Quotable Christmas
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Jingle Bell Time
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry
The Noel-it-Alls
400

"You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"

What is A Christmas Story (1983)?

400

In this country, fried chicken is a Christmas staple.

Where is Japan?

400

In the 1950 song Frosty the Snowman what is Frosty's nose made from?

What is a button?

400

This is what children usually leave for Santa on Christmas Eve night.

What are cookies and milk?

400

You must kiss if you're caught under this.

What is mistletoe?

800

"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup."

What is Elf (2003)?

800
In Austria, this figure puts naughty boys and girls into his sack.

Who is Krampus?

800

This is what Alvin wants in the 1959 Chipmunk Song.

What is a hula-hoop?

800

These are the three main ingredients of eggnog.

What are eggs, cream (or milk), and sugar?

800

These are the gifts the wisemen brought to Jesus.

*DAILY DOUBLE*

What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?

1200

"Oh, the silent majesty of a winter's morn; the clean, cool chill of the holiday air; and an asshole in his bathrobe, emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer."

What is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)?

1200

In Iceland, people exchange this on Christmas Eve instead of traditional gifts.

What are books? (Jólabókaflóð) 

1200
In this 1979 classic, "you can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, we believe."

What is Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer?

1200

Ham is chosen by 74% of hosts for Christmas dinner, while 59% choose this bird.

What is turkey?

1200

This is the meaning of "X" in "Xmas."

Who is Christ. (X is the greek letter "chi" which is the first letter in Christ; "XP" are the first two letters of Christ in Greek, first used as a Christian symbol in the 4th century by Constantine. In 1021 "XPmas" was first used to symbolize the celebration of the birth of Christ.) 

1600

"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!"

What is How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)?

1600

In Norway, people hide this on Christmas Eve.

What is a broom?

1600

This has been the most downloaded Christmas song of 2025.

*DAILY DOUBLE*

What is All I Want For Christmas is You?

1600

This traditional British desert is doused in brandy and set on fire before serving.

What is Christmas pudding (plum pudding)?

1600

In 1882 Edward Johnson created this decoration. It was much safer than candles.

What are Christmas Tree lights?

2000

“You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.”

What is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)?

2000

This nation is responsible for the popularization of the modern advent calendar counting down the days until Christmas.

What is Germany?

2000

This Christmas song contains the lyrics, "Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together,
Through the cold wind’s wild lament and the bitter weather."

What is Good King Wenceslas?

2000

This is the amount of time a properly stored fruitcake can theoretically remain edible. 

What is about 25 years?

2000

This president made Christmas a federal holiday.

Who is Ulysses S. Grant? (In 1870)