Winter
At what temperature does it snow?
32 degrees F
What food and drink is left for Santa?
Milk and Cookies
Which of these is not a holiday movie?
Frozen, Home Alone, or It's a Wonderful Life
Frozen
Why do so many people wear red on Chinese New Year?
A) It's fashionable B) It's lucky C) It is a sign of wealth D) It is Santa's color
B) It's lucky
Is plain wrapping paper recyclable?
Yes!!!! Unless it has glitter!
What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
Coca-Cola
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
True or False.
False.
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
Name one of the top 5 highest grossing(makes the most money) Christmas movies. (According to IMDB 2018)
Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Grinch, The Polar Express, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
What is the winter solstice?
The shortest day of the year
Give three names famous gift giver featured in "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
Santa Claus, St. Nick, St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
When does winter officially start? (answer can be within 2 days)
December 21st
What Hispanic food is a holiday tradition to make?
Tamales
In The Polar Express, who can hear the bell ring?
only those who believe
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
8 or 9 Reindeers
Who are Santa Claus's reindeer?
Most of what we know about Santa Claus, including how he looks like, comes from a poem attributed to the American writer Clement Clarke Moore. In 1823 he wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas", but you might know it by the name "'Twas the Night Before Christmas".
Who is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and where does he come from?
Rudolph is probably the most popular of all the Christmas reindeer. However, he does not appear on that poem! The red-nosed reindeer did not appear until 1939, when Robert Lewis May wrote a book for for the store he worked for. Inspired by his social awkwardness as a child and his daughter's love of deer, he created a reindeer who was a bit of an outcast.
About how many packages per day does UPS deliver during the holiday?
A) 25,000 B) 500,000 C) 3,000,000 D) 28,000,000
D) 28,000,000
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
In 2015, plows shoveled enough snow across the state to fill the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium about how many times?
Hint: multiple of 10
90 times.
Can you eat a mistletoe?
No, it is EXTREMELY poisonous.
What is one thing Buddy the Elf ate on his spaghetti?
candy, candy corn, syrup, and sugar, chocolate syrup, marshmallows, Pop-Tarts
This holiday celebration leads to 1.5 tons of confetti filling the streets of Times Square.
New Year's Eve
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a milking
Name 3 types of Holiday cookies.
Shortbread, Sugar cookies, gingerbread, Spritz cookies, orange madeleine's, haystacks, viennese almond crescents, etc.
What is the most important custom associated with Hanukkah?
The lighting of the menorah, a candelabra with eight branches plus a holder for the shammash (“servant”) candle that is used to light the other eight candles.
Boston set a new record for most snowfall in a 30-day period, with ________ inches between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10, 2015.
73.3 inches (between 70-75 is acceptable)
Name 2 spices used to make gingerbread cookies.
Name the author who inspired the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Dr. Seuss
Name another religious/cultural holiday besides Christmas that is celebrated towards the middle or end of December.
Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Diwali, or Chinese New Year
Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
What is a driedel?
A) a potato pancake B) a candel holder C) a type of ribbon D) a 4 sided top
D) a 4 sided top
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells