Traditions
This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.
What is the Elf on a Shelf?
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.
What are pinatas?
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.
What is Tickle Me Elmo?
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.
What is “Die Hard”?
What is the average length of a ‘Turkey Trot’?
3k or 5miles
Edible houses with candy decorations are made from this traditional baked substance.
What is gingerbread?
Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.
What are Christmas crackers?
What toy launched in the 1950s and resurfaced from a "Toy Story" Appearance?
Mr. Potato Head
Rather than dining on turkey, the Whos in Whoville in Dr. Seuss’s Christmas classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” enjoy this descriptively named main dish.
What is roast beast?
What is the name of the character in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving who wears a chef hat?
Snoopy
In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what food item is hidden on the Christmas tree?
Pickle
What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
What popular 1980s toy was the subject of long lines and even riots due to high demand?
Cabbage Patch Dolls
These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”.
What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?
When was the first Thanksgiving NFL football game? (Decade or Year)
1934 ('30s)
How many days is Kwanza celebrated for?
7, one for each day of the seven Swahili principles
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
In a Christmas Story, Ralphie wanted this for a present.
Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun
Which of Santa’s reindeer was the subject of a 1989 movie starring Sam Elliot?
Prancer
Who was the U.S. President that declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
How many blessings are recited on the first night of Hanukkah?
Three
In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
Japan
What was one the most popular holiday present in 2000?
Razor Scooter
Playstation 2
Bratz Dolls
“Miracle on 34th Street” centers on what real-life department store?
Macys
Which American President instituted the annual "turkey pardon" at the White House?
George H. W. Bush