Holiday Traditions
Guess That Holiday Movie
Holiday History/Trivia
Holiday Movies Trivia
Holiday Foods
100
Around the world, Christmas trees are typically made from this breed of tree.
What are Pine, Fir, Spruce, Cypress, or Cedar trees?
100
An unattended child, the 'Wet Bandits', and a family away in France describe this holiday film.
What is Home Alone?
100
According to the Nielsen ratings (1991 - 2014), this is one of the artists who produced a top ten most listened-to Christmas albums during the holiday season.
Who is Kenny G, Josh Groban, Mariah Carrey, Celine Dion, Mannheim Steamroller, Charlie Brown Christmas album, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Harry Connick Jr., or Michael Bublé?
100
In the movie Elf, Buddy seems to really dislike his job of testing this toy.
100
This starchy vegetable, and Thanksgiving food, was harvested by the Native Americans, and it kept the people on the Mayflower from starving during their first winter. It's now grown on all five continents except for Antarctica.
What is corn or maize?
200
While many states have their own tradition, this city and location is where the most famous New Year's Eve Ball Drop takes place.
Time Square in New York, New York
200
A mischievous beagle, children putting on a play, and a sad little Christmas Tree that needs a little extra love are in this classic holiday special.
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
200
The name of this song, commonly sung at midnight on New Year's Eve, roughly translates to: times long past or days gone by.
What is Auld Lang Syne?
200
This reindeer who runs Santa's sleigh shares her name with another holiday's mascot.
Who is Cupid?
200
The lead-up to these two holidays are the number one and number two highest seasons for candy sales.
What are Halloween and Valentine's Day?
300
When fully lit, there are this many candles on a Hanukkah Menorah.
What are nine candles?
300
This London-based Christmas film follows ten separate storylines about romance.
What is Love Actually?
300
The inventor of Kwanza is a professor at this local university.
What is CSULB?
300
This little girl was the only one to catch the Grinch in the act of stealing Christmas.
Who is Cindy Lou Who?
300
These chocolate coins are commonly given to children during Hanukkah.
What is gelt?
400
This is the number of days that Kwanza is celebrated.
What are seven days?
400
This classic holiday movie taught audiences, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings."
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
400
While George Washington was the first President to celebrate Thanksgiving, this President made it a national holiday.
Who was Abraham Lincoln on October 3, 1863?
400
In A Christmas Story this was the prize 'the old man' won from a newspaper sweepstakes.
What is a leg lamp?
400
These potato pancakes are traditionally eaten during Hanukkah.
What are latkes?
500
Some German families would hide an ornament shaped like this food in the Christmas tree and the first child who found it would receive a special prize.
What is a pickle?
500
A bat, a cat, and a flightless bird running for mayor. This comic book movie is set in the days leading to Christmas.
What is Batman Returns?
500
Thanksgiving was invented to celebrate the treaty of mutual protection between pilgrims and the Wôpanâak people. This guide and interpreter was instrumental in that treaty and taught the Europeans to farm, fish, and survive in America.
Who is Tisquantum or Squanto?
500
This was the first ghost Ebenezer Scrooge faced on that fateful Christmas Eve.
Who is Jacob Marley?
500
This is one of the meats that would have been served at the first "Thanksgiving" harvest festival.
What are venison, swan, duck, goose, lobster, oyster, fish, and eel?