Festival & History
How many reindeer traditionally pull Santa’s sleigh (excluding Rudolph)?
What is Eight?
What do people traditionally place at the top of the Christmas tree?
What is a star or an angel?
What type of pie is traditionally left out for Santa Claus?
What is a mince pie?
Which celestial body is said to have shone brightly during Jesus’ birth?
What is the Star of Bethlehem?
In Japan, people celebrate the New Year by visiting a shrine or temple, a tradition known as this.
What is Hatsumode?
People traditionally leave milk and cookies out for this visitor
Who is Santa Claus?
Which popular drink is made with milk, eggs, sugar, and spices at Christmas?
What is eggnog?
What constellation is most visible in the Northern Hemisphere during Christmas time?
What is Orion?
The Chinese New Year is also known by this other name.
What is the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival?
What red and white plant is a popular Christmas decoration?
What is a Poinsettia?
What do people in Spain eat at each stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve?
What are 12 grapes?
In which country do people release lanterns into the sky on New Year’s Eve for good luck?
What is Thailand?
In the Philippines, round fruits are displayed on New Year’s Eve to symbolize this.
What is prosperity or wealth?
Which country first used electric lights on Christmas trees?
What is the United States?
What is the traditional dessert served after a British Christmas dinner?
What is Christmas pudding?
Which U.S. president banned Christmas trees in the White House?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions started in this ancient civilization.
What is Babylon (or with the Babylonians)?
The Advent wreath has how many candles, and what do they represent?
What are the four candles? (hope, peace, joy, love — plus sometimes a fifth for Christ)
What does the hidden coin inside a Christmas pudding symbolize?
What is luck and prosperity for the finder?
Which culture celebrates “Three Kings Day” (Epiphany) as the day the Magi followed the star?
What are Spanish / Latin American cultures?