Holiday History
The country credited with first putting up a Christmas tree.
What is Germany?
The name for the shortest day of the year.
What is Winter Solstice?
The city Kevin McCallister's family vacationed in when they left him behind in the movie Home Alone.
What is Paris?
The giant fruit dropped in Georgia annually on New Year's Eve.
What is a peach?
The treat that carolers insist they get before leaving in the Christmas carol, "We wish you a Merry Christmas".
What is figgy pudding?
The number of days the oil burned for in the war against the greek army.
(hint: the reason Hanukkah is celebrated for the number of days it is)
What is 8?
The winter/holiday beverage that is also referred to as "milk punch".
What is Eggnog?
The Hollywood actor that played six different roles in The Polar Express.
Who is Tom Hanks?
The country where it is typical to eat 12 grapes as the clock tower chimes 12 times at midnight on New Year's Eve.
What is Spain?
The number of drummers drumming in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas".
What is 12?
The famous fairy tale from 1800s that is thought to have inspired the first gingerbread houses.
What is "Hansel and Gretel"?
The TV show character who was the first person to say the famous quote "Winter is coming".
Who is Ned Stark?
The highest grossing Christmas movie to date.
What is "The Grinch"? (2018 version)
The number of principles that Kwanzaa is centered around.
What is 7?
The piece of clothing Frosty wears that is considered to be magical based on the song Frosty the Snowman.
What is an old silk hat?
The first U.S State to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
What is Alabama?
The country with the highest number of medals from the Winter Olympics.
What is Norway?
The four main food groups as described by Buddy in the movie Elf.
What are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup?
The fast-food chain traditionally eaten in Japan on Christmas Day due to a successful marketing campaign by the company in the 1970s.
What is KFC?
The language Silent Night was originally written in before being translated into many other languages.
What is German?
The home of the real St. Nicholas
What is Turkey?
The snowiest year in Boston history.
When is 2015?
The name of the neighbors whose dog ate the Christmas turkey in the movie A Christmas Story.
Who are the Bumpeses?
The first year that the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was put up.
What is 1933?
The song that was originally written in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont and was first performed for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
What is Jingle Bells?