Holiday Songs
Holiday Traditions
Holiday Stories
Holiday Movies
Holiday Randoms
Holiday oddities
100
This famous song asks: "But do you recall....the most famous reindeer of all?"
What is "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"?
100
Kids leave this out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are Milk and Cookies?
100
This animated boy is sent to get a Christmas tree, but returns with this sad little thing:
Who is Charlie Brown?
100
In this holiday movie we're warned that "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear."
What is the movie Elf?
100
This year, Christmas falls on this day of the week.
What is Thursday?
100
Name this plant (spelled correctly), which grows in dry, hot conditions, but is oddly popular this time of year.
What is a Poinsettia?
200
This ubiquitous Mariah Carey Christmas song is probably already irritating you in every store you enter.
What is "All I Want for Christmas is You"?
200
This Empire's winter solstice holiday (on December 25) was replaced by Christmas.
What is the Roman empire?
200
CHALLENGE QUESTION!
Each team must first wager how much of their current score they want to risk on their knowledge of Holiday Stories! The category is: Spooky Christmas.
Once you have made your wager, you will either win that amount, or lose that amount! You can wager either up to your total or 2000 points, whichever is greater.
Name all the ghosts who visit Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
200
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, this is the name of the Grinch's dog.
Who is Max?
200
This activity results in the most injuries in November and December in the US.
What is holiday decorating injuries, 34% of which are falls.
200
Sometimes seen as Santa's evil opposite, this figure punishes bad children by beating them with sticks.
Who is Krampus?
300
Originally written as a movie theme song, this is the highest selling Christmas Song of all time.
What is "White Christmas"?
300
Popular Christmas beverage, a cinnamon packed "milk punch."
What is Eggnog?
300
In this fantasy novel, Father Christmas appears unexpectedly, giving gifts to help Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy fight the White Witch.
What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
300
What Disney movie celebrates both Halloween and Christmas?
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
300
Name any 5 of Santa's reindeers (spelling counts!).
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph?
300
Celebrated in the UK on December 26, this is traditionally a day for giving to those in need.
What is Boxing day?
400
In the song "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire," we see "folks dressed up like" this cultural group.
What are Eskimos?
400
The first gingerbread houses were inspired by this famous fairy tale.
What is "Hansel & Gretel"?
400
Visions of these danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” by Clement Clarke Moore.
What are sugar plums?
400
This is the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.
What is The Grinch?
400
This beverage company has been making commercials starring Santa Claus since the 1930's
What is Coca Cola?
400
During this war common soldiers on both sides declared an unofficial truce and enjoyed a Christmas meal together, before returning to killing each other the next day.
What is World War I?
500
Fill in the blank for this lyric: "__________ (repeated x3) and a happy new year!"
What is We wish you a Merry Christmas"?
500
In total, this is the number of candles lit by the end of Hanukkah?
What is Eight?
500
In O'Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," the couple gives each other ironic gifts. Name one of the two gifts.
Either a set of combs or a watch chain.
500
The island of misfit toys can be found in this stop-motion holiday movie.
What is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer?
500
The saint from which the modern Santa Claus was derived.
Who is St. Nicholas?
500
This restaurant, seen as fast food in the US, is a much-sought holiday destination in Japan, often requiring reservations made ahead of time.
What is KFC?
600
Buddy the Elf and Jovie (played by Zooey Deschanel) sing this song as a duet in the employee bathroom, in the movie Elf.
What is "Baby It's Cold Outside"?
600
Name this candelabra, lit during Kwanzaa.
What is a kinara?
600
This Christmas themed ballet features the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy".
What is The Nutcracker?
600
This actor played six different roles in Polar Express.
Who is Tom Hanks?
600
This is the Greek zodiac sign of a person born on Christmas Day.
What is Capricorn?
600
In this Nordic country, folks come together to build huge "Yule Goats," the most famous built in Gävle, like the one below.
What is Sweden?
700
Elvis sings about a Christmas of this color.
What is a "Blue Christmas"?
700
Famous type of cake made for Christmas (often mocked).
What is a Fruitcake?
700
In a famous newspaper editorial written in 1897 by Francis Church, editor of the New York Sun, Church responds to a young girl's desperate question, with "Yes, ______, there is a Santa Claus." This is that young girl's name.
What is Virginia?
700
This building is the setting for the holiday film, Die Hard.
What is the Nakatomi building?
700
Candy canes originated in this country.
What is Germany?
700
This holiday from Seinfeld is for "The rest of us."
What is Festivus?
800
CHALLENGE QUESTION!
Each team must first wager how much of their current score they want to risk on their knowledge of Holiday Songs! The category is: Song lyrics.
Once you have made your wager, you will either win that amount, or lose that amount! You can wager either up to your total or 2000 points, whichever is greater.
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many TOTAL BIRDS are given to the singer?
800
This country's use of a fir tree hung with apples would grow into the tradition of the Christmas tree.
What is Germany?
800
This author wrote the famous Christmas story about the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.
Who is Charles Dickens?
800
According to It's a Wonderful Life, this happens every time a bell rings.
What is 'An angel gets its wings'?
800
If you get kissed under mistletoe and look up, you'll see berries of this color.
What is white?
800
This artist, known mostly for his political cartoons, including originating the elephant symbol for the Republican party, first created the modern version of Santa Claus, with his red suit, bag, beard, and big belly.
Who is Thomas Nast?