Christmas Facts
Kalainoff Facts
Christmas *Bible Edition*
Thanksgiving Facts
The Cookbook
100

This cartoonist popularized the image of Santa Claus as we know it today in Harper's Weekly in 1863!

Who is Thomas Nast?

100

What month and year did Grandma Hilda sell the farm?

What is May, 2005?

100

Who was born on Christmas?

Who is Jesus?

100

The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs this many pounds

What is 15?

100
How many sections are in the Kalainoff Cookbook?

What is 11?

Beverages, cakes & bars, cookies & candies, meats & main dishes, misc., pies & desserts, quickbreads, salads & salad dressings, snacks, soups, and vegetables

200
Made in 1946, this is the #1 Christmas movie of all time!

What is It's a Wonderful Life?

200

How many of the Kalainoff crew (including add ons) were born between 1970 & 19780?

What is 14? 

Ben, Cheyanne, Darin, Eric, Jen, Kim, Lisa, Nathan, Nicole, Sara, Bob, Tina, Tony

200

Who was the king when Jesus was born?

Who is King Herod?

200

You can't say Thanksgiving without saying football! The first college football game to play on Thanksgiving was in this year!

What is 1876?

Princeton & Yale

200

Who is the top recipe contributor?

Who is Grandma Hilda?


65 recipes

300

Hey Griswold! Where do you think you're gonna put a tree that big! In the United States, this many Christmas trees are sold each year!

What is 25-30 million?

300

What livestock was on Grandma Hilda's farm?

What are ducks, chickens, hogs, cattle, and horses?

300

Who was the angel that visited Joseph?

Who is Gabriel?
300

This is believed to be the first year natives and pilgrims shared a meal together, creating what we now celebrate as Thanksgiving!

What is 1621?

300

There are suggested quantities of food to prepare and serve for how many people in the cookbook?

What is 100 people?
400

The tradition of hanging Christmas stockings stems from a story of this famous saint!

Who is Saint Nicholas?

400

How many acres of land was the original farm?

What is (approximately) 100 acres?
400

What is the significance of Frankincense as a gift for baby Jesus?

What is holiness, divinity, and purity?

400

Statistically, this is the most popular side dish at Thanksgiving dinner!

What is stuffing?

400

In what year did we receive the Kalainoff Cookbook?

What is 2006?

500

You know Dasher & Dancer . . . Santa's reindeer can eat this many pounds of food per day!

What is 9-18 lbs?

500

How many months, days, and years between the oldest and youngest original 7 Kalainoffs?

What is 12 years, 10 months, and 25 days?

500

Which Old Testament Prophet foretold the birth of Jesus?

Who is Isaiah?

500

This popular Thanksgiving tradition generates a lot of money! Guess how much money was spent online shopping on Black Friday in 2023?

What is $10 billion?
500

What sections are the supplemental parts of the cookbook?

What are addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, anniversaries, and deaths?