Holiday Jeopardy

Holiday Movies

100

This character has custody of his son on Christmas Eve. After a man in a Santa suit falls off his roof, they are magically transported to the North Pole. An elf explains that he must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives.

What is "The Santa Clause"?

200

This character was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a young child and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, he travels to New York City in search of his real father.

What is "Elf"?

300

What is the name of The Grinch's dog?

What is "Max"?

400

This movie is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Hanukkah Movie. It is inspired by the true story of University of Virginia Cavaliers basketball star Lamont Carr.

What is "Full-Court Miracle"?

500

Most Hallmark Holiday movies are filmed in this country.

What is Canada?

Holiday Songs

100

"Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet"

What is "Jingle Bell Rock"?

200

This well-known holiday carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965.

What is "Jingle Bells"?

300

"I'm spending Hanukkah in _____
Wearing sandals
Lighting candles by the sea"

What is "(I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica"?

400

Which of these celebrities is not mentioned in Adam Sandler’s "The Chanukah Song"?

• Leonard Nimoy
• Goldie Hawn
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Harrison Ford

What is "Ruth Bader Ginsburg"?

500

The Guinness Book of Records has named this song as not only the best-selling Christmas song of all time, but also the best-selling single generally of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold.

What is "White Christmas"?

Holiday Traditions

100

This game is played during Hanukkah, and involves a four-sided spinning top.

What is Dreidel?

200

Which sports league has played a game on Christmas Day almost every year since its inception in 1946?

What is the NBA?

300

Which of the following foods is not a traditional Hanukkah treat?

• Potato Latkes
• Beef Brisket
• Jelly Doughnuts
• Baklava

What is Baklava?

400

This red flower is also known as the "flower of the holy night."

What is a Poinsetta?

500

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

What is "Hansel and Gretel"?

Holiday Misc.

100

You might leave this out for the jolly man in the red suit.

What is milk and cookies?

200

What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?

What is Coca-Cola?

300

This brought Frosty the Snowman to life.

What is an old silk hat?

400

On average, how much do Americans spend per person on holiday gifts? (rounded to the nearest 10)

What is $1000?

500

What is the 12th thing delivered in the song "12 days of Christmas?"

What is a 12 Drummers Drumming?

New Years Misc.

100

What is the zodiac sign of someone born on January 1st?

What is Capricorn?

200

What was the most popular 2020 New Year’s resolution?

• Exercise more
• Save money
• Eat more healthily
• Lose weight

What is exercise more? (50%)

300

The highest box office sales for a movie shown on a New Year's Day were for which movie?

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Avatar
• Crocodile Dundee
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

What is "Avatar"?

400

The first ball to be dropped in New York’s Times Square happened in what year?

• 1907
• 1925
• 1938
• 1962

What is 1907?