December Traditions
Holiday Treats
Music and Movies
Starting with D
Inventions
General
100

What cookies do families traditionally make small houses and people out of? 

Gingerbread

100

What is the most popular side dish served at Thanksgiving? 

Mashed Potatoes

100

What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?

White Christmas

100

What D word is a gemstone often used as an engagement ring?

Diamond

100

What is protective outerwear that is designed to keep hands heated in the winter?

Heated Gloves

100

What document is required for international travel?

Passport

200

What holiday decoration was originally made of silver strands?

Tinsel

200

What is the favourite holiday drink feauring eggs?

Eggnog

200

In the song, 'Frosty the Snowman', what made Frosty come to life?

A) A Button B) A Scarf C) A Hat

A Hat

200

What D word is an instrument that falls under the percussion family?

Drums

200

In 1948, what board game was copyright registered where players form words on a board using letter tiles?

Scrabble

200

The art of folding objects out of paper to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects is called what?

Origami

300

What do you hang from fireplaces in preparations for Christmas?

Stockings

300

What spice is commonly used in gingerbread cookies and many other holiday treats?

Cinnamon

300

Which legendary artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?

Elvis Presley

300

What D word is a person's private journal that details their experiences?

Diary

300

What classic toy originally used real potatoes as a base and featured interchangeable plastic parts to create various facial expressions?

Mr. Potato Head

300

How many sides does a stop sign have?

Eight

400

What tradition follows a group of people going door to door for songs?

Caroling

400

What hot drink is usually topped with whipped cream and marshmallows?

Hot Cocoa

400

In the Grinch movies, what does the Grinch dress up his dog Max as?

A) An Elf B) A Reindeer C) Santa Claus

A Reindeer

400

What D word is a term of endearment for someone you love?

Darling

400

What do skiers and snowboarders ride to get to the top of a slope?

A Ski Lift

400

What was the first animal to ever be cloned?

Sheep

500

What is the bush that the bright red berries, associated with the holidays, are from?

Holly

500

Which festive sweet treat is shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff?

Candy cane

500

Which famous duo sang 'Last Christmas'?

A) Wham! B) Simon & Garfunkel C) The Proclaimers

Wham!

500

What D word is the act of finding or revealing something new?

Discovery

500

In 1621, Galileo perfected what invention of this device used to observe distant objects far away?

Telescope

500

What animal is said to bring babies to people as bundles of joy?

Storks

600

What is the fabric design of the crisscrossed colours and squares adorning everything during that Winter season?

Plaid

600

In Nat King Cole's 'The Christmas Song', what is 'roasting on an open fire?'

A) Chestnuts B) Almonds C) Walnuts

Chestnuts

600

What is Scrooge's first name in a Christmas Carol?

Ebenezer Scrooge

600

What D word is an idealist who envisions noble principles, goals, or outcomes?

Dreamer

600

What 1946 toy, answer yes-or-no questions through a liquid-filled window that reveals a 20-sided die with various responses?

Magic 8 Ball

600

Who was the author is A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

700

What do people put on ceilings that if you walk under, you have to kiss someone?

Mistletoe

700

What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’?

Figgy Pudding

700

Who is the creator of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'?

Tim Burton

700

What D word means to receive a medal or something you apply to a object or room to enhance it?

Decoration

700

In 1974, Charles Beckley got a patent for what seating device that is easy to pack up and store?

Folding Chair

700

What country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees? 

A) Austria B) Germany 3) France

Germany