Holiday Trivia

Holidays Around the Globe

100

The Yiddish word for “spinning top,” as played on Hanukkah

Dreidel

200

Noel means this in French

What is Christmas

300

The word “Kwanzaa” comes from a phrase meaning, “first fruits,” in this language

Swahili

400

The first artificial Christmas tree was made in Germany towards the end of the 19th century. What was the tree made out of?

What is "feathers"?

500

The holiday that Ireland celebrates the day after Christmas

What is St Stephens Day?

Holiday Misc.

100

“Eight Crazy Nights” is an animated Hanukkah movie starring which comedian?

Adam Sandler

200

The amount of dollars the average American spends on Christmas gifts

What is $1000 

300

"Hanukkah" translates to this English word

What is Dedication

400

This U.S. state was the first to make Christmas an official holiday

What is Alabama?

500

How much money do Americans spend (on average) on holiday gifts per person?

What is $1000 per person 

Holiday Movies

100

The color of the Grinch.

What is green?

200

The highest grossing Christmas movie of all time

What is Home Alone

300

The "Miracle on 34th Street" took place in this U.S. city.

What is New York City?

400

 In the 1964 classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” he was Rudolph’s faithful elf companion

Hermey

500

In the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" everytime this happens an angel gets it's wings.

What is a bell rings?

Holiday Tunes

100

In the carol "the 12 days of christmas", the gift given on the first day"

What is a partridge in a pear tree

200

In "Santa Claus in Coming To Town", the kids are told not do this.

What is pout and cry?

300

This well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965

Jingle Bells

400

The kind of sleigh used in Jingle Bells.

What is a one-horse open sleigh?

500

In the Christmas carol, "We wish you a Merry Christmas" the carolers are pretty insistent they get this treat before leaving..

What is figgy pudding

Holiday History

100

This Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892

What is The Nutcracker?

200

The town of Bethlehem was once part of this empire.

What is the Roman Empire?

300

The century in which the term "X-Mas" was invented

In the 1500s by the Greeks! Fun fact: "Christos" in Greek begins with the letter X.) 

400

The home of the Real St. Nicholas. .

What is Turkey?

500

When this person ruled England, he/she abolished Christmas. (a) Queen Elizabeth (b) Oliver Cromwell (c)Henry VIII

Who is Oliver Cromwell?