Winter
Holiday Movies
Holiday History/Around the World
Holiday Songs
Potpourri
100

This mineral is used in both foods and to remove ice from roads.

What is salt?

100

In this movie, Adam Sandler voices over 4 characters, one being holiday humbug Davey Stone.

What is Eight Crazy Nights.

100

This ballet, which features the mouse king, first premiered in Russia in 1892

What is the Nutcracker?

100

These two reindeer are mentioned in the song "Here Comes Santa Claus" 

Who are Vixen and Blitzen?

100

This item brought Frosty the Snowman to life

What is an old silk hat?

200

This date is the official beginning of winter.

What is December 21st?

200

This item was the "major award" won by Ralphie's dad in A Christmas Story.

What is a lady's leg lamp?

200

In Japan, this dish is the customary meal on Christmas day.

What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
200

This was given on the 6th day of Christmas in the song "The 12 Days of Christmas"

What is 6 geese (a laying)?

200

This traditional holiday decoration is considered a parasitic plant.

What is Mistletoe?

300

This winter beverage is sometimes called milk punch.

What is egg nog?
300

This item was the first to go when the Grinch raided Whoville.

What are stockings?

300

5 million of this food item are consumed in Israel alone during Hanukkah each year.

What are Jelly donuts?

300

Thurl Ravenscroft, singer of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" also voices this cartoon character. 

Who is Tony the Tiger?

300

This holiday song was the first song to be broadcast in space.

What is Jingle Bells?

400

This animal turns white during the winter months and back to gray in the summer.

What is the Artic Fox?

400

The elf Hermy in Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer really wants to quit toy making to pursue this profession.

What is a dentist?

400

The story of Hanukkah occurred in this century.

What is the 2nd century BCE?

400

Brenda Lee was this age when she first recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

What is 13?

400

Santa Claus first appeared in Coca Cola advertisements in this decade.

What is the 1920s

500

Ice must be this thick to be skated on safely.

What is 4 inches?

500

This actor improvised all of his lines in the movie Home Alone.

Who is John Candy?

500

On the eve of St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 5th), Sinterklaas visits the children of Finland. Good children are given presents and the naughty children are taken to this country to learn to be good.

What is Spain?

500

This classic Christmas song debuted in the 1942 classic, Holiday Inn.

What is White Christmas?

500

The real St. Nicholas is from this country.

What is Turkey?