Holiday Trivia Answers 2023

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Answers to this round. The first Thanksgiving is dated to 1621, Frosty's nose is a button, and Chief Massasoit aided the Pilgrims.

Ebenezer Scrooge leads A Christmas Carol, American Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November, St Lucia's Day is marked in Sweden, and turkey is the traditional main dish.

  1. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans in 1621.
  2. In the song Frosty the Snowman, Frosty's nose is made of a button.
  3. Chief Massasoit is said to have played a key role in the success of the first Thanksgiving feast.
  4. The main character in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is Ebenezer Scrooge.
  5. Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
  6. St. Lucia's Day is celebrated with a procession of girls wearing candles on their heads in Sweden.
  7. The traditional main dish of a Thanksgiving meal in the United States is roast turkey.
  8. The highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time, featuring a young boy named Kevin, is "Home Alone.
  9. President Abraham Lincoln is often credited with establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863.
  10. The plant often associated with Christmas is mistletoe.
  11. The shopping day following Thanksgiving, known for major discounts and sales, is called Black Friday.
  12. The traditional Christmas dessert in England is Christmas pudding.
  13. In the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the famous character serving as the parade's official mascot is Tom Turkey.
  14. The Night Before Christmas was written by Clement Clarke Moore.
  15. The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys traditionally compete in the Thanksgiving Day NFL games in the United States.
  16. In The Polar Express, the young boy receives a bell as the first gift of Christmas from Santa Claus.
  17. The annual turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House spares a turkey from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.
  18. The Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition is known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes.
  19. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.
  20. According to the Bible, the wise men (Magi) brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the baby Jesus.