Holiday Musical Hits
This is the specific food item being cooked by the fire in the first line of the song "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).
What are chestnuts?
The name of the greedy, mean-spirited man who is visited by three spirits in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
This is the traditional name for the rich, chilled beverage made with milk, cream, sugar, and whipped eggs.
What is egg nog?
In the Northern Hemisphere, which date marks the shortest day and longest night of the year?
What is the winter solstice
There were no creatures stirring on the night before Christmas, not even one of these.
What is a mouse?
This famous British musician wrote, sang, and played every instrument on his 1979 holiday song, "Wonderful Christmastime."
Who is Paul McCartney
In the film Elf, this is the name of Buddy's biological father, a cynical children's book publisher.
Who is Walter Hobbs?
This type of meat, often served glazed with brown sugar and cloves, is a popular centerpiece for many holiday dinners.
What is Ham
This Canadian sport is known as the "Roaring Game" and involves sliding polished granite stones across the ice toward a target
What is curling
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
This famous crooner sang the most popular version of "White Christmas," considered the best-selling single of all time.
Who is Bing Crosby
The two famous siblings who star as themselves in the 1954 classic White Christmas.
Who are Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye?
A festive cookie with a spicy kick, often decorated with icing
What is gingerbread?
Snowflakes are always based on what specific geometric shape, due to the hydrogen bonding of water molecules?
What is a hexagon
Which country did eggnog come from?
What is England
It is Hawaii’s way to say, “Merry Christmas to you.”
What is “Mele kalikimaka”?
This film holds the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.
What is Home Alone?
Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate
What is fruitcake
Which state has the most ski resorts?
What is New York
This brought Frosty the Snowman to life.
What is an old silk hat?
How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded the song “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree?
What is 13
This Christmas film, released in 1946, is a mandatory watch for George Bailey and has an angel named Clarence trying to earn his wings.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
What fast food restaurant is popular in Japan on Christmas?
What is KFC
The world's first modern Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924 in what country?
What is France
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
What is Macy’s?