Holiday Facts
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Christmas Dishes Around the World
New Years Eve
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This holiday beverage is traditionally made with eggs, egg yolk, sugar, milk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.  Spike it with a little rum to make it fun!

What is eggnog

100

"Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"

What is Elf

100

"I don't want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need.  I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree."

What is All I Want for Christmas is You

100

This British steamed cake-like dessert is traditionally made with suet (which is raw beef or mutton fat), eggs, brown sugar, breadcrumbs, spices, dried fruits, and brandy.

What is Figgy pudding

100

Pop this and cheers to your friends and loved ones when the ball drops at midnight.

What is champagne

200

How many nights does Hannukah last?

What is 8

200

"Fraa-jeel-aay (Fragile)! It must be Italian!"

What is A Christmas Story

200

"This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special."

What is Last Christmas

200

This is an Italian-American celebration of Christmas Eve with dishes of fish and other seafood.  The meal's components may include some combination of anchovies, whiting, lobster, sardines, dried salt cod, smelts, eels, squid, octopus, shrimp, mussels, and clams.

What is Feast of the Seven Fishes

200

This Roman Emperor was the first to declare January 1st a national holiday.

Who is Julius Caesar

300

This type of calendar only has 24 days in it, and many modern ones are filled with treats behind each numbered door.

What is an advent calendar

300

"I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love."

What is A Charlie Brown Christmas

300

"My mother will start to worry, my father will be pacing the floor.  So, really, I'd better scurry.  But maybe just a half a drink more."

What is Baby, It's Cold Outside

300

Traditionally served on Christmas Eve in this country, pan de jamón is a sweet/savory bread filled with roasted ham, raisins and green olives.

Where is Venezuela

300

This crime happens on New Years Day more than any other holiday.

What is car theft

400

During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.

What is Rockefeller Center

400

“4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the abyss. 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me. I can't cancel that again. 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing. I'm booked. Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9, I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness."

What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version)

400

"She didn't see me creep down the stairs to have a peep.  She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep."

What is I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

400

In this country, the main celebratory Christmas meal, called Le Reveillon, is eaten on Christmas Eve and not Christmas Day.

Where is France

400

This Scottish song is popularly sung in many English-speaking languages to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

What is Auld Lang Syne

500

These are the names of Santa's 9 reindeers.

What is...Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph

500

"Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."

What is Polar Express

500

"You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, let's be jolly.  Deck the halls with boughs of holly."

What is Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

500

A traditional Christmas meal in this country is fried carp and potato salad, and is often accompanied by a fish soup prepared from carp leftovers.

Where is the Czech Republic

500

If you're looking to bring harmony, growth, freshness, and energy into the new year, wear this color on New Year's Eve.

What is green