Holiday Trivia

December 17, 2020

1. True or False:

The song Jingle Bells was written specifically for Christmas.

2. How many days of Kwanzaa are there?

3. Which type of Christmas tree is more popular in Canada, real or artificial?

4. What does the word Hanukkah mean?

5. What is the candle holder for Hanukkah called?

6. What year was Kwanzaa created?

a. 1876

b. 1966

c. 1908

d. 1948

7. What are the three colours of Kwanzaa?

8. In the Christmas story The Gift of Magi, what does the wife sell in order to purchase a gift for her husband?

9. In 2019 what was the most popular day for purchasing gifts, Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

10. What is the candle holder for Kwanzaa called?

11. Which department store was featured in the movie The Miracle on 34th Street?

12. What is the highest grossing Christmas movie?

13. Who is the author of

A Christmas Carol?

14. How many reindeer were in the story Twas the Night Before Christmas?

15. What made Frosty the Snowman come to life?

16. Who was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?

17. What is the Grinch as cuddly as?

18. In the movie Elf what does Buddy ask when answering the phone?

19. In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas what does my true love send to me on the 11th day?

20. The Grinch lived which direction of Whoville?

21. Name the 3rd Reindeer.

22. Which Reindeer was Rudolf's father?

23. In the movie A Christmas Vacation what is the name of the character played by Chevy Chase?

24. In the 1988 holiday classic Die Hard what is the name of the leader of the thieves that break into Nakatomi Plaza?

25. What did frosty the snowman have for a nose?

26. In the movie Home Alone how many siblings does Kevin McAllister have?

27. According to the English lyrics of The Dreidel Song, what is the dreidel made out of?

28. Hanukkah is commonly referred to as the festival of what?

29. What Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659-1681?

30. Before becoming associated with Christmas, what was Yule? 

31. The French word Noel is associated with Christmas, but what is the original meaning of the word in Latin? 

32. What Roman holiday held from December 17-23 had a large influence on  how Christmas was celebrated?

33. Among Christians that lived in the East, what was the original date of Christmas?

34. In what century was the first written use of Xmas?

35. What cartoonist is largely responsible for developing the image of Santa Claus?

36. In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in their ads?

37. In what country did Silent Night originate?

38. What popular holiday song was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a plea for peace?