QUIZ! Put Your Holiday Knowledge to the Test!

What day does the '12 Days of Christmas' begin?

Traditionally, what is Boxing Day meant for?

Traditionally, the day is when employers would give their staff Christmas presents, called "boxes," to celebrate the season.
Opening the alms boxes for the less fortunate and distributing its contents.
Some tie it to British servants who helped their lords and ladies with Christmas dinner and literally took home boxes .
All of the above.

Which of these is NOT considered an origin of kissing under the mistletoe?

Since mistletoe berries are poisonous to humans, mistletoe originally was thought to be a 'kiss of death'.
The plant has traditionally held an association with fertility.
Historically a 'kiss and make-up' tradition, enemies at war would reconcile their differences under the mistletoe.

Two of Santa's reindeer are named after weather phenomenon, which two are they?

What is a Hanukkah gelt?

Which of the following spices is NOT used in gingerbread?

How many days is Kwanzaa?

Complete this part of the poem: "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!

"And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof."
"To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
"He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle."

The Hanukkah candles must burn ...

True or False? Fruitcake has a shelf-life of 3 years.