Holiday Traditions
Around the World
Around the World
In the UK, the day after Christmas is known by this name and is considered a public holiday.
What is Boxing Day?
"Keep the change, ya filthy animal."
What is Home Alone?
This red berry is one of only three fruits native to North America.
What is the cranberry?
Mariah Carey’s holiday hit first released in 1994 but didn’t hit #1 until this decade.
What are the 2010s?
The first Thanksgiving lasted this many days.
What is three?
In China, families celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by eating these filled pastries.
What are mooncakes?
Bah, humbug!
What is A Christmas Carol?
This bread-based dish is often cooked inside a turkey—but many people now bake it separately.
What is stuffing?
The phrase “Winter is Coming” became iconic from this 2011 HBO series
What is Game of Thrones?
This U.S. city is home to the oldest continuously running Thanksgiving parade, first held in 1920.
What is Philadelphia?
This country hides a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree; the first child to find it gets an extra gift.
What is Germany?
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
What is Elf?
Benjamin Franklin wanted this bird—NOT the eagle—to be America’s national symbol.
What is a turkey?
The Grinch’s heart famously grows by this many sizes
What is three?
Thanksgiving became an official national holiday under this U.S. president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
On New Year’s Eve, people in Spain traditionally eat 12 of these—one for each chime at midnight.
What are Grapes?
“Welcome to the party, pal!”
What is Die Hard?
“Spatchcocking” a turkey involves removing this part of the bird to help it cook faster and more evenly
What is the backbone?
This fictional Christmas creature’s heart is “two sizes too small.”
What is Grinch?
The indigenous people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving with settlers were the ______ tribe.
Who are the Wampanoag?
In Japan, a surprisingly popular Christmas meal is from this American fast-food chain.
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken? (KFC)
"The thing about trains… it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on."
What is Polar Express?
Wild turkeys can fly, but most supermarket turkeys cannot because of this selective trait.
What is their oversized breast muscle (bred for meat production)?
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry receives this enchanted gift for his first Christmas at Hogwarts
What is the Invisiblity Cloak?
This English-speaking member of the Wampanoag tribe famously acted as interpreter between the Pilgrims and indigenous people.
Who is Squanto?