Show:
Holiday Songs
Cinematic Cities
What's for dinner?
Linguophile
Happened this month
100

Who has a button nose and two eyes made out of coal?

Frosty the Snowman

100

In the first Home Alone, the McCallister family planning to spend Christmas in this city of lights.

Paris

100

These fried potato pancakes are often eaten during Hannukah, and symbolize the oil used to light the menorah for 8 days.

Latkes

100

Joyeux Noël

French

100

Dec 19: 1843. This iconic story of Ebeneezer Scrooge is first published.

A Christmas Carol

200
According to a popular Christmas song, what is roasting on an open fire?

Chestnuts

200

Buddy the Elf travels from the North Pole to this metropolitan center to find his dad.

New York City

200
In Japan, many families will need to reserve their spot up to 2 months before Christmas at this fast-food restaurant headquartered in Louisville.

KFC

200

חנוכה שמח

Hebrew

200

Dec 12, 1980: This one of the American Big 5 IT companies makes its IPO. Noted for a campaign called "Think Different".

Apple

300

What did the singer's true love give to them on the 3rd day of Christmas?

Three French hens

300

Love Actually opens in the 3rd busiest airport in the world, set in this city.

London

300

This Italian cake is made with candied fruit, chocolate, raisins, and nuts.

Pannetone

300

Giáng sinh vui vẻ

Vietnamese

300

Pancha Ganapati is a 5 day festival of this religion celebrated from the 21st to the 25th in honor of Ganesha.

Hinduism

400

This song provided the backing track to the famous talent show dance in the movie Mean Girls.

Jingle Bell Rock

400

In The Holiday, Iris (Kate Winslet) travels from England to this west coast city in a home swap with Amanda (Cameron Diaz)

Los Angeles

400

Kołaczki is a flaky, jelly-filled confection, with dough often made with sour cream or cream cheese from this Eastern European country.

Poland

400

Mele Kalikimaka

Hawaiian

400

This Roman deity is celebrated on December 17th, and is the namesake of a day of the week.

Saturn

500

"I hear those sleigh bells ringing" is a lyric from which ultrafamous Christmas hit?

All I want for Christmas is you

500

In Home Alone 2, Kevin's family leaves him in NYC, heading instead to this sunny locale.

Miami, Florida

500

Primarily made of suet, egg, molasses, spices, and dried fruits, this English food is set alight with brandy immediately before it is served.

Christmas Pudding

500

Nollaig Shona

Irish

500

Dec 22: 1882: This inventor creates the first string of Christmas tree lights.

Thomas Edison