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 people wear red on Chinese New Year?
A) It's fashionable B) It's lucky C) 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
Name 2 activities that are typically done in the snow
Sledding, snow ball fight, snow angel, build a snowman, build a snow fort, etc
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
Name one of the top 5 highest grossing(makes the most money) Christmas movies.
The Grinch, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express
What is typically placed on the top of a Christmas tree?
A star or Angel
Give two names for 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
What do trucks put on the road to melt ice and prevent the road from freezing?
What type of red and white candy is popular during the holiday season?
Candy Canes
What holiday movie takes place in "Whoville"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh?
8 Reindeers
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the fifth day of Christmas?
Five gold rings
What is the informal shopping name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day?
Black Friday
Boston set a new record for most snowfall in a 30-day period, with ________ inches between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10, 2015.
A.) 15 inches B.) 50 inches C.) 75 inches
C.) 75 inches
Name 2 spices used to make gingerbread cookies.
Name the author who inspired the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Dr. Seuss
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
A.) Germany B.) Turkey c.) Russia
A.) Germany
About how many packages per day does UPS deliver during the holiday?
A) 500,000 B) 3,000,000 C) 28,000,000
C.) 28,000,000
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
Antartica
Can you eat a mistletoe?
No, it is EXTREMELY poisonous.
Name one of the things Buddy the Elf eat 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
What famous plant, typically red or white, is given as a gift during the holidays?
Poinsettia
Name 2 types of Holiday cookies.
Shortbread, Sugar cookies, gingerbread, Spritz cookies, orange madeleine's, haystacks, viennese almond crescents, etc.
What color is Rudolph's nose?
Red
What type of baked good do people most often make this time of year.
Christmas Cookies
Channel that is well-known for its holiday movie marathons.
Hallmark
Latkes are a traditional food served during which holiday?
Hanukkah
In the movie, the Polar Express, what was the first gift of Christmas?
Silver Jingle Bell
When was the last time Christmas fell on a Friday?
2020
Who are Santa's helpers?
Elves
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
2 of the top 5 highest grossing Christmas movies.
The Grinch, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express
This man, known for his kindness to children, may have been the inspiration for Santa Claus.
St. Nicholas
A traditional Hanukkah gift
Gelt
which is Yiddish for "money"
What holiday treat was inspired by the Shepard's who first visited baby Jesus?
Candy Cane
Santa's preferred food and drink.
Milk and Cookies
Where does the Polar Express take children?
The North Pole
How many total gifts were received in the song "12 days of Christmas?"
364
What are Frosty's eyes made out of?
Coal
A popular holiday fruit cake in Italy.
Panettone
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what island do Rudolph and his friends land on?
The Island of Misfit Toys
Fried foods are served during Hanukkah to represent the miracle oil hat burned for 8 nights. One popular food, the sufganiyot, is also known as this.
Jelly Donut
Traditional German cake
Christmas Stollen
What is the next time Christmas will fall on a Friday?
2026
The most snow recorded in Maryland in a single calendar year
59.7 inches in 1996
The most popular holiday drink in December
Hot Chocolate
How many movies has the Grinch had?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
5
(How the Grinch Stole Christmas x2, The Grinch, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, Halloween Is Grinch Night)
In the Christian tradition the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas is know as
Advent