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List and dates of U.S. Federal Legal Holidays plus many annual popular celebrations such as the Super Bowl, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, National Ice Cream Day, Woodward Dream Cruise (car cruise) and more.

Seasons and more Events

Federal Holidays 2021

Memorial Day is May 31, 2021. Monday
Independence Day is July 4, 2021. Sunday
Independence Day observed (unions) is July 5, 2021. Monday
Labor Day is September 6, 2021. Monday
Columbus Day (observed) is October 11, 2021. Monday
Veterans' Day is November 11, 2021. Thursday
Thanksgiving is November 25, 2021. Thursday
Christmas federal employees holiday is December 24, 2021. Friday
Christmas is December 25, 2021. Saturday

Federal Holidays 2022

New Year's Day federal employees holiday is Dec 31, 2021. Friday

New Year's Day is January 1, 2022. Saturday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 17, 2022. Monday

Washington's Birthday / Presidents' Day is February 21, 2022. Monday

Christmas is December 25, 2022. Sunday

December 26, 2022 (monday) Christmas federal employees holiday

Extra Federal Holiday every 4th year: Inauguration Day – next on January 20, 2025. It happens on Jan 20th after the U.S. Presedential Election, held every 4 years. Not a public holiday.

Federal Legal Holidays – banks and many government offices closed, no postal mail delivery. Most federal employees get paid not to work.

(observed) – when a federal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, many Federal, State, City, Postal, Bank employees, and some other workers get paid not to work. When holiday is on Saturday, the preceding Friday is their paid day off. When holiday is on Sunday, the following Monday is their paid day off. click → Office of Personnel Management

2021 Popular USA Holidays Celebrations Observances

March 17, 2021 (wednesday) St. Patrick's Day – celebrating Irish culture. [March 17th every year] www.st-patricks-day.com

March 29, 2021 (monday) National Vietnam War Veterans Day. [March 29th every year]

TBA Spring, 2021 Chicago Auto Show. www.chicagoautoshow.com

April 1, 2021 (thursday) April Fool's Day. [April 1st every year].

April 2, 2021 Good Friday. the Friday before Easter Sunday, U.S. stock market is closed.

April 4, 2021Easter Sunday

April 6, 2021 (tuesday) National Tartan Day, celebrating Scottish Americans. April 6th every year. americanscottishfoundation.com

April 7, 2021 (wednesday) National Beer Day, April 7th every year. Wikipedia

April 13, 2021 (tuesday) Thomas Jefferson's birthday. [April 13 every year]. born April 13, 1743.

April 15, 2021 (thursday) Tax Day – last day to file federal taxes without penalty. U.S. Debt Per Citizen is now over 66 Thousand Dollars, Debt Per Taxpayer is over 179 Thousand Dollars! U.S. Debt is growing by the second, see → U.S. National Debt Clock

April 22, 2021 (thursday) Earth Day. [April 22nd every year] www.earthday.org

April 28, 2021 (wednesday) National Administrative Professionals Day (Secretaries Day, Admin Day). info

May 1, 2021 (saturday) Kentucky Derby horse race.

May 1, 2021 (saturday) Loyalty Day. [May 1st every year].

May 5, 2021 (wednesday) Cinco de Mayo, Mexican celebration. May 5th every year. www.timeanddate.com/...cinco-de-mayo

May 6, 2021 (thursday) National Day of Prayer. a day for all faiths to pray for our nation and its leaders. [first Thursday in May]

May 9, 2021 (sunday) Mother's Day. [2nd sunday in May]

May 15, 2021 (saturday) Peace Officers Memorial Day. [every May 15th] a day in honor of Federal, State, local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. research.archives.gov/id/299877

May 15, 2021 (saturday) Armed Forces Day [3rd saturday in May]

May 22, 2021 (saturday) National Maritime Day [May 22nd every year]

May 31, 2021 (monday) Memorial Day [last Monday in May]

June 4, 2021 (friday) National Doughnut Day. [first Friday in June]

June 11-26, 2021 North American International Auto Show (Detroit Auto Show). naias.com

June 12, 2021 (saturday) Record Store Day. (music record stores). recordstoreday.com

June 17-20 2021 U.S. Open Golf Championship in California.

June 20, 2021 (sunday) Father's Day. [3rd sunday in June]

July 4, 2021 (sunday) Independence Day USA. [July 4th every year]
Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776.
see → Why We Celebrate July 4th

July 5, 2021 (monday) Independence Day observed, federal paid day off.

July 18, 2021 (sunday) National Ice Cream Day. [3rd sunday in July] details

July 25, 2021 (sunday) Parents' Day. [4th Sunday in July]

August 6-15, 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - 81st Annual - in Sturgis, South Dakota. www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com

August 8, 2021 (sunday) National CBD Day. [Aug 8th every year] details

August 19, 2021 (thursday) National Aviation Day. [Aug 19th every year]

August 21, 2021 (saturday) Woodward Dream Cruise. World famous car cruise in metro Detroit. This is actually a week's worth of showing classic cars, specialty vehicles, and cruisin. Over one million people attend each year. woodward_dream_cruise.html

September 6, 2021 (monday) Labor Day. [first Monday in Sept]

September 7, 2021 (tuesday) National Beer Lover's Day, Sept. 7th every year. nationaldaycalendar.com

September 11, 2021 (saturday) Patriot Day (a.k.a. 9/11) [September 11th every year] – observance to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist plane attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and other targets on Sept 11, 2001.

September 12, 2021 (sunday) National Grandparents Day. [first sunday after Labor Day]

September 16, 2021 (thursday) Stepfamily Day. [Sept 16th every year] www.nationalstepfamilydayandweek.com

September 17, 2021 (friday) Constitution Day & Citizenship Day. [Sept 17th every year] If on a saturday or sunday, it's observed on work day closest to the 17th.

The United States Constitution signed on September 17, 1787. It was Ratified on March 4, 1789. Read our Constitution: constitutionus.com

September 17, 2021 (friday) National POW/MIA Recognition Day. [3rd friday in Sept]

September 24, 2021 (friday) Native American Day. [4th friday in September] but observed many different days.

September 29, 2021 (wednesday) National Coffee Day (U.S.) [Sept 29 every year], international coffee day is Oct 1 every year.

October 11, 2021 (monday) Columbus Day (observed). [2nd monday in Oct]

October 15, 2021 (friday) Boss's Day (National Bosses Day). [Oct 16th every year]. If on a saturday or sunday, it is observed on the work day closest to the 16th.

October 16, 2021 (saturday) Sweetest Day. [3rd saturday in Oct]

October 31, 2021 (sunday) Halloween (Halloween Day) [Oct 31st every year]

November 2, 2021 (tuesday) Election Day (1st Tuesday in November).

November 2-5, 2021SEMA Show the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world, held in Las Vegas. https://www.semashow.com

November 11, 2021 (thursday) Veterans' Day – Thank you for your service!

November 25, 2021 (thursday) Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day). [4th thursday in Nov]

November 28 - December 6, 2021 Hanukkah (Chanukah, Chanukkah) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkahwww.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm

December 7, 2021 (tuesday) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day [Dec 7th every year]. USA attacked in 1941, brought us into WWII. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pearl_Harbor_Remembrance_Day

December 17, 2021 (friday) Wright Brothers Day. [Dec 17th every year]

December 24, 2021 (friday) Christmas Day off for federal unions/employees.

December 25, 2021 (saturday) Christmas [Christmas Day, Dec 25th every year]

December 31, 2021 (friday) New Year's Eve. [Dec 31st every year]

December 31, 2021 (friday) New Year's Day federal employees holiday

January 1, 2022 (saturday) New Year's Day [Jan 1st every year]

January 5-8, 2022 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) – tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada. www.ces.tech

January 10, 2022 (monday) College Football Championship Game. info

January 17, 2022 (monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [3rd monday in Jan]

January 23, 2022 (sunday) National Pie Day. [Jan 23 every year] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pie_Day

January 24, 2022 (monday) Gobal Belly Laugh Day. [Jan 24th every year] www.bellylaughday.com

February 1, 2022 (tuesday) National Freedom Day. [Feb 1st every year]

February 2, 2022 (wednesday) Groundhog Day. [Feb 2nd every year]

February 6, 2022 (sunday) Super Bowl Sunday - Super Bowl 2022 / Super Bowl LVI (56) in Inglewood, California. www.nfl.com/super-bowl

February 9, 2022 (wednesday) National Pizza Day. [Feb 9th every year]. info

February 12, 2022 (saturday) Lincoln's Birthday. [Feb 12th every year]. Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States.

February 14, 2022 (monday) St. Valentine's Day . [Feb 14th every year]

February 21, 2022 (monday) Washington's Birthday / Presidents' Day (observed). [3rd monday in Feb]

March 1, 2022 (tuesday) Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans, LA. www.mardigrasneworleans.com

March 1, 2022 (tuesday) Fat Tuesday / Shrove Tuesday, day before Lent starts.

