Christmas Movies
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
Macy’s
Which carol includes the phrase “peace on Earth, goodwill to men”?
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
Born December 1, 1935, this actor-director was once married to Mia Farrow and is often quoted as saying, “Eighty percent of life is showing up.”
Woody Allen
In the film Murder on the Orient Express, the train ride starts in this city.
Istanbul
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Which carol has the lyrics “O tidings of comfort and joy”?
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
The most snowfall ever recorded in 24 hours in the United States was 75.8 inches. In which state did this happen?
Silver Lake, Colorado in 1921
Who made the first successful flight with their powered aircraft on December 17, 1903?
The Wright Brothers
One tourist adventure in Venice is to ride one of these through the canals.
Gondola
Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas, he’s going to have a….
Blue Christmas
What is the English title of the Latin carol “Adeste Fideles”?
O Come, All Ye Faithful
What is the shortest day of the year called?
The winter solstice
Born December 1, 1913, she will always be remembered for her role as Peter Pan, for which she won a Tony Award.
Mary Martin
Jules Verne wrote a book about traveling for five weeks in one of these unlikely modes of transportation, customarily used for recreation and sightseeing.
Balloon
What Christmas carol do the Peanuts characters sing at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
“Hark the Herald Angel Sing”
Which Christmas carol contains the lyric, “Let men their songs employ”?
Joy to the World
Cold, non-humid air is clearer in the winter which allows the colors of what to shine more clearly?
The Sun
On December 7th, _____, the Japanese Navy launched an aerial attack on Pearl Harbor and killed 2,403 people.
1941
What is the longest highway in the world?
Pan-American Highway
It runs 19,000 miles (30,578 km) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the tip of Argentina. It traverses 14 countries from the United States south through Central and South America.
What’s the name of the guardian angel who takes George Bailey on his journey in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Clarence
What gift is given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” on the tenth day?
Ten lords a-leaping
What are the powerful winter storms called on the East Coast of North America?
Nor’easters
This remarkable event took place on the battlefield in Belgium during World War I on December 24, 1914.
The Christmas Truce.
The soldiers, not the officers, enacted the truce. After that, holiday truces were mostly forbidden.
Cruise control was designed by an engineer who had this disability.
Blindness
Ralph Teeter invented cruise control in 1945.