Songs
"Vision of Love" ruled the summer for Mariah Carey, who's become the signature fixture at the top of the Billboard charts each holiday season. According to her famous Christmas song, she only wants one thing. What is it?
You
Although the most popular song on the film's soundtrack is "This Is Halloween" and the main character's name is Jack Skellington, the 1993 cult-classic Tim Burton film that was nominated for a visual effects Oscar includes what OTHER holiday in the film's title?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Which popular holiday beverage is a rich blend of dairy, sugar, and the yolks and whites of a certain chicken product?
Eggnog
Which holiday marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year?
Rosh Hashanah
The holiday now known as Presidents' Day originated as a day of remembrance for what U.S. President, who died in 1799 and was born on February 22, 1732?
George Washington
What holiday single, originally titled “The One Horse Open Sleigh” by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, was the first song played in space in 1965 by Gemini 6A astronauts Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford?
Jingle Bells
The Halloween classic "Hocus Pocus" is set in what guessable Massachusetts city?
Salem
In Spain, a tradition in the first seconds of the New Year is to quickly eat 12 uvas for good luck. In English, what fruit are uvas?
Grapes
Which country is believed to have started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Long before Earth Day, what holiday was first proposed by J. Sterling Morton, a newspaper editor in Nebraska City, resulting in the planting of one million trees in Nebraska on April 10, 1872?
Arbor Day
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what article of clothing made Frosty come to life?
Old Silk Hat
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve this movie based on a classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
The Polar Express
What bean is traditionally eaten in the South on New Year’s Day as a symbol for good luck in the coming year?
Black-eyed peas
During which festival are windows and doors left unlocked with the hope that Lakshmi will enter the houses and bless the occupants with success and wealth.
Diwali
What war’s armistice, which famously went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year it was signed, was the origin of the Veterans Day holiday that Americans now observe?
World War One
According to the English lyrics of 'The Dreidel Song' which children sing at Hanukkah, out of what material is a dreidel made?
Clay
In Elf, what department store does Buddy get a job at?
Gimbels
Wanting to capitalize on the success of the “Peanuts” comic strip, which soda company commissioned “A Charlie Brown Christmas” as a holiday special in the mid-1960s?
Coca-Cola
The annual hot air balloon festival that takes place in Colorado Springs near Memorial Park occurs during what holiday?
Labor Day
What arid U.S. state, known for its hundreds of ghost towns, was admitted to the Union on Halloween 1864?
Nevada
According to the classic holiday song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many "geese a-laying" are given on each day by the narrator's true love?
Six
What are the burglars in Home Alone known as?
The Wet Bandits
Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day has been a tradition since the 1970s in what nation on the other side of the world from Kentucky?
Japan
In which country is it tradition to hide all brooms in the house on Christmas Eve?
Norway
What were the original 4 holidays when Congress created national holidays on June 28, 1870?
New Year's Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day