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Boxing Day takes places on what day?

What is "December 26th"

200

The word "Hanukkah" translates to

What is "Dedication" 

200

In Spain, locals will eat exactly 12 ______ at the stroke of midnight?

What is "Grapes"

200

The candles of the menorah are lit from what direction

What is "right to left"

200

True or False - Less than 50% of holiday purchases take place online.

What is "False" - 64% take place online.

400

Which state was the first state to recognize "Christmas" in the U.S?

What is "Alabama" in 1836. The was Oklahoma in 1907

400

This actor and comedian wrote and preformed the delightfully goofy "The Chanukah Song"

Who is "Adam Sandler"

400

In Brazil, locals throw what color flower into the ocean to elicit blessings in the new year?

What is "White"

400

True or False - Ancient peoples considered mistletoe sacred because it bears fruit in winter.

What is "true"

400

What day is biggest e-commerce day of the year?

What is "Cyber Monday"

600

The largest menorah is located in what city in Russia?

What is "Moscow" 

600

The first artificial Christmas tree used what to represent "branches / pine needles"?

What is "Goose feathers"

600

In Greece, locals hang what pungent vegetable on their door on New Years Eve?

What is "onions"

600

True or False - Hanukkah can call in the month of November?

What is "True" - it falls on the 25th day of Kislev

600

True or false - the projected spending on retail in 2020 is $922 per household?

What is "True" 

800

The British wear these while having Christmas dinner? 

What is "paper crowns" 

800
Name all of Santa's reindeer:

Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen + Rudolph

800

In Japanese culture, it is customary to eat this buckwheat noodle to welcome the new year?

What is "soba noodles" known as "Toshikoshi Soba or year crossing noodles"

800

What year was Christmas declared an official holiday in the United States

What is "1870" - specifically June 26, 1870

800

What year did holiday sales cross the $1 trillion mark?

What is "2018"

1000

San Fernando is host to the "Giant Lantern Festival" in what country?

What is "The Philippines"  

1000

7 States make up 98% of Christmas Trees - name one

What is "California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina"

1000

In Turkey, it's good luck to sprinkle this common seasoning on your doorstep at midnight.

what is "salt"
1000

Who was the first United States president to recognize Hanukkah in the White House?

Who is Jimmy Carter (in 1979)
1000

Which is busier - the Friday and Saturday before Christmas or Black Friday?

What is "The Friday and Saturday before Christmas"

1200

Bolivians are known to bring what farm animal to midnight mass on Christmas eve?

What are "roosters" (known as "Misa Del Gallo or "Mass of the Rooster"

1200
2 menorahs (both 32 feet tall) reside in which two boroughs of New York City?
What is Manhattan (Central Park, 1973) and Brooklyn (Grand Army Plaza, 1984)


Fun fact: 32 feet is the tallest allowed by Jewish Law.

1200

In Ireland, single women will sleep with this "kissing plant" under their pillows on New Years Eve.

What is "mistletoe" 

1200

This song by "Irving Berlin" is considered the best selling single of all time.

What is "White Christmas"

1200

How many real (living) Christmas Trees are sold each year?

What is "30- 35 million"

1400

True or false - more than 17 million sufganiyot (jelly donuts) are consumed in Israel over the course of Hanukkah each year.

What is 'True" the total is around 17.5 million

1400

True or False - dried Christmas trees result in more the 20 million in property damage each year due to fire.

What is false - the average is 16 million

1400

True or False - in Russia, it is customary to write wishes on paper and burn them with a candle, then consuming the ashes in a glass of champagne?

What is "True"

1400

True or False - more that 15,000 people end up in the ER each year due to decorating accidents.

What is True

1400

Holiday sales make up what percentage of US Retail sales?

What is "16.6% or 1/6"