Christmas in New York
The Christmas tree lighting at this New York City site has been taking place since 1933 & was first televised in 1951
(1/1/2018)
Where is Rockefeller Center?
In English, it's "O Christmas Tree"; in German, it's "O" this
(12/24/2019)
What is tannenbaum?
What is four?
Despite its calendar date, as a Jewish holy day Hanukkah technically begins at this time on the previous day
(12/15/1998)
What is sundown?
Wanting more French influence in the are he called Latin America, Napoleon III installed an emperor in this country
(12/26/2019)
What is Mexico?
The title of a classic Christmas film refers to Macy's location on Herald Square at the intersection of Broadway and this street
(7/13/2005)
What is 34th Street?
The first decorated Christmas trees are said to have been used in this in this European city, as early as 1441, where they were decorated with artificial roses, danced around, and then set aflame
What is Riga, Latvia?
The modern image of Santa Claus owes a lot to the illustrations Haddon Sundblom created for this beverage's ads
(3/3/2021)
What is Coca-Cola?
For Hanukkah your grandmother might give you a little this, Yiddish for "money"
(4/12/2013)
What is gelt?
They're the 2 states with the highest percentage of people who speak French at home
(2/25/2015)
What are Louisiana and Maine?
Too late to hold a Christmas show, this home to the Rockettes opened December 27, 1932
(12/25/2000)What is Radio City Music Hall?
Early artificial Christmas trees were made from feathers of these fowl
What are geese?
This reindeer shares a name with the mascot of another holiday
What is Cupid?
These are two names for the candelabrum lit with 9 total candles, one of which we already discussed
What are menorah and hanukkiah?
Launched in 2004, a spacecraft named MESSENGER is on a mission to study this planet
(2/2/2005)
Part of many New York City holiday memories, this store opened in Manhattan in 1870, calling itself a toy bazaar & has been a wonderland for kids at Christmastime ever since*
(12/23/2009)
*Except for that period of time it was closed
What is FAO Schwarz?
In 1882, the first Christmas tree with electric lights was set up by Edward Johnson, an engineer & vice president of this man's Electric Company
(12/5/2012)
Who is Thomas Edison?
We pretend the snowman in "Winter Wonderland" is named this
What is Parson Brown?
When it's your spin of the dreidel, hopefully you don't land on this 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, or you'll have to add to the pot
(12/26/2011)
What is shin?
In 1953 the maker of this board game was flooded with letters for ideas for timing devices, turntables, & bags to hold game pieces
(2/23/2012)
What is Scrabble?
Most famous line of Francis P. Church's September 21, 1987 editorial in the New York Sun?
(12/20/1998)
What is "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
In the US, many of the most popular Christmas trees belong to this genus
What is abies (firs)?
What is 364?
These are the jelly donuts eaten during Hanukkah
What are sufganiyot?
In 1930 the Chrysler Building surpassed this foreign structure by over 60 feet to become the world's tallest
(3/27/1998 - closest to my date of birth!)
What is the Eiffel Tower?