Christmas Trivia
What holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas in the UK, Canada, Australia, and other countries?
Boxing Day
In the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what type of pudding is called for?
Figgy Pudding
In the TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” what three words best describe the Grinch?
Stink, stank, stunk
In the United States, over 2 billion of these are sent each year at Christmastime.
Christmas Cards
What do children typically get in their stockings if they’re on the Naughty List?
A lump of coal
In the song "12 Days of Christmas, what does my true love send to me on the 11th day?
11 Pipers Piping
What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?
White Christmas
In Elf, what does the fake Santa smell like?
Beef and Cheese
The charity Toys for Tots is run by the reserve force of what branch of the U.S. military?
The Marines
What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
Coca-Cola
According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?
Candy Canes
Which classic Christmas carol contains the lyric “Strike the harp and join the chorus?”
Deck the Halls
“Miracle on 34th Street” centers on what real-life department store?
Macy's
In the early 1800s, the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?
Hansel and Gretel
In 1996, what toy with origins in Sesame Street was a sensation at Christmastime?
Tickle Me Elmo
What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
“Mele Kalikimaka” means “Merry Christmas” in what language?
Hawaiian
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name?
Ebenezer
The first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using the feathers of what bird?
A goose
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
The Grinch lived in which direction of Who-Ville?
North
In the song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” what “incriminating” evidence was found on Grandma’s back?
Claus tracks
In “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” who played Scrooge?
Michael Caine
Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
Krampus