Thanksgiving
Black Friday
Christmas
New Years
Holiday Traditions
100

What is the typical main dish of the Thanksgiving Meal?

What is a Turkey?

100

What is the day of the week Black Friday always falls on?

What is the Friday after Thanksgiving?

100

Who is the legendary figure who delivers gifts to children on Christmas Eve?

Who is Santa Claus?

100

What is another name for December 31st?

What is New Year's Eve

100

This sweet drink is famously sold only during the holiday season and is often spiked with brandy or rum.

What is Eggnog?

200

This famous ________ parade in New York City features giant balloons and marching bands.

What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

200

This term is used to describe the surge in online shopping that takes place the Monday after Thanksgiving?

What is Cyber Monday?

200

According to the Gospel of Matthew, these three travelers followed a star to Bethlehem and brought gifts.

Who are the Three Wise Men (or Magi)?

200

This is the name of the illuminated ball that drops at midnight in New York City.

What is the Times Square Ball?

200

This plant, which is the subject of a popular holiday song, is traditionally hung in doorways and encourages kissing underneath it.

What is Mistletoe?

300

The first harvest celebration between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people took place in this modern-day state. (Name City and State)

What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?

300

This major U.S. retailer is often credited with being the first to offer "doorbuster" deals on Black Friday in the early 2000s.

What is Walmart (or Kmart)?

300

This is the title of the famous 1843 novella by Charles Dickens.

What is a Christmas Carol?

300

This is the name of the goddess who is traditionally honored in the Roman festival of Saturnalia, which later influenced the celebration of New Year's Day.

Who is Juno?

300

The custom of lighting a menorah for eight nights is central to this Jewish holiday.

What is Hanukkah?

400

In 1941, the US Congress officially set Thanksgiving as the ______ ___________ in ______

What is the Fourth Thursday in November?

400
The term "Black Friday" originated in Philadelphia in the 1960's to describe the heavy traffic and congestion caused by this annual event.

What is the Army-Navy game?

400

In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the gift given on the fourth day is.

What are Calling Birds?

400

This is the name of the traditional New Year's Day meal often eaten in the Southern U.S. for good luck and prosperity.

What are Black-Eyed Peas (or Hoppin' John)?

400

The Italian-American tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes is typically eaten on the evening of this day.

What is Christmas Eve (or December 24)?

500

The first person to issue a national Thanksgiving Proclamation was this Founding Father in 1789.

Who is George Washington?

500

This retail holiday, created by American Express in 2010, takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

What is Small Business Saturday?

500

This U.S. President was the first to have a Christmas tree placed in the White House, doing so in 1856.

Who is Franklin Pierce?

500

The traditional Scottish song "Auld Lang Syne," sung at midnight, translate roughly to this English phrase.

What is "For old time's sake" (or "times gone by")?

500

In Germany and other European countries, this mythological figure, who accompanies St. Nicholas, is tasked with punishing naughty children.

Who is Krampus?