What is the most common New Year’s resolution?
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What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells
What country is known for smashing plates on New Year’s to ward off evil spirits?
Denmark
In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
Japan
Which words complete this classic Christmas carol: “Silent night, holy night”?
“All is calm; all is bright.”
Which famous novel, written by Charles Dickens tells about Christmas?
A Christmas Carol
Was Christmas ever banned in America?
The answer is yes. From 1659 to 1681, the Puritans did not allow Christmas to be celebrated.
In Home Alone, what did Marv call their duo?
Wet Bandits
TRUE OR FALSE? Rudolph the Reindeer was first mentioned in a children Christmas book.
Rudolph the Reindeer was created by the U.S. department store Montgomery Ward to get children to buy Christmas coloring books, however, his nose was not red.
What do Spaniards eat 12 of at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck in the coming year?
Grapes
Where does the tradition New Year celebration take place in New York?
Times Square
What beverage is often left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
Milk
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey
What plant can you see in the picture?
Holly
New Year’s Eve is America’s 4th favorite holiday to celebrate. What are the first three?
The first is Christmas, the second is Thanksgiving and the third is the Fourth of July.
TRUE OR FALSE? "Jingle Bells" was always intended to be a Christmas song.
Flase, it was thought as a Thanksgiving song
Which musician sings the ever-so-catchy Wonderful Christmas time?
Frank Sinatra
George Michael
Freddie Mercury
Paul McCartney
What colour suit did Santa wear until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
Green
What is 26th December called in the UK and some Commonwealth countries?
Boxing Day
What did naughty children traditionally get for Christmas?
Coal
What do we call the Christmas decoration in the picture?
Christmas cracker
Which country is the first to see the New Year?
The island nation of Kiribati
Which of these was NOT Santa´s reindeer?
Dancer
Jumper
Cupid
Comet
Who started the tradition of New Year's resolutions over 4,000 years ago?
Babylonians
Romans
Egyptians
Greeks
What classic Hollywood movie do Americans watch on Christmas?
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
A coin
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
What is the name of the traditional Scottish song sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Auld Lang Syne (translation: “old long since” or “for old time’s sake”)
What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
How old is the average Christmas tree?
15 years
What fruit is customarily placed in Christmas stockings?
An orange