Holiday Cinema
In this 1990 comedy, 8-year-old Kevin McCallister must defend his Chicago home from two bumbling burglars after his family accidentally flies to Paris without him.
What is Home Alone
During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center
Per a massive holiday tradition, this scout "spy" hides around the house during December to report kids' behavior back to Santa.
What is Elf on the Shelf
In “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” the singer tells children, “You better not cry” and “You better not _____.
The three-word signature catchphrase Santa is known to utter when he is happy or laughing.
What is Ho Ho Ho
Nominated for five Academy Awards, this 1946 Frank Capra classic stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a man who learns what the world would look like if he never existed.
What is it's a wonderful life
This biblical town, whose name means "house of bread" in Hebrew, is the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
What is Bethlehem
According to the official lore, the Elf on the Shelf is not allowed to be touched by children for this specific reason.
In “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” what is his brain full of?
What is spiders
Prior to the 1930s, Santa was occasionally depicted in green, blue, or purple before a massive holiday campaign by this beverage company popularized his iconic red and white suit.
What is Coca-Cola
In the movie Jingle All the Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger spends the entire Christmas Eve hunting down this fictional, highly sought-after action figure.
Who is Turbo-man
In the classic stop-motion special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this depressing geographic haven is where unwanted playthings like a cowboy riding an ostrich live.
What is the island of misfit toys
This is the time of day when the Elf on the Shelf flies back to the North Pole to deliver its daily behavior briefing.
What is at night (while children are sleeping)
In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
What is nine
Despite being the most famous poem about him, the actual name "Santa Claus" appears exactly this many times in the text of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
What is Zero (he is referred to as St. Nicholas or st. Nick
This 1947 classic holiday film is set primarily in this major U.S. city where a department store Santa stands trial.
What is New York City (Miracle on 34th street)
If you want your holiday letters postmarked from Santa's official hometown, you should mail them to a town with this exact, icy name in the state of Alaska.
What is North Pole
What must you do the very first time you see Elf on the Shelf?
What is give him a name
In The Twelve Days of Christmas, lords a-leaping appear in this quantity.
What is ten
While American kids usually leave out milk and cookies, children in the UK, Australia, and Ireland traditionally leave this alcoholic beverage out for Father Christmas.
What is Sherry or Guinness/Beer
Though it debuted in July 1988, this explosive Bruce Willis action film set at Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve is fiercely debated every December as a holiday classic.
What is Die Hard
In a classic 1966 animated special, the Grinch looks down with a sneer from his cave on Mt. Crumpit toward this brightly lit valley town.
What is Whoville
In 2020, the creators introduced a popular, birthday-themed spinoff product featuring this specific type of magical creature
What is an Elf Pets Elf (Acceptable: What is a Reindeer / Saint Bernard / Arctic Fox?)
In his original 1943 recording of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, Bing Crosby crooned, “Christmas Eve will find me…” here.
What is where the love light gleams
In the 1993 stop-motion classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington and the citizens of Halloween Town mistakenly refer to Santa by this rhyming name.
Who is Sandy Claws