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At what temperature does it snow?
32 degrees F
How many zeros are in a million?
Six
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a milking
What is the largest state in the United States?
Alaska
Vocab: a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising.
Slogan
The author of a Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
How many turtle doves were given in the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" ?
2 Turtle Doves
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
What color would coca-cola be if the black color wasn't added?
green
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100 cm
Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid-80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
When is thanksgiving?
The 4th Thursday of November
According to the 1946's Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life", what happens every time a bell rings?
An angel gets its wings
Who is "nipping at your nose" when you go outside during the winter?
Jack Frost
True: King Charles' Buckingham Palace is worth around $6.7 billion
What Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch?”
Eggnog
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
What degree is a right angle?
90 degrees
In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
What are potato pancakes that are made during Hanukkah called?
Latkes
Which animal is known as the 'Ship of the Desert"?
Camel
What land animal has the largest eyes?
Ostrich
Famous street in New York where business is conducted.
Wall street
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
26
Which animal is known as the king of the jungle?
Lion
What does the abbreviation CEO stand for?
Chief executive officer.
Which of the 50 States joined the US most recently?
Hawaii
Who is the first Disney princess with a tattoo?
Pocahontas
What do Dutch children leave out for Santa to fill with presents?
Wooden Shoes
Before 1939, what was the official name of Thailand?
Siam
Name 2 spices used to make gingerbread cookies.
Ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
What do bees collect and use to create honey?
Nectar
What does the abbreviation CV stand for?
curriculum vitae
What does the abbreviation IT mean?
Information technology
What do biologists study ?
Life
The periodic table of elements has this many elements.
118
Name the largest planet of our Solar System?
Jupiter
The Krone is the currency of this country.
Denmark
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 famous ocean liner sank back in 1912?
The Titanic
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
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.
Who celebrated the first thanksgiving?
The Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag
Put the letters in the correct order to make the word: NEEGNGNIERI
ENGINEERING
How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
This chess piece cannot move in a straight line.
Knight
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
Who directed the movie “Schindler’s List”?
Steven Spielberg
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus
In which series of films can you see a character named Frodo Baggins?
Lord of the Rings
What is the only U.S. state that is an island?
Hawaii
Three wise men were led to baby Jesus by this object in the sky.
The Star of Bethlehem
Define the abbreviation CFO
chief financial officer
True or False: The Mariana Trench is found in the Atlantic Ocean.
False. (Pacific)
In The Polar Express, who can hear the bell ring?
Only those who believe
Is plain wrapping paper recyclable?
YES! Unless it has glitter
What bird lives in Antarctica and cannot fly?
penguin
What do snakes smell with?
Their tongue
What is the "top" that children play with during Hanukkah called?
Dreidle
Name at least 1 of the principles celebrated during Kwanzaa.
What is a lie detector called?
A Polygraph
Which play of Shakespeare’s is the longest?
Hamlet
Name the author who inspired the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Dr. Seuss
About how many packages per day does UPS deliver during the holiday?
A) 25,000 B) 500,000 C) 3,000,000 D) 28,000,000
D) 28,000,000
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
Name 3 of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
Which country has played in every World Cup?
Brazil
Who was the Third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson