Santa Claus

What Jewish holiday happens around the same time as Christmas?

Hannukah

What state holds the record for the largest snowman?

Maine

In what decade did NORAD start tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?

1950s

Kissing under the mistletoe got its start in what country?

England

In Japan, what is the most popular meal on Christmas day?

KFC

Coca-Cola started using Santa Claus in their ads in what decade?

1920s

The poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was originally called what?

A Visit from St. Nicholas

The song “Silent Night” originated in what country?

Austria

The German Nazis replaced Santa Claus with what figure?

Odin

The legend of Santa Claus is derived from deeds done by what saint?

Nicholas

Which of these is not a Christmas movie?

Snow Day

What store owner was the first to dress up as Santa Claus?

James Edgar

What cartoonist essentially created the modern day Santa Claus?

Thomas Nost

What religious group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?

Puritans

What is given on the 7th day in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

Swans

On what day of the year does Santa Claus leave to begin delivering presents?

December 24th

What does the Christmas word "noel" mean?

Birth

In what year the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree put up?

1933

Which of these is another name for Santa Claus?

Kris Kringle

In what country did people first start putting up Christmas trees?

Germany

What's the name of the place in New York known for its ice rink, and big Christmas tree?

Rockefeller Center

An early type of Christmas was celebrated in ancient Rome, in December. The celebration was for a special god, who?

Saturn

Which group first recorded the song "Merry Xmas Everybody"?

Slade

What day was really the birthday of Christ?

Nobody knows for sure

Which plant is traditionally connected with kissing during Christmas time?

Mistletoe

What country does the Christmas plant Poinsettia originally come from?

Mexico

What was the name of the saint that was the origin of the Santa myth?

Nicholas

What's the name of the movie from 2003 where Billy Bob Thornton plays the not so nice, department store, Santa?

Bad Santa

Love Actually is set in London during the Christmas season, and is directed by Richard Curtis. He also made one of these movies, which one?

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Which author wrote the novel "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, a novel that became very popular?

Charles Dickens

The Miracle on 34th Street was remade 1994, but from which year is the original?

1947

What is the name of the famous Christmas story by Charles Dickens?

A Christmas Carol

In what city is the movie "While You Were Sleeping" set, a movie where Sandra Bullock falls in love in winter time?

Chicago

What does Tim Allen's character do by accident in the movie "The Santa Clause" from 1994?

He kills Santa

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is which number in the order of films about the Griswold family?

The third

What day do Spanish children traditionally receive their Christmas presents?

Epiphany

What is the pre-Christian origin of modern day Christmas?

Winter Solstice

The movie "Bad Santa" from 2003 is about a really nasty Santa, who plays him?

Billy Bob Thornton

In which city is a life size nativity scene built every year that is visited by many tourists?

Brussels

When did the Christmas tree tradition become popular?

19th century

Saint Nicholas is a saint and a part of the foundation of today's Santa Claus. What was he most famous for?

His giving

What's the name of the grumpy old man in the movie and the novel "A Christmas Carol"?

Ebenezer Scrooge