Winter
January 23rd, 1971
Coldest day in Alaska (-80 degrees, -91 with the wind chill) Dalton Creek
What food and drink is left for Santa?
Milk and Cookies
Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Dr. Seuss
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
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
4
The conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
Which of these is not a holiday movie?
Frozen, Home Alone, or It's a Wonderful Life
Frozen
What is the winter solstice?
The shortest day of the year
Give three names of the 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
Name the reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh?
Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder (Donner is not accepted), Blitzen, Rudolph
About how many packages are shipped during the holiday?
A) 20 million B) 30 million C) 50 million D) 100 million
C) 50 million (2022 est)
All I want for Christmas...
Hippopotamus or you
In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
One to 6 feet per second
Terminal Velocity of Snow
Name 2 spices used to make gingerbread cookies.
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 a Yule Log?
Families would bring the trunk of the Yule tree inside and stick the big end of it into the fireplace. The Yule log would feed the fire through the 12 Days of Christmas (from Christmas Day through the evening of the 5th of January—known as Twelfth Night).
What are the children spying for in the song "The Christmas Song"
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
Which one of Santa's reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
What was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out?
A button
Can you eat a mistletoe?
No, it is EXTREMELY poisonous.
What is one thing Buddy the Elf eats 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
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a milking
Halloween and 4th of July
Holidays that are both better than Christmas. ('merica!)