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SOS

100

In Home Alone, where do the McCallisters accidentally leave Kevin?

At home

100

This Christmas character’s appearance has sparked debates about race and representation in Western media.


Santa Claus 

100

Do you recognize this song? (only name needed)

Jingle Bells 

100

On December 5th in Germany, children leave this item outside their door hoping it will be filled with treats.


A boot 

200

I’m red and jolly, but nobody wants me. 


Our financial debt 

200

In The Santa Clause, what causes Tim Allen’s character to become Santa?


He accidentally causes Santa to fall off the roof


200

In several European countries, this blackface tradition linked to Christmas has been widely criticized in recent years.


Schwarzer Peter

200

Do you recognize this song? (name of the song + band)

Last Christmas by Wham! 

200

In Japan people traditionally visit this place to eat food on Christmas Eve.

KFC

300

I like food. I am jolly, and have a  white beard. Who am I?

Colonel Sanders


300

 In The Grinch, who plays the Grinch in the live-action 2000 version?


Jim Carrey


300

This term describes casting white actors to play characters of other ethnicities in holiday films or plays.


Whitewashing 

300

Which song includes the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way”?


Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

300

What do Mexicans break to celebrate Christmas?

Piñata (or The Wall) 

400

Santa’s workshop produces gifts.

  • For 5 days, 12 elves work 7 hours per day.
  • Each elf makes one gift every 15 minutes.
  • 10% of all gifts are defective and discarded.
  • The remaining gifts are distributed equally among 18 families.
  • 6 families have 2 children, 10 families have 3 children.

Question:

How many gifts does each child receive?



  1. Working time per elf
    5 × 7 = 35 hours
    35 × 4 = 140 gifts per elf
  2. Total production
    12 × 140 = 1680 gifts
  3. After removing defective gifts (10%)
    1680 × 0.9 = 1512 gifts
  4. Number of children
    6 × 2 + 12 × 3 = 12 + 30 = 42
    1. Distribution per child
      1512 ÷ 42 = 36


400

Which 1988 comedy stars Bill Murray as a cynical TV executive visited by three ghosts?


Scrooged


400

This U.S. civil rights issue affected who could attend Christmas events, parades, and church services before the 1960s.


Racial segregation


400

Which Christmas song by Bing Crosby holds the record as one of the best-selling singles of all time?


White Christmas 

400

In Australia, Christmas often includes this beachside activity instead of snow.


Barbecues / beach celebrations


500

Quaenam praeclara gaudii celebratio, circa diem natalem iuvenis ambitiosi viri versans, die vicesimo quarto Decembris fit, quamquam dictus dies natalis die vicesimo quinto est?

Christmas Eve

500

Which animated movie features Tom Hanks as the conductor heading to the North Pole?


 The Polar Express


500

This 20th-century entertainment practice, sometimes used in Christmas performances, is now recognized as openly racist.


Minstrelsy / minstrel shows


500

Which Christmas song mentions “Scotch and soda” in its lyrics?


It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas


500

In South Africa, caterpillars of this insect are sometimes eaten as a Christmas treat.


Emperor moth