Holiday Traditions
The candles on a Menorah are lit this part of the day: Morning or afternoon or night
Are Menorah candles lit after sundown?
What us Die Hard (1968)?
This holiday song tops the Billboard's list of the greatest of all time holiday 100 songs
These are the exact dates of winter
What season is December 21-March 19?
This drink is curdled with ale, sweetened and spiced
What is eggnog?
The year the people started using pine trees as a holiday decoration
What tradition did the Cathedral of Strasbourg start in the 16th hundred?
What is the toy Jack in the Box?
This song is played during the movie, Mean Girls, when they danced for the talent show.
What is Jingle Bells Rocks?
This term is used for soft, fluffy snow that falls gently and accumulates easily
What is Powder Snow?
In this country, KFC is a traditional Christmas Dinner
What is Japan? (Since the 1970)
These are the two nicknames for Santa Claus
Who is Saint Nick and Kris Kringle?
What is The Grinch (2018) grossing nearly $513 million?
This song was the first song to be played in space
What is Jingle Bells ( also the first song ever to be played in space)?
This is the term for a period of abnormally cold weather with snow
What is a cold snap?
This pastry is most eaten during Hanukkah
What is Jelly filled donuts (sufganiyot)?
This decoration is made from parasitic plants
What is the mistletoe?
In the movie, Polar Express, Tom Hank plays these many characters...
Does Tom Hanks play 7 characters?
The main character, the MC dad, the conductor, the old man on top of the train, the Scrooge puppet, the narrator and Santa Claus
This type of pipe is held by Frosty the snowman
What is a corncob pipe?
What is the longest night of the year and is celebrated as a holiday of the sun "returning"
What is Winter Solstice?
This country created the first Yule Log
What is France? (Created in the early 1900's)
According to the Italian tradition, this character delivers gifts during the eve of Epiphany (The Twelfth Night of Christmas)
Who is the a old lady/witch named Befana?
This Christmas movie begins on a different holiday
What is The Nightmare before Christmas?
This actor was in Lord of the Rings, was an actual Spy for WW2, and has a metal Christmas Album
Who is Christopher Lee?
This winter sport is where athletes glide on skis, while shooting at targets
What is Biathlon
This fairy tale inspired the gingerbread houses
What is the Brothers Grimm “Hansel and Gretel”?