles, Spritz, Krumkake

What are Christmas Cookies?

300
The original occupation of the man who is the reason for the season

What is a carpenter?

300

Name the sport that first played its first Christmas Day game in 1947...

What is basketball?

300

The Christmas song that is often referred to as a lullaby...

What is "Away in a Manger"?

300

These are given on the 7th day of Christmas...

What are 7 Swans a Swimming?

300

This is one of only a handful of musical versions of the famous Dickens novella.  

What is the "Muppet Christmas Carol?" 

400

This fruit is commonly placed in Christmas stockings...

What are oranges?

400

The name and age of the little Who girl who interrupts the Grinch.

Who is Cindy Loo Who, who is two?

400

Complete the line.  "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house ______ _____ ______ _____ ______, _____ _____ _____ ______."

What is "not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse"?

400

A traditional holiday punch made from spiced fruit juices. 

What is a wassail?

400

The town where Jesus was born

What is Bethlehem? or Where is Bethlehem?

400

The sport that Kermit and the Rats participate in with the Penguins in "Muppet Christmas Carols"

What is ice skating?

400

This Italian Saint is remembered in Scandinavian countries on December 13, the day of her martyrdom

Who is Santa Lucia or St. Lucy?  

400

The Christmas Song, written in 1944 by Mel Torme and Bob Wells is also known by this title...

What is Chestnuts Roasting on an open Fire?

400

Most of the characters in this animated movie were voiced by one actor.

What is "The Polar Express?"

500

This plant and berry are often used as Christmas decorations to represent everlasting life and Christ's blood...

What are holly and ivy?

500
Name the actor who voiced the 1966 classic cartoon, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

Who is Boris Karloff?

500

In "White Christmas" name the gesture that Danny Kaye's character Phil Davis do to manipulate Bing Crosby's character Bob Wallace to get him to do things that he didn't want to do

What is grab his upper arm?

500

Before being displaced by turkey, this type of bird was more common at a Christmas feast in England...

What is the goose?

500

The three gifts that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus received after Jesus' birth.

What are Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?

500

A common winter activity where individuals go downhill or cross-country, sometimes very fast.  

What is skiing?

500

This common American fast food chain is also a very popular Christmas meal in Japan...

What is KFC?

500

The two instruments that Willie and Robin are to bring in the first verse of "Pat a Pan"

What is a drum and fife (whistle)?

500

This 1946 movie bombed at the box office, but still went on to be a holiday classic.  

What is "It's a Wonderful Life?"
600

St. Nicholas's Day takes place on which date

What is December 6th?

600

In Rudolph, as Santa flies away, Yukon Cornelius finds this kind of mine

What is a peppermint mine?

600

Most inspirational Christmas movie

What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?

600

The traditional Christmas Eve stew eaten by Irish Catholic immigrants to America featured what type of seafood

What are oysters?

600

The tribe of Anna, the Prophetess, who met Jesus and his family at the temple when he was dedicated...

What is Asher?

600

During the 1914 Christmas Truce, name the sport played by soldiers in No Man's Land.

What is soccer?

600

The name Kris Kringle was a corruption of this German phrase...

What is Christkindl?

600

"This French maiden was told to bring a torch and to the cradle run...

Who is Jeanette Isabella?  

600

A hustler with a penchant for sour candies leads a group of ne'er do wells in a Christmas scam to help pay off his gambling debts.  

What is "The Lemon Drop Kid?"