Winter
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 Reindeers
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
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.
The Grinch, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express
What is the winter solstice?
The shortest day of the year
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
What country has the most holidays?
Argentina
What do trucks put down on the ground to melt ice and stop it from freezing?
salt
Can you eat a mistletoe?
No, it is EXTREMELY poisonous.
What film is about a group of talented dogs (who can talk!) as they set out to save Saint Nick and the magic of Christmas.
The Search for Santa Paws/Santa Paws
This holiday celebration leads to 1.5 tons of confetti filling the streets of Times Square.
New Year's Eve
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.
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
How many major US holidays
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
How many inches of snow was the most ever recorded in NY?
27
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 that is celebrated towards the middle or end of December.
Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Diwali, or Chinese New Year
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