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Where in the world?
100

This king was trying to kill baby Jesus.

Who is King Herod?

100

The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on this real-life department store.

What is Macy's?

100

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

What is a Blue Christmas?

100

The word 'Hanukkah' (of which there are many spellings) means this.

What is "dedication"?

100

Mary and Joseph set out for this town to respond to the census called by Caesar Augustus.

What is Bethlehem?

200

This book of the Bible features the events leading up to, including, and after the birth of Jesus.

What is Luke?

200

In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, this happens every time a bell rings.

What is an angel gets its wings?

200

According to the song, my true love gave this to me on the eighth day of Christmas.

What are "eight maids a-milking"?

200

Hanukkah is also known as a Festival of these...

What is a Festival of Lights?

200

Eggnog originated in this country.

What is England?

300

These people visited Jesus the night he was born after receiving a message from an angel of the Lord.

Who are shepherds?

300

This Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express.

Who is Tom Hanks?

300

This Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”.

What is "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"?

300

Food during Hanukkah is cooked in this, representing that which burned for 8 nights instead of 1.

What is oil?

300

St. Nicholas born in this modern-day country.

What is Turkey? (originally Patara, a city in the ancient district of Lycia, in Asia Minor)

400

According to the Gospel of Luke, this person said, "As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy."

Who is Elizabeth?

400

 In the movie Elf, this was the first rule of The Code of Elves.

What is "Treat everyday like Christmas"?

400

This popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving.

What is "Jingle Bells"?

400

This is the name of the middle candle of the menorah, used to light all the others.

What is the shamash?

400

This country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree.

What is Germany?

500
The Prophet Isaiah foretold of a virgin who would give birth to a son whose name would be "Immanuel", which means this.

What is "God with us"?

500

This was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time.

What is Home Alone?

500

This is the best-selling Christmas song ever.

What is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby?

500

Hanukkah is the celebration of a military victory over this group of people.

Who are the Maccabees?

500

This Pope instituted the presence of the Vatican’s Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square.

Who is Pope John Paul II?