Holiday Fun

Question 1

Why do kids in Iceland put a shoe in their windowsill on December 12-23?

Accepted Answer

To receive gifts or a potato from the 13 Yule Lads

Question 2

Where in the world do they wake up to firecrackers, then roller skate to Christmas mass?

Accepted Answer

The Venezuelan city of Caracas

Question 3

Holiday Trivia: Hanukkah is celebrated for _____ days

Accepted Answer

Eight

Question 4

When is Christmas celebrated in Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

January 7th

Question 5

Movie Trivia: What is the name of the main character in the first Home Alone Movie?

Accepted Answer

Kevin

Question 6

What is the name of the holder of the 9 candles that are lit each night of Hanukkah?

Accepted Answer

Menorah

Question 7

A Hanukkah menorah has _____ branches

Accepted Answer

9

Question 8

Trivia: The first day of winter is called..?

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 9

Where do they put 24 cloves into an orange and take out 1 a day from Dec 1 - Dec 24?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 10

What is snow made of ?

Accepted Answer

Water

Question 11

Most popular ornament atop the Christmas tree?

Accepted Answer

Angel

Question 12

What four-sided spinning toy is most frequently associated with Hanukkah?

Accepted Answer

A dreidel

Question 13

What is Mattak, a traditional Christmas recipe in Greenland?

Accepted Answer

Raw whale skin served with blubber

Question 14

What state gets the most snow?

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 15

Where in the world do some people eat deep fried caterpillars on Christmas Eve?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 16

Christmas was first celebrated in the...

Accepted Answer

330's

Question 17

Scotland: The wait for the 1st visitor after midnight on New Years eve (Hogmanay) is called...

Accepted Answer

First-Footing

Question 18

Hanukkah trivia: What is the name of the candle used to light the others on the Menorah?

Accepted Answer

Shamash

Question 19

For which celebration are Swedes and Norwegians eating Lussekatter?

Accepted Answer

The celebration of the patron Saint of Light/Santa Lucia

Question 20

Who invented Christmas lights?

Accepted Answer

Edison

Question 21

Movie Trivia: In Polar Express what word does the conductor punch into the boys ticket?

Accepted Answer

Believe

Question 22

Hanukkah is also known as _________.

Accepted Answer

Festival of Lights

Question 23

Holiday Trivia! In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, what does the last twelve refer to?

Accepted Answer

Drummers drumming

Question 24

What Christmas movie made the most money?

Accepted Answer

Home Alone

Question 25

In Ukraine, it's common to decorate Christmas trees with spider web. Why?

Accepted Answer

A legend about spiders who helped a widow decorate her tree

Question 26

What will kids in the UK find in their Christmas stockings if they were naughty?

Accepted Answer

Lumps of coal

Question 27

Holiday Trivia: The origins of the original Christmas tree began in this country

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 28

Elf Trivia: Where did Buddy's real dad work?

Accepted Answer

Empire State Building

Question 29

Which religion celebrates Hanukah?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 30

What do Germans hide in the Christmas tree for the kids to look for on Christmas morning?

Accepted Answer

A pickle

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