Winter Holidays
This holiday entered pop culture when celebrated by the cast of the sitcom Seinfeld.
What is Festivus?
In Israel people eat donuts called sufganiyot during this holiday.
What is Hanukkah?
The real-life department store in Miracle on 34th Street.
What is Macy's?
This singer will have a Blue Christmas without you.
Who is Elvis Presley?
He wrote, "Maybe Christmas...doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."
Who is Dr. Seuss?
This Pennsylvania city drops a giant chocolate kiss on New Year's Eve.
This holiday beverage is also known as "milk punch."
What is eggnog?
This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892.
What is The Nutcracker?
The best-selling Christmas song of all time.
What is "White Christmas?"
Clark Griswold's boss gives him this gift instead of a Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
What is a one-year membership to the "Jelly of the Month Club?"
This Indian holiday is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Diwali?
This much-reviled Christmas dessert is known for its long shelf life.
What is fruitcake?
George Bailey's guardian angel in It's A Wonderful Life.
Who is Clarence Odbody?
This popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving.
What is "Jingle Bells?"
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie wants this for Christmas.
What is a Red Rider BB gun?
The word Kwanzaa comes from this language.
What is Swahili?
The first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by this famous fairy tale.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
The McCallisters were traveling to this city when they left Kevin behind in Home Alone.
What is Paris?
In the song "Winter Wonderland," this type of bird has gone away.
What is the bluebird?
This is given on the 7th day in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
What are Swans a-Swimming?
The Iranian festival of Yalda occurs on the longest and darkest night of the year. In Western cultures, this day is known as this.
What is the Winter Solstice?
According to Buddy the Elf, these are the four main food groups.
What are candy, candy corn, candy canes, and syrup?
This is the name of Buddy's love interest in Elf, played by Zooey Deschanel.
What is Jovie?
The number of "LAs" after the "FA" in "Deck the Halls."
What is eight?
Alvin the Chipmunk wants this in "The Chipmunk Song."
This Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight days.
What is Hanukkah?
Visions of this sweet treat danced in the sleeping children's heads in "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
What are sugar plums?
This actor played six different roles in The Polar Express.
Who is Tom Hanks?
Bruce Springsteen released a live version of this popular Christmas song in 1985.
What is "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town?"
The year of the light blue convertible on Eartha Kitt's wish list in "Santa Baby."
What is 1954?
This US state was the first to declare Christmas an official holiday.
What is Alabama?
In "The Christmas Song," these are found "roasting on an open fire."
What are chestnuts?
This is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time.
What is Dr. Seuss' The Grinch? $512,858,819!!!
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses, only these.
What are hippopotamuses?
This is given on the 10th day in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
What are 10 Lords a-Leaping?
Santa's reindeer who shares a name with another winter holiday character.
Who is Cupid?
This beverage company has used Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931.
What is Coca-Cola?
The winter activity the children are enjoying in the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
What is ice skating?
The names of the reindeer in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
What is Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph?
The total number of gifts given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?
What is 364?