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- 2. What is the most popular meal for Christmas in Japan?
- 3. which reindeer starts with a V and ends with an N
- 4. In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
- 6. what at entrepreneur was the first person to dress up as Santa in his department store?
- 8. What cartoon character is a Christmas Eve staple in Sweden and is watched by millions of Swedes every year?
- 9. In what European country are children given gifts by St. Basil on January 1st instead of Santa on December 25th?
- 14. Who created the first electric light Christmas display?
- 15. In what country did the custom of putting up a Christmas tree originate?
- 17. How were the writer of the story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the writer of the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer related?
- 18. How tall, plus or minus 25 feet, was the tallest cut Christmas tree?
- 20. Which popular Christmas beverage is also called "milk punch?
- 22. The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?
- 23. 6th, Among Christians who lived in the East when was Christmas originally celebrated?
- 24. How many roles did Tom Hanks play in Polar Express?
- 25. what store is Miracle on 34th Street based on?
- 27. Christmas Day
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- 1. In what northern European country might you receive gifts from a different Yule Lad each night if you leave your shoes on the window sill the each of the 13 days before Christmas?
- 2. What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
- 5. Which day Christmas falls on will have the longest winter break
- 7. Christmas Eve
- 10. How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
- 11. Favorite Christmas cookie in America
- 12. Which country did eggnog come from?
- 13. First Christmas song to be played in space
- 14. bells, What was the original title for the popular Christmas song Silver Bells, written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans?
- 16. What country is the Poinsettia, with its red and green foliage, native to?
- 19. Puritans, What Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?
- 21. What northeastern US state holds the Guinness record for largest snowman?
- 26. In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in advertisements?