Historical Happenings
XMAS Treats
XMAS Jingles
XMAS Movies
(non-Hallmark)
Cultural Competency
100

Baby Jesus was born in which city?

Bethlehem

100

What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”

Eggnog

100

What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?

What is Holy Night

100

Department store featured in Miracle on 34th Street

What is Macy's 

100

How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?

Feliz Navidad

200

What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?

The Nutcracker

200

What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?

What is Coca Cola 

200

Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?

Who are Dancer, Dasher, Dixon

200

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

What is Paris

200

Which country has the holiday folklore tradition of “La Befana,” an old woman (often portrayed as a witch) who delivers presents in shoes set near the fireplace?

Italy

300

When gold was dropped down the chimney of the home of three poor sisters, it created what Christmas tradition?

What is Christmas Stockings

300

According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?

What are Candy Canes
300

 Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a….

What is Blue Christmas

300

Why couldn’t Ralphie have a BB gun in A Christmas Story?

What is "you'll shoot your eye out kid!"

300

What country has the tradition of filling children’s clogs with candy and treats on December 5?

The Netherlands

400

What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?

What is Tinsel
400

 In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?

Who are Hansel and Gretel
400

What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?

White Christmas

400

What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?

Who is Scott Calvin

400

According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?

Who is Krampus

500

Who was the original Santa Claus?

Who is a Christian bishop Saint Nicholas

500

What is the significance of a Yule Log?

The popular cake symbolizes the log you should burn on Christmas Eve. If the log goes out before the morning, it is believed you will face bad luck in the new year.

500

What holiday was "Jingle Bells" written for?

What is Thanksgiving

500

 In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?

What is An angel gets its wings

500

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

What is Germany