Christmas/Other Holidays
Random Fun Facts
Santa Claus and Christmas Trees
Christmas Carols
Christmas Movies
100

This is the name of the candle holder used at Hanukkah.

What is a Menorah?

100

This is the most popular Christmas beverage.

What is Eggnog? Fun Fact: Also called Milk Punch

100

Santa Claus is the shortened version of this real person.

Who is Saint Nicholas?

100

In the Christmas song Winter Wonderland, the singers call the snowman this name.

Who is Parson Brown?

100

This real life department store is the setting for Miracle on 34th Street.

What is Macy's

200

This is Spanish for Merry Christmas.

What is Feliz Navidad?

200

This popular Christmas candy has been around since 1847, when a German immigrant used them to decorate the tree.

What are Candy Canes?

200

This is how you say Christmas Tree in German.

What is Tannenbaum?

200

In the song Jingle Bells, this is the number of horses pulling the sleigh.

What is one?

200

This actor played George Baily in It's a Wonderful Life.

Who is Jimmy Stewart?

300

Australia, the UK, Canada and other countries celebrate this holiday after Christmas.

What is Boxing Day?

300

This Christmas word is an old French word, meaning "of or born on Christmas."

What is Noel? (the old French word is Nael)

300

This is the modern-day nation where St. Nicholas was born.

What is Turkey?

300

This is the best selling Christmas song, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

What is White Christmas by Bing Crosby?

300

This actor portrayed Santa Claus in The Santa Claus movies.

Who is Tim Allen?

400

This is the number of days in the Kwanza celebration.

What is seven?

400

This is where the first gingerbread houses were built.

What is Germany, in the 16th century.

400

This is how many US households put up a Christmas tree. (this is millions: 75, 96, 84, 92)

What is 96 million?

400

This Christmas carol was first played on the the guitar because mice had eaten the organ bellows.

What is Silent Night?

400

This Christmas classic Home Alone, was filmed here outside this major city.

What is Winnetka, IL outside Chicago. (most of the movie was filmed on a set built in a gym and swimming pool at New Trier Township High School nearby).

500

This is Hawaiian for Merry Christmas.

What is Mele Kalikimaka?

500

Thomas Edison, Edward H. Johnson, and Albert Sadacca invented this Christmas decoration.

What are Christmas Lights (1880 - Edison made first strand of electric lights, 1882 - Johnson wired colored bulbs and round them around his tree, and in 1917 Sadacca  sold the first strand to the public).

500

This folklore from Austria and other countries has a horned figure that punishes naughty children at Christmastime.

Who is Krampus?

500

This is the total number of gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas, song. 

What are 364.

500

This actor played Scrooge in the movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Who is Michael Caine?