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Now used annually in holiday decorations symbolizing the absence of evil to begin a new year, and firecrackers, what primary color is used to ward off the mythological monster Nian, of Chinese folklore, from causing mayhem in villages, according to the ancient legend of the origins of Lunar New Year
Red
100
You might leave this out for Santa Claus.
What is milk and cookies.
100
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," what magical country does the White Witch put a spell on so that it is always winter but never Christmas?
Narnia
100
Whamageddon is a challenge with competitors trying to make it through the holiday season without hearing what Wham Christmas song?
Last Christmas
100
In which country would you wish someone a "Joyeaux Noel".
What is France?
100
What U.S. state was the first to make Christmas an official holiday?
What is Alabama?
100
The first Winter Olympics held in this European city.
Chamonix, France
200
What is the name of the candelabra used by Jewish people to mark the 8 nights of Hanukkah?
Hanukkiah or Menorah
200
This Mexican beer brand has run the same holiday commercial, in which a palm tree is wrapped with Christmas lights, every year since.
What is Corona.
200
This movie is has an ongoing heated debate regarding if it is a Christmas movie.
What is Die Hard.
200
"I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me" are both lyrics in what popular Christmas song that was first recorded in 1951 and details a poor young boy being summoned by the Magi to Jesus's birth?
The Little Drummer Boy
200
Celebrated on December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe Day draws Catholics from around the world to pay homage to an image of the Virgin Mary located in what country?
What is Mexico?
200
What chocolate candy item is common for both Jewish and Christian children to receive during Christmas or Hanukkah?
Chocolate coins - Gelt
200
The first official sled race takes place this year.
1833
300
How many principles does Kwanzaa celebrate?
Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles known as the Nguzo Saba, which are unity (Umoja), self-determination (Kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (Ujima), cooperative economics (Ujamaa), purpose (Nia), creativity (Kuumba), and faith (Imani). These principles are meant to promote unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, economic empowerment, purposeful living, creativity, and faith within the African American community.
300
What cooking method is symbolic in traditional Hanukkah food preparation?
Frying in oil
300
Marking the celebration of the winter solstice, what four-letter holiday is one of the world’s oldest winter celebrations that is also a type of burning log that had its own on-demand channel on Roku in December 2023?
Yule
300
Name the song and the artist who, in 1994, released one of the few modern holiday songs to be added to the holiday song canon?
Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
300
Holidays like China’s Dongzhi Festival or the Hopi people’s Soyal are scheduled around December 21 every year in celebration of the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, know as this"s" term.
What is Solstice?
300
In 1870, which president, who was a commanding general during the Civil War, signed legislation to make Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day federal holidays?
Ulysses S. Grant
300
At the age of 14, she became the youngest and first-ever African-American to compete in alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Seba Johnson
400
More than 800 million people celebrate this festival in various ways. During the festivities, Hindus outside India visit mandirs (their places of worship) to give offerings to deities, light candles, and to share food.
What is Diwali
400
What traditional dish is served on Christmas in Germany?
What is "Weihnachtsgans" or a roast goose?
400
According to a survey by Dance magazine, what Christmas-themed Tchaikovsky ballet accounts for nearly half the annual revenue of many dance companies?
The Nutcracker
400
Which of these celebrities is NOT mentioned Adam Sandler’s "The Chanukah Song"? Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Goldie Hawn, Leonard Nimoy, or Harrison Ford?
What is Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
400
The home of the Real St. Nicholas. Hint: it is a country that starts with a T and is also the name of an animal.
What is Turkey?
400
A central item in Kwanzaa traditions, the kinara holds one black, three red, and three green of what item?
Candles
400
These 4 teams played in the first NFL football games to be broadcast on Christmas Day 1971.
Miami Dolphins V. Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys V. Minnesota Vikings
500
In Colombia, children's gifts are not put under the tree but are found:
At the foot of the bed.
500
While some households enjoy eating a roasted ham during the holidays, it's become a unique tradition in Japan since the 1970s for surges of families to buy their Christmas dinners from what fast-food restaurant chain founded by Harland David Sanders?
KFC
500
Which Nickelodeon animated series made history by becoming one of the first American children’s television shows to air a Hanukkah special in December 1996?
Rugrats
500
This song was recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano.
What is Feliz Navidad
500
This ruler of England abolished Christmas during their reign.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
500
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States?
-80 F
500
Beginning in 2012, the NBA allowed teams playing on Christmas Day to wear alternate uniforms. How did the Christmas uniforms differ from teams' normal attire?
First names on back of jersey.