Howland/Scull Christmas Jeopardy #1

Songs

1

Elvis Presley sings about this kind of Christmas.

What is a Blue Christmas?

2

Frosty's nose is made of this.

What is a Button?

3

All I want for Christmas is two of these.

What is My Two Front Teeth?

4

In the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what type of pudding is called for?

Figgy Pudding

5

In the song “Santa Baby,” the singer asks for a deed to what?

A platinum mine

Traditions

1

You should do this underneath the mistletoe.

What is give a kiss?

2

What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?

Tinsel

3

Santa's real name is this.

What is Kris Kringle?

4

This soda company was the first to use Santa Claus in an advertisement.

What is Coca-Cola?

5

According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers? Hint: They weren’t toys.

Gold coins

Movies

1

In "A Christmas Carol", this was the first ghost to appear to Scrooge.

What is The Ghost of Christmas Past?

2

In Its a Wonderful Life, what is the name of George Baileys guardian angel?

Clarence

3

“Miracle on 34th Street” centers on what real-life department store?

Macy’s

4

In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family traveling to for Christmas? 

Paris, France

5

This Christmas movie has been played more than any other.

What is It's a Wonderful Life?

Chicago Christmas

1

Which Christmas cartoon was invented by a Chicagoan in 1939? Hint: He has the most famous sniffer in the animal kingdom.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

2

What is the famous market that you can visit in downtown Chicago during Christmas? 

Christkindlmarket

3

What is the name of the ice skating apparatus in Downtown Chicago?

The Ribbon

4

What Chicago suburb is home to Kevin McAllister's house in "Home Alone"?

Winnetka

5

What major Chicago Event happened on Christmas Day 1865?:

A. Mrs. O Leary's Cow Was Born, B. Union Stockyard opened, C. Haymarket riot, D. Chicago Hisotrical society was founded

B. Union Stockyard opened

Miscellaneous

1

Q: In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what food item is hidden on the Christmas tree?

A pickle

2

What are the names of all of Santa's reindeer?

9: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph

3

In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this is given on the 10th day.

What is ten lords-a-leaping?

4

According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?

 Krampus

5

What are the names of all of Santa's reindeer?

9: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph