Christmas Music
Reason for the Season
It's not what you think
Christmas Food
Christmas Tree History
100
Elvis Presley sings about this kind of Christmas.
What is Blue Christmas.
100
The town where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem.
100
The father of Jesus.
Who is God.
100
This dairy beverage is only in stores during the holidays.
What is eggnog.
100
This was the first type of tree used as a Christmas tree
What is a fir tree.
200
Frosty's nose is made of this.
What is a button.
200
Mary and Joseph escape to this country after being warned in a dream that Herod wanted to destroy Jesus.
What is Egypt.
200
This Christmas plant can cause death when ingested by pets.
What is mistletoe. Poinsettias are only mildly toxic.
200
The colors on this food represent the blood and purity of Jesus.
What is the candy cane.
200
Prior to the sparkling garland we have today, these two items were strung on twine and wrapped around the tree.
What are cranberries and popcorn.
300
In the lyrics from the carol "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" the prettiest sight to see is this.
What is the holly that will be on your own front door.
300
This group of people were the first to be told that the Son of God had been born.
Who are the shepherds.
300
This is the town where Jesus grew up.
What is Nazareth.
300
This franco-american dish is a staple during the holidays. (extra 100 points if you say it in french)
What is meat pie. (Tourtiere)
300
Bakers made these to hang on the first Christmas trees.
What is gingerbread men.
400
This duet is sung by Will Ferrell and his retail store crush in the shower scene of "Elf".
What is Baby It's Cold Outside.
400
Mary was told by an angel that she would give birth to the savior of the world and he would be called this, which means "God with us".
What is Emmanuel.
400
Jingle Bells was originally written for this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving. (composed by James Lord Pierpont in the 1850s for his Boston Sunday school class as a way to commemorate the famed Medford sleigh races.)
400
The gingerbread house came from this country.
What is Germany.
400
This fruit preceded Christmas ornaments and represented the knowledge of good and evil.
What are red apples.
500
This funky Christmas song was released by the Waitresses in 1981.
What is Christmas Wrappings.
500
Through her marriage to Joseph, Mary and Jesus become a part of this lineage. Hint: God promised this.
What is David's.
500
This many wise men came to visit Jesus.
What is unknown. The bible only says wise magi, which is plural, but it doesn't give a number.
500
This popular children's snack was first introduced around Christmastime in 1902.
What are animal crackers. (The string on the box was originally intended to be used to hang the boxes on Christmas trees.)
500
During the 1930 war in England, Christmas trees were erected to build this.
What is morale.