Show:
Name the Carol
Movie/TV Quotes
Christmas Characters
Potpourri
The Greatest Story Ever Told
100
Delight to the Planet

What is "Joy to the World?"

100

"Fragile!  It must be Italian!"

What is "A Christmas Story?"

100

All he wanted for Christmas was a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.

Who is Ralphie from "A Christmas Story?"

100

How many Christmas lights did Clarke Griswald have on his house?  

25 000

100
This is the reason that Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem.
What is Caesar had declared a census be taken?
200

Arrival Time: 12:00.  Weather Cloudless.

What is "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear?"

200
"There's more of gravy then of grave about you!"

What is "A Christmas Carol?"

200

He walks with a crutch and "has his limbs supported by an iron frame."  His most famous quote is "God bless us, everyone!"

Who is Tiny Tim from "A Christmas Carol?"

200

In this movie,  the "snow" through which the main character runs was a new invention for special effects, for which the film won a technical Oscar.

What is "It's a Wonderful Life?"

200

These two gospels tell of the birth of Jesus.  

What are Matthew and Luke?

300

The Dozen Festive Twenty-Four Hour Intervals.

What is "The Twelve Days of Christmas?"

300
"If you're worried, and you can't sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep.  And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings."
What is "White Christmas?"
300

While all the Whos down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, this character, who lived just north of Whoville, did not.

Who is the Grinch?
300

Started by George V on radio, English monarchs have been doing this every Christmas Day since 1932.

What is giving the Royal Christmas Message?

300
One of the three gifts of the magi, this particular gift foretold Christ's priestly role and deity.

What is frankincense? 

400

The Quadruped with the Vermillion Proboscis.

What is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?"

400
"I never thought is was such a bad little tree.  It's not a bad tree at all really.  Maybe it just needs a little love."
What is "A Charlie Brown Christmas?"
400

Though thought to have fallen off a cliff, this character actually returned to the North Pole reformed, because as Yukon Cornelius points out,  "they" bounce.

Who is the Abominable Snow Monster?

"Bumbles bounce!"   

(From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)

400

While the origin is up for debate, this silly tradition states that the finder of this ornament hidden on the tree on Christmas morning gets an extra treat. 

What is the Christmas Pickle? 
400
By this method, God encouraged Joseph to marry the expecting Mary, the Magi were told to return home without informing Herod, and Mary and Joseph were warned to escape to Egypt.

What are dreams? 

500

Jehovah Deactivate Blythe Chevaliers

What is "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen?"

500
"Teacher says every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings."

What is "It's a Wonderful Life?"

500

Quoting Luke, this Peanuts Gang character helps Charlie Brown discover what Christmas is all about.

Who is Linus?

500

In San Francisco in 1891, this Salvation Army Christmas tradition started by asking the public to help "keep the pot boiling." 

What is the annual Christmas Kettle Campaign?

500
Threatened by the news of the birth of a "King of the Jews", Herod the Great gave this order, causing Mary and Joseph to flee to Egypt.  

What is the death of all males under two years old.