Christmas Traditions
How many reindeer does Santa have to pull his sleigh?
9
In Home Alone, how many siblings does Kevin McCallister have?
4 siblings.
(Kevin is the youngest of five children.)
In “Jingle Bells,” how many horses are pulling the sleigh?
1 horse
(“In a one-horse open sleigh.”)
What is the lowest temperature recorded at the North Pole (in degrees Celsius)?
-70
How tall, in metres, is the tallest snowman ever recorded?
38 metres
Advent starts on the 1st December. Advent ends on December __ th
24
In The Polar Express, how many children initially board the train?
5 children.
(Hero Boy, Hero Girl, Know-It-All, Lonely Boy, and Billy.)
On the 12th day of Christmas, how many birds would you be gifted?
23
What is the warmest UK temperature recorded on Christmas Day?
16
If Santa gives everyone on earth a present, roughly how many billion presents will be needed?
8
The royal speech on Christmas day is traditionally broadcast at __ O’clock
3
In Elf, how many main food groups does Buddy say elves stick to?
4 food groups.
(Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.)
If you were the sole recipient of your true love’s gifts, how many gold rings would you have by the end of the 12th day? (12 days of Christmas song)
40
What is the coldest UK temperature recorded on Christmas Day?
-18
If you wrote down the names of all of Santas reindeer, how many vowels would you have written?
18
How many points does a traditional snowflake have?
6
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, how much money does Kevin spend on room service?
$967
Which year was the original Band Aid record released?
1984
Santa plans to visit all of the countries of the world . How many countries will he visit?
195
If you are given £1 on the 1st of December, £2 on the 2nd of December, £3 on 3rd December etc, how much would you have in total at the end of Christmas Day?
325
In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge?
4.
(Jacob Marley + Past, Present, and Future.)
In The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version), how many sizes does the Grinch’s heart grow?
3 sizes
How many gifts are given in total in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
(Hint: it's more than 300)
364 gifts.
(Because the gifts accumulate each day: 1+3+6+10+15+21+28+36+45+55+66+78 = 364.)
How many hours does Christmas Day in Melbourne Australia start before the UK Christmas Day?
11
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, how many holiday doors does Jack Skellington find in the forest?
(Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Independence Day.)