Names
Important Dates
Holiday Movies and Songs
Holiday Numbers
Holiday Images
100
Which person here today is also called (by some) Grandpa Hill's first name?
Gerrit (Gary)
100
Name 1 person in our family (here today) whose birthday is in December.
Gary and Amy
100
The movie with Buddy who travels to New York to meet his father.
Extra 100 points: Give the first name of either Buddy's girlfriend (eventual wife) or his father
"Elf"
Jovie or Walter
100
The day of the month Christmas always lands on.
Extra 100 points: How many "Days of Christmas" are there?
The 25th
12
100
Who is this?
The Grinch
200
What are Joshua's 2 middle names?
200 Extra Points: WHO this middle name was named after
John Conrad
John Conrad van Dyk (Grandfather of Gerrit and Melody)
200
Whose birthday is 3/21?
Eve
200
Fill in the blank: You know Dasher, and Dancer, and _________, and Vixen
Prancer
200
The Maccabees only had enough oil to light the Menorah for one night, but it miraculously lasted for ________. To commemorate, Hanukkah is celebrated for________ days.
Eight
200
What color Christmas do they sing about?
Extra 200 points: Name one of the actors pictured.
White
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen
300
Name 3 people in the family (here today) whose first or middle names start with E.
Sienna ELISE, Izak EMMANUEL, EMMANUEL, EVE
300
Who was married on August 17th?
300 Extra points for the year.
Lana and Travis
2006
300
The movie with Kevin who gets separated from his family when they for the holidays.
"Home Alone"
300
Fill in the blank from Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song." We're offering this simple phrase to kids from 1 to _____.
92
300
Who says "God bless us, everyone" in this book?
Tiny Tim
400
Give the names of 2 brothers whose birthdays are within a week of each other (there are 2 sets in the family!)
Asher and Izak
Luke and Sam
400
What is Gerrit's full birthday (month/day/year)
April 3, 1979
400
How do you spell the four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side from one of the holiday songs we sing?
D R E I D E L
400
The number of "Lords a Leaping" given by a true love.
Ten
400
What Christmas movie does this actor star in?
"The Santa Clause"
500
2-part question:
1) Eve and Amy share a middle name. What is that name?
2) What is the given first name of the person they were named after?
1) Joyce
2) Zelda
500
2 part question: What is Melody's birthday (month and day) ?
Name 1 other important date (birthday/anniversary) from the family that occurs in the month of Melody's birthday and the date as well.
1) September 30th
2) Lana's birthday: September 2nd or Melody/Emmanuel's anniversary: September 23
500
What song has these lyrics:
"Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile..."
"Silver Bells"
500
The number of letters in the common Spanish greeting "Happy Christmas"
12 (Feliz Navidad)
500
What is this called?
Hannukiah
600
Name 6 people in our family whose first or middle names start with L. (parents of those presents ALSO count)
Asher LUCA, Becky LYNN, Gary LOREN, Travis LOREN, LANA, LUKE, Shauna LEE, Kenneth LEO, LUIS Pizano (?)
600
Name 5 people in our family (here today) whose birthday is on the 1st through 6th of the month they were born in.
Becky (Jun 6), Gerrit (Apr 3), Lana (Sep 2), Luke (Aug 6), Samuel (Aug 1), Joshua (Nov 3)
600
The movie with George Bailey and where Clarence gets his wings.
"It's a Wonderful Life"
600
The number of Santa's reindeer (including Rudolph) squared.
81
600
What is the lead girls' name from this holiday ballet?
Clara