Country
On St. Nicholas' feast day adults would typically leave little gifts in the shoes of children. What country does the belief that Santa delivered gifts come from?
A.) Dutch
B.) Holland
C.) United States
B.) Holland
True or False?
While filming How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the actors who played the Whos in Whoville attended "Who-School" to learn how Whos behave.
True
It's rumored that the Grinch's iconic coloring was inspired by the lead animator's rental car, which was an ugly shade of _________?
Green
Christmas trees usually grow for how many years before they are harvested and sold? But don't worry! Every time a Christmas tree is harvested, two or three are planted in its place.
A.) 5 years
B.) 15 years
C.) 20 years
B.) 15 years
What are the three most covered Christmas songs?
White Christmas
Jingle Bells
Hanging stockings comes from a ________ legend of a poor man who received a bag of gold from St. Nicholas! The gold fell into stockings drying by the fireplace!
A.) United States
B.) Germany
C.) Dutch
C.) Dutch
What actor voiced six characters in The Polar Express. He played the Grown Hero Boy, the Father, the Conductor, the Hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus!
Tom Hanks
True or False?
It's a Wonderful Life did well in the box office when it was first released?
Reduce, reuse, and recycle! What place collect old Christmas trees and use them as food for the animals!
Zoos
Sugarplums are filled with what filling?
they are chocolate candies filled with cream, jam, or other sweet fillings inside
What country decorates Christmas trees with spiders and spider webs?
A.) England
B.) Scotland
C.) Poland
C.) Poland
Before Jim Carrey was chosen to play the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. What two actors auditioned for the role?
Eddie Murphy
Jack Nicholson
Buddy's outfit in what movie was inspired by the outfits the elves wear in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Elf
Santa Claus ran for this official position in the United States in both 2008 and 2012!
President
True or False
Oh Canada! Is Santa Claus an official Canadian citizen with his postal code as HOH OHO!
True
Naughty or nice? The tradition of children getting coals in their stocking come from
A.) France
B.) Italy
C.) Denmark
B.) Italy
What actor who plays Ralphie in A Christmas Story, makes a cameo as a mall elf in Elf?
Peter Billingsley
What famous character was created by the Montgomery Ward Department Store as a promotional gimmick their coloring books?
Rudolph the Reindeer
The jolly image of Santa we know today can be credited to what company?
A.) Sears
B.) Coca-Cola
C.) Wal-Mart
B.) Coca-Cola
In what state had the largest recorded gathering of people wearing holiday sweaters in Lawrence, ______ on December 19, 2015 with 3,473 people were wearing sweaters?
A.) Iowa
B.) Kansas
C.) Missouri
B.) Kansas
Want a bite? In 2017, what country conservators found a 106 year old fruit cake that was "almost" edible!
A.) Antarctic
B.) Australia
C.) Canada
A.) Antarctic
What actor was originally supposed to play Buddy the Elf in Elf! The role eventually went to Will Ferrell.
Jim Carrey
In what movie basically squashed the aluminum Christmas tree craze! The character choose a real tree in the movie influenced real people.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Christmas all year round?! There are two islands in the world that are named Christmas! What two oceans are these islands located in?
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
Ouch! Around how many people are sent to emergency room yearly because of holiday-related decorating accidents?
A.) 5,000
B.) 10,000
C.) 15,000
C.) 15,000