🎬 Holiday Movies
🌍 Christmas Traditions (Global)
🎶 Holiday Music (Lyrics & History)
❄️ Winter Science & Nature
🎁 Random Holiday Facts
100

This 1947 film introduced the idea of Santa working out of the U.S. Post Office.

What is Miracle on 34th Street?

100

n Spain, this Christmas tradition involves a giant log that “poops” presents.

What is Caga Tió?

100

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” was first published in this century.

What is the 16th century?

100

At what temperature (Fahrenheit) does water freeze?

What is 32°F?

100

Santa’s original suit in early illustrations was often this color.

What is green?

200

This holiday film is narrated by an older version of Ralphie Parker.

What is A Christmas Story?


200

Children in Norway leave this out on Christmas Eve to ward off witches.

What are brooms?

200

This holiday song holds the record for most versions recorded by different artists.

What is Silent Night?

200

This term describes snow that partially melts and refreezes.

What is sleet?

200

The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written for this holiday.

What is Thanksgiving?

300

This Christmas movie takes place almost entirely in an airport terminal.

What is Love Actually?

300

In Ukraine, Christmas trees are often decorated with this symbol of good fortune.

What are spider webs?

300

“White Christmas” was first performed in this 1942 film.

What is Holiday Inn?

300

This phenomenon causes snow to sparkle due to light reflection.

What is refraction?

300

This beverage was popular in medieval Europe and contained ale, spices, and sugar.

What is wassail?

400

The villain Hans Gruber was played by this actor in a controversial “Christmas movie.”

Who is Alan Rickman?

400

In Japan, Christmas dinner commonly consists of this American fast-food chain.

What is KFC?

400

This composer wrote “The Nutcracker.”

Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

400

No two snowflakes are alike because of changes in this atmospheric condition.

What is temperature and humidity?

400

This 19th-century poem helped define Santa’s modern image.

What is “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?

500

This silent-era Christmas film inspired many later adaptations of Dickens’ classic.

What is A Christmas Carol?

500

In which country did the first known Advent calendar originate?

What is Germany?

500

The original lyrics of “Jingle Bells” mention this mode of transportation.

What is a sleigh?

500

This animal lowers its heart rate dramatically to survive winter hibernation.

What is a bear?

500

This country is the world’s largest exporter of Christmas trees.

What is the United States?