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This famous carol has the line:
"In a one-horse open sleigh"
Jingle Bells
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His red nose lights the way and guides Santa's sleigh.
Rudolf
100
The name of a famous Russian Christmas ballet?
The Nutcracker
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The Grinch who Stole Christmas
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January 3rd celebrates tossing this leftover rock hard, heavy, fruit filled holiday cake. What is the day called?
Fruitcake Toss Day
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Who sang the famous song, 'All I want for Christmas is you.'
Mariah Carey
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Children leave these for Santa to enjoy.
Cookies and milk
(Fun fact: In Ireland, people leave a Guinness out for Santa instead of milk.)
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What country created eggnog?
England
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The highest grossing Christmas movie of all time.
Home Alone
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The most popular Christmas toy of 1983 that sparked fist fights and near riots were dolls that sprouted from vegetable gardens.
What are Cabbage Patch Kids?
300
In the song “Jingle bell rock”, where were they dancing and prancing?
a) In the mall
b) Jingle Bell Square
c) Around the clock
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The food kids leave out for Santa is cookies and milk. What do you leave out for a reindeer?
Carrots
300
What northeastern US state holds the Guinness record for largest snowman?
Maine
Specifically, the town of Bethel, Maine. They built the tallest snowman, actually a snowwoman, named Olympia. She is 122ft 1in tall, or 37.21 meters. The record was set in 2008.
300
The real-life department store featured in "Miracle on 34th Street" (Famous department store in NYC)
Macy's
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When this time of year rolls around, this is all Scrooge had to say.
What is Bah Humbug?
400
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
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The number of reindeer that guides Santa's sleigh?
9
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Which type of sweet bread loaf, which originated in Milan, is traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy and many other European countries?
Panettone
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In the movie Die Hard, saving this building from the bad guys was not in John McClane's original Christmas plans.
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
(Fun fact: In real life, it's the Fox Plaza Tower in LA)
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The decade in which Coco-Cola started using Santa Claus in their advertisements
1920s
(Fun Fact: the model Coca-Cola used to depict Santa was a salesman for the company)
500
What popular holiday song was written during the Cuban missile crisis and was a plea for peace?
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
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Name at least 4 of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolf
500
What is the most popular meal for Christmas in Japan?
KFC fried chicken
It’s so popular in fact, that you have to order in advance or face standing in long lines to get your Christmas fried chicken. Some people even start lining up Christmas Eve to make sure they get their Christmas KFC.
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In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what did Chevy Chase receive in lieu of a Christmas Bonus?
Jelly of the month club certificate
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The WHS DD & Remediation Team has seen amazing growth in 2021. How many team members are there as of today (12/17/2021)
34