By the Numbers
Christmas Carols
Yuletide Characters
Holiday foods
100

Over 100 different versions of this holiday bop exist, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!


What is “Last Christmas”

100

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” with every one of these.

What is Christmas card I write

100

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life

What is old silk hat

100

Consumers buy an estimated two million of these sugary Christmas loaves each year, a surprising amount for a dessert many people love to hate

What is fruitcake

200

One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping

What is Christmas Eve

200

The lyrics to this timeless Christmas song describe a wintery ride in a one-horse open sleigh, but never once mention the word “Christmas

What is Jingle Bells

200

This Home Alone character fend off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his family home

Who is Kevin McCallister

200

In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay put until they receive this proper English dish

What is figgy pudding


300

On the eighth day of Christmas this was given to her by her true love

What is eight maids a-milking

300

The total number of ghosts that visit Ebenezer Scrooge in the Dickens novel, “A Christmas Carol” is this

What is four (Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Future)

300

This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996

What is Tickle Me Elmo

300

DAILY DOUBLE

What is roast beast

400

It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height

What is 15

400

It is Hawaii’s way to say, Merry Christmas to you

What is Mele kalikimaka

400

This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch they meet in the woods, was the inspiration for gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel

400

These are the four major food groups for elves in the Christmas film “Elf”

What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup