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In The Santa Clause 2, what does Scott Calvin need to do in order to stay Santa?

get married

What toy are two rival fathers searching for in Jingle All The Way?

Turbo Man Action Figure

What magical object did Bernard give Charlie in The Santa Clause?

A snowglobe

What’s the name of the Grinch’s dog?

Max

What is the nickname of the pair of burglars that tries to break into the McCallisters’ home?

The Wet Bandits

What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas?”

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

In "A Charlie Brown Christmas", from what book of the Bible does Linus recite?

Luke

In the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the characters are seen doing which well-known winter activity?

ice skating

In Home Alone, how many siblings does Kevin have?

4

In 1979, women’s groups, politician’s and seniors’ organizations protested which Christmas song?

“Grandma got ran over by a reindeer”

Which reindeer is named after thunder?

Donner (the German word for “thunder”)

Which fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first gingerbread houses?

Hansel and Gretel

Famed illustrator Haddon Sundblom was the artist behind the Coca-Cola advertisements that created the modern image of the jolly and plump Santa Clause. But, do you know what other famous product mascot he created?

Quaker Oats Man

Pillsbury Dough Boy

Jolly Green Giant

Mr. Peanut

Finish this line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: “It came without packages, boxes or ______.”

bags

How many lights were on the Griswold’s house in Christmas Vacation?

25,000

16,000

83,000

50,000

Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas an official holiday?

Oklahoma

What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?

Jingle Bells

What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?

Mistletoe

Holly

Pointsettia

Ivy

What alcohol is used to “spike” eggnog?

Rum

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started off as a marketing gimmick for what store?

Montgomery Ward

Gimbel's

Macy's

Woolworth

What is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel in It's A Wonderful Life? 5 points for the first name, 15 points for the first & last name

Clarence Odbody

What is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel in It's A Wonderful Life?

Clarence Odbody

What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?

"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby

In the movie A Christmas Story, what was the name of the neighbors whose dog ate the Christmas turkey?

The Bumpuses

How many gifts in total were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?

364

412

99

286

What was the real name of the character Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?

Scott Calvin

What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

Home Alone

What's the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Oogie Boogie

In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?

Treat every day like Christmas

What is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie A Christmas Story?

Randy

How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?

4

The man who voiced the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was most famous for playing what popular Hollywood monster?

Boris Karloff, voiced the Grinch as well as playing Frankenstein’s monster in Frankenstein

What day is a close second and sometimes surpasses Black Friday for busiest brick and mortar shopping day of the year?

The last Saturday before Christmas (a.k.a Super Saturday)

What northern US state holds the Guinness record for largest snowman?

Maine

What was the original title for the popular Christmas song Silver Bells, written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans?

Tinkle Bells

Hear Them Ring

Christmas Bells

Christmas Day

How were the writer of the story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the writer of the song Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer related?

brothers

cousins

father/son

husband/wife

In what country did the song Silent Night originate?

Austria

In what decade did NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command, formerly CONAD) start tracking Santa on Christmas Eve?

1950's

1960's

1970's

1940's

In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in advertisements?

1920's

1890's

1900's

1940's

What was the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” originally titled?

A Visit from St. Nicholas

On the Eve of Yuletide

Merry Christmas to All

A Christmas Eve Visitor

The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?

birth

joy

celebrate

miracle