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What are milk and cookies?
Snack typically left out overnight to ensure Santa has enough energy to deliver all the presents
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What is Paris?
In Home Alone, The McCallister's are headed to this city to celebrate Christmas
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What is Feliz Navidad?
The way Spanish speaking countries would wish you a Merry Christmas
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What is Mistletoe?
This parasitic evergreen is used in Christmas decorations
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What is Donner?
This reindeer is named after thunder
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What is Coca Cola?
First company to use Santa Claus in their marketing/advertising campaigns
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What is "an angel gets his wings"?
It's a Wonderful Life taught us that "every time a bell rings..."
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What is 364?
The amount of gifts in total that were gifted in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
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What is Germany?
This country started the tradition of putting up Christmas Trees
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What is four?
The amount of ghosts that show up in a "Christmas Carol"
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What is Panettone?
A type of sweet bread loaf, originating in Milan- it is traditionally eaten at Christmas in many European countries
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Who is Frosty the Snowman?
This character's nose was actually a button
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What is Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?
In 1979, this song was protested by women's groups, politician's and senior's organizations
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What is Hansel & Gretel?
This fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first Gingerbread house
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What is 15 years?
The amount of time a Christmas Tree needs to reach average height
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What is England?
Eggnog originated in this country
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What is "Treat every day like Christmas"?
The first rule of "The Code of Elves" as taught to us by Buddy the Elf (what's your favourite colour????)
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What is "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby?
This is the best selling Christmas Song ever
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Who are the "Elves on a Shelf"?
They spy on kids and report back to Santa
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What is Canada?
This country was the first to issue a Christmas postage stamp
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What is Mince Pie?
Considered good luck to eat one of on each of the 12 days of Christmas
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Who are Lock, Shock and Barrel?
The names of the three trick-or-treaters who kidnap Santa Claus in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
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What is Jingle Bells?
This popular Christmas Song was actually written for Thanksgiving
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What is Turkey?
This modern day country was the birthplace of St. Nicholas- the original Santa Clause
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What is 1933?
The year that Rockefeller Centre first lit up the famous Christmas Tree
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