Puzzle 8
Across
- 2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer started off as a marketing gimmick for what store?
- 4. Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid-80s.
- 11. Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
- 13. What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
- 15. What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
- 17. What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
- 18. Which popular holiday plant is known to be an aphrodisiac?
- 20. How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian?.
Down
- 1. What color is usually the shining star placed on top of Christmas trees?
- 3. What much-reviled Christmas edible is known for its long shelf life?
- 5. Which country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?
- 6. In Bing Crosby's biggest musical hit, he dreams of what kind of Christmas?
- 7. According to legend, what holiday goodies were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff? This was a way to remind children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?.
- 8. In the movie A Christmas Story, what was the name of the neighbors whose dog ate the Christmas
- 9. Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas an official holiday?
- 10. What would you stick into an onion when following a traditional bread sauce recipe?
- 12. In "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas", Santa comes "down the chimney broad and ______".
- 14. “And on every street corner you hear,” what?
- 16. One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
- 19. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?