Christmas
what day does the twelve days of Christmas actually end?
January 5th
Seeing what animal on Halloween is believed to be a loved one watching over you.
a spider
Before chocolate became popular, people exchanged what food, as their shape resembled arms crossed in prayer.
Pretzels
Which song was originally written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
Jingle bells
What shape were the original stars on the flag were arranged in to ensure all colonies were seen as equals?
a circle
What the first artificial Christmas tree made out of?
colored goose feathers
It was believed that dressing in inside-out clothes and walking backward at midnight on Halloween would allow you to see what?
a witch
What color would people dye their eggs?
Red to symbolize the blood of christ
Who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the mid 1800s?
Abe Lincoln
What man is the only U.S. president born on the Fourth of July?
Calvin Coolidge
In which country is it traditional to eat KFC for Christmas dinner.
Japan
What was Candy corn was designed to look like?
chicken feet
What do eggs traditionally symbolize?
new life
What football team have played on Thanksgiving since 1934?
The Detroit Lions
What three presidents all died on July 4th?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe
A weird quirky tradition involves hiding this shaped ornament in the tree.
a pickle
What was the weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown?
over 2,600 pounds
What was the weight and height of the world’s largest chocolate bunny?
9,359 pounds and nearly 15 feet tall
Who moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in 1939 to extend the Christmas shopping season?
President Franklin Roosevelt
Congress didn't make thanksgiving an official unpaid federal holiday until what year?
1870
In the late 1600s, where was celebrating Jesus' birth illegal?
Boston, Massachusetts
what people wore masks to hide from ghosts, a tradition that evolved into trick-or-treating.
The ancient Celts
What two days can Easter fall between?
any Sunday between March 22 and April 25
Who convinced Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 after writing letters for 17 years.
Sarah Josepha Hale
What man believed July 2nd was the true Independence Day, as that was when the Continental Congress voted to break away from Britain. He reportedly turned down invitations to July 4th celebrations throughout his life?
John Adams