Christmas Movies
In It's A Wonderful Life, this happens every time a bell rings.
What is an angel gets his wings?
On Christmas Day in 1776, General George Washington led 2,400 troops across this river
What is the Delaware River?
The English lyrics for this song were written in 1862, but the melody originates from a Welsh New Year's Eve sing.
What is Deck the Halls?
In the United Kingdom, Santa is commonly referred to with this paternal name.
What/who is Father Christmas?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
These are the two burglars that Kevin outsmarts in Home Alone
Who are Harry and Marv?
A truce was declared between German, British and French troops on Christmas Day in this year, the first year of World War 1.
What is 1914?
This song was written for a Christmas movie by the same man who composed music for Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park.
What is Somewhere in my Memory?
This is the half-man, half-goat from Alpine folklore who comes around every december to chase naughty children
What/who is Krampus?
In the climax of the classic Christmas movie Die Hard, John McClane hides this item by taping it to his back.
What is a gun?
On Christmas Eve of 1968 the three astronauts entered the moon’s orbit aboard this spacecraft, the first to orbit the moon and return
What was Apollo 8?
This song is about a Duke of Bohemia who lived from c.907 to 28 September 935. He was regarded as a martyr and saint almost immediately after his death and was given the title of king posthumously.
What is Good King Wenceslas?
On Christmas Eve in Germany, gifts are delivered by the Christkind or Christkindl, one of these winged spiritual beings.
What is an angel?
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, you can see Linus drops this while quoting Luke 2.
What is his security blanket (or blankie)?
DAILY DOUBLE
On Christmas Eve of 1814, the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending this.
What was the War of 1812?
This song was co-written by Mariah Carey for a movie that takes place on a snowflake.
What is Where are you Christmas?
Christmas why can't I find you? or Where are you Christmas, why can't I find you? are also acceptable
St. Nicholas was born here around A.D. 280.
What is Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey? (Patara or Turkey are acceptable)
Peter Billingsley played Ming Ming (Pictured) in Elf and this character in A Christmas Story.
Who is Ralphie?
On Christmas in 1868, this president issued an amnesty to “all and every person” who had fought against the United States during the Civil War.
Who was President Andrew Johnson?
This song played in the "going around New York" scene in the movie Elf.
What is Pennies from Heaven?
Each year, before Christmas, this country's Parliament officially announces that it's given permission for Santa to enter their air-space on December 24th and 25th!
What is Ireland?