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Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.

What is “Elf”?

100

This catchy 1994 Christmas tune is the best-selling Christmas single ever recorded by a female artist, as well as being one of the highest-selling singles in music history.

What is “All I Want for Christmas is You”?

100

Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.

What is gingerbread?

100

 In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside. (even during the holidays)

What are pinatas?

100

 This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good?

What is the Elf on a Shelf?

200

The actor who plays long-suffering Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is this original SNL cast member.

Who is Chevy Chase?

200

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

What is eggnog?

200

These classic Christmas sweets begin as striped loaves before a machine pulls and twists it into thin, hook-shaped treats.

What are candy canes?

200

This Hanukkah tradition is the lighting of 8 candles over 8 days 

What is Lighting the menorah?

200

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life.

What is his old silk hat?

300

In the 1983 holiday favorite “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like this body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.

What is a woman’s leg? 

300

 “A Charlie Brown Christmas” features a Christmas song composed especially for the show, with lyrics written on the back on an envelope in ten minutes by the show’s producer.

What is “Christmas Time is Here”?

300

 Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate.

What is fruit cake?

300

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.

Who (or what) is Krampus?

300

More than 1.5 billion of these travel through the U.S. Postal Service every year.

What are Holiday cards?

400

There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film

 What is “Die Hard”?

400

Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!

What is “Last Christmas”?

400

This hispanic dish made of masa (corn meal) is usually made by the elders of the family the night before and the morning of christmas. 

what are tamales? 

400

This traditional unity cup is used during the Kwanza celebration to honor their ancestors 

What is Kikombe Cha Umoja ?

400

These three words are what best describe the Grinch, “and I quote.”

What are stink, stank, and stunk?

500

This recent horror movie takes place during the holidays has a creepy clown. Some would say this movie is a piece of "art"

What is Terrifier 3?

500

This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.

What is “Jingle Bells”?

500

 In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish.

What is figgy pudding?

500

It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you."

What is “Mele kalikimaka”?

500

The number of lights on the Griswold house in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

What is 25,000?