Here are questions and answers. Sorry about the attachment thing.
1. Name the red flower commonly used as a Christmas decoration.
2. Who is the villain in Dr. Seuss' famous Christmas book?
3. What happens when you stand under the mistletoe?
4. Who are the Magi?
5. What is Santa Claus called in England?
6. Name three of Santa's reindeer.
7. What song contains the phrase "Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la?
8. Who is the singing chipmunk known for his Christmas songs?
9. What was Scrooge's favorite saying in Charles Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol"?
10. Name two places Santa puts presents for children.
11. If someone wished you "Joyeux Noel," would you be in Haiti, Switzerland, Canada
or France?
12. What famous snowman do we sing about at Christmas?
13. What is a creche?
14. In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" what did the true love send on the
eighth day?
15. What was the magical signal Santa gave before he went up the chimney in the
poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
16.What do Christian churches call the 28 days before Christmas?
17. In one holiday song a little boy claims all he wants for Christmas are two
things. What are they?
18. Name a famous Christmas ballet that children enjoy.
19. What is another name for "Christmas pie'?
20. What present did the little drummer boy give baby Jesus?
21. Does Santa live in the South Pole, North Pole, Greenland, or Siberia?
22. In the Bible story about the first Christmas, why did Mary and Joseph go to
Bethlehem?
23. What do people hang on their front doors at Christmastime?
24. What is another name for the log you put on afire at Christmas?
25. What date is Christmas Day?
26. Name three words Santa says when he is happy.
27. Who was chosen to guide Santa on Christmas Eve?
28. Where is America's National Christmas tree?
29. What do bad boys and girls get for Christmas?
30. If someone wished you "Feliz Navidad" would you be in England, Holland, Germany
or Spain?
31. Name two decorations that are often put on top of Christmas trees.
32. Who's "nipping at your nose" when you go outside in winter?
33.What kind of Christmas is mentioned in the song "I'm dreaming of a
________Christmas?
34. What do Dutch children leave out for Santa to fill with presents?
35. Who are Santa's helpers?
36. What did Mary ride to the stable where she gave birth to Jesus?
37. How many turtle doves did the true love give in the song "The Twelve Days of
Christmas"?
38. Name the three spirits who visited Scrooge on Christmas Eve.
39. Who plays with a pinata at Christmas, and what is inside one?
40. Name 1 ingredient in mince pie.
41. Where is Christmas Island?
42. What cactus plant blooms only at Christmas?
43. Name two food items that people often string together to make Christmas tree
garlands.
44. What were the creatures doing in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?
45.Who first saw the star of Bethlehem, the Three Wise Men or the shephers?
46. How many reindeer does Santa have?
47. The Three Wise Men brought Jesus three gifts. What were they?
48.What is the name of the little crippled boy in Charles Dickens' story "A
Christmas Carol"?
49.How many years ago was Jesus born?
50.What is the name of the little firl who asked a newspaper editor, "Is there
really a Santa Claus?"
51. Who is Kris Kringle?
52. How many days after Jesus was born did the Three Wise Men visit him?
Answers
1. poinsettia
2. the Grinch
3. you get kissed
4. the wisemen
5. Father Christmas or St. Nicholas
6. Accept any 3 Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,
Blitzen, and Rudolph
7. Deck the Halls
8. Alvin
9. Bah Humbug
10. stockings, under the Christmas tree
11. All of the places speak French so any are acceptable
12. Frosty
13. Nativity or manger scene
14. Eight Maids a Milking
15. Lays his finger beside his nose and gives a nod
16. Advent
17. Two front teeth
18. Nutcracker
19. Mince pie or plum pudding
20. he played a song on the drum
21. North Pole
22. To pay their taxes or to be counted in a census
23. wreath
24. yule
25. December 25
26. Ho, ho, ho
27. Rudolph
28. Washington, DC
29. switches or coal
30. Spain
31. Star or angel
32. Jack Frost
33. white Christmas
34. shoes
35. elves
36. donkey
37. two
38. Ghost of Christmas past, present, future
39. children, candy
40. raisins, butter, flour or similar items
41. Indian Ocean
42. Christmas cactus
43. popcorn and cranberries (sometimes I'll accept fruit loops)
44. sleeping (not a creature was stirring)
45. wise men
46. 8 or 9 (if you include Rudolph)
47. gold, frankincense, myrrh
48. Tiny Tim
49. whatever the year is
50. Virginia
51. Santa Claus
52. 12
53.
1. Who wrote the book "A Christmas Carol"?
Charles Dickens
2.Who wrote "Twas the Night Before Christmas?"
Clement C. Moore
3. What is Santa called in England?
Father Christmas or St. Nicholas
4. If someone wished you "Joyeux Noel" which language would they be speaking?
French
5. Crying up the lum " is how some Scottish children tell Santa Claus their
Christmas gift wishes. What is "crying up the lum "?
They simply stick their heads up the chimney and shout out their Christmas desires
6. In "Jingle Bells", who was seated by my side?
Miss Fannie Bright
7. What is a sugarplum?
Round or oval candies filled with fruit preserves or cream and covered with
chocolate
8. In what year did the US Postal system issue its first Christmas stamp?
1962
9. Which state has the world's talles living Christmas tree, Maine or California?
California
10. If you were born on Christmas Day, your zodiac sign would be _____.
Capricorn
11. There are 265 days in a year. What number is Christmas?
359
12. What does the word advent mean?
The beginning of something important, or coming
13. What reindeer name is also the name of a household cleanser?
Comet
14. What did Alvin the Chipmunk want for Christmas?
Hoola hoop
15. Does UPS deliver on Christmas Eve?
Yes
16. What does the American Lung Association sell during Christmas?
Christmas Seals
17. Which reindeer was never mentioned in "The Night Before Christmas?"
Rudolph
18. How many reindeer have names beginning with "D"?
3
19. In a boxing match held on 12-25-50, who knocked out Hans Stretz?
Sugar Ray Robinson
20. Who wrote the song "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer?
Johnny Marks
21. In a sad song Elvis Presley recorded in the 50s, he claimed his Christmas would
be what color?
Blue
22. Which state has a town named "Christmas": Florida, Georgia, or Tennessee?
Florida
23. How many times is the name "Santa Claus" used in "The Night Before Christmas"
0
24. In which country was the first poinsettia grown?
Mexico
25. In which ocean can you find Christmas Island?
Indian Ocean
26. Where does "The Nutcracker" take place?
Gemany
27. In what year did Christmas become a national holiday in America?
1870
28. Commonly known as Boxing Day, December 26th was originally named after this
Saint.
St. Stephen
29. The tradition of the Gingerbread House originated in what country?
Germany
30. In 1974, the city of Darwin, Australia had a miserable Christmas experience
because of what disaster?
Cyclone
31. What color was the Grinch?
Green
32. What does the word Noel mean?
Christmas
Beth Davis
MEdia Specialist
Model Elementaty
Rome, GA
bethdavis@floydboe.net
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his
deep and continuing needs, is good for him.~ Richard McKenna ~
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