March 2, 2022 (wednesday) Ash Wednesday, begining of Lent.

December 25, 2022 (sunday) Christmas [Christmas Day, Dec 25th every year]

December 26, 2022 (monday) Christmas federal employees holiday

U.S. Daylight Savings Time 2021
• STARTS: March 14, 2021 at 2 a.m. (set clocks AHEAD one hour)
• ENDS: November 7, 2021 at 2 a.m. (set clocks BACK one hour)

U.S. daylight savings time future start and end dates...
start: move clocks AHEAD one hour at 2am on second Sunday in March.
end: move clocks BACK one hour at 2am on first Sunday in November.

SEASONS 2021 Spring – Summer – Fall (Autumn) – Winter
March 20, 2021 – Vernal Equinox – beginning of Spring.
June 20, 2021 – June Solstice – beginning of Summer.
September 22, 2021 – September Equinox – beginning of Fall (Autumn).
December 21, 2021 – December Solstice – beginning of Winter.

April 2024 – next Total Solar Eclipse in the United States.

More American Patriotic and National Observances

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES BIRTHDAYS
• ARMY birthday – June 14th
• COAST GUARD birthday – August 4th [U.S. Coast Guard established 4 August 1790]
• AIR FORCE birthday – September 18th
• NAVY birthday – October 13th
• MARINE CORPS birthday – November 10th
• SPACE FORCE birthday – December 20 [U.S. Space Force established on December 20, 2019]

• Washington's Birthday: February 22nd (traditional date, not observed date)
• National Poison Prevention Week: third week in March
• Law Day, U.S.A.: May 1st every year
• Police Week: week which has May 15th in it
• National Flag Week: the week in which June 14th falls
• Honor America Days: June 14th through July 4th
• Constitution Week: September 17th through September 23rd
• Gold Star Mother's Day: last Sunday in September (Sept. 27, 2020)
• Child Health Day: first Monday in October (Oct. 4, 2020)
• Leif Erikson Day: October 9th every year

Several Important Dates in U.S. History

Why We Celebrate July 4th and What Our independence Is Really All About.

Boston Tea Party – December 16, 1773. A protest to the Tea Act (tax imposed on tea by England). England trying to force people in the colonies to pay that tax was a big catalyst to our independence and becoming The United States Of America. The modern day Tea Party (TEA - Taxed Enough Already) is not a political party. They are individuals and organizations who resemble our forefathers who protested that tax by England. Read about this, see similarities to today. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

Declaration of Independence – Adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. Read it! www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript

In The Declaration of Independence, it clearly states ...
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.”

The United States Constitution (Constitution of the United States of America), September 17, 1787. Ratified on March 4, 1789. Read the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights → constitutionus.com

Here is the Preamble of the Constitution...
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

U.S. Civil War – was from 1861 to 1865. timeline + more details

World War I (World War 1) – July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. The U.S. Congress officially declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. WWI information and resources

World War II (World War 2, WW2) – 1939 to 1945. The U.S. officially declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. WWII timeline details

Popular Sports Events and Special Events in the U.S.

• College Bowls Mens Football December 18, 2021 to January 10, 2022.

• NFL Playoffs (National Football League) in January, 2022.

• College Football Championship Game is January 10, 2022 (Monday night).

• Super Bowl LVI (56) (Super Bowl 2022) is February 6, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Game on TV, kickoff about 6:35 pm E.S.T. www.nfl.com/super-bowl

• Daytona 500 is February 14, 2021 (Sunday). Nascar race, usually the 3rd or 4th Sunday in February.

• Mardi Gras Carnival – March 1, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. annual nationally known event for parades and grand outlandish partying. info siteweb cams + moreFuture Dates

• Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. March 5-14, 2021. motorcycles and partying.

• March Madness (NCAA Mens College Basketball Title Tournament) – March 18 through April 5, 2021. Title Game on April 5, 2021.

• WrestleMania 2021 – April 10+11, 2021, in Tampa Bay, FL.

• NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (National Hockey League) – annual, starts in April, finals in June.

• NBA Playoffs (National Basketball Association) – annual, starts in April, finals in June.

• Kentucky Derby: May 1, 2021. Horse racing (first Saturday in May).

• Preakness Stakes: May 16, 2020. Horse racing (two weeks after Kentucky Derby).

• Indianapolis 500: May 30, 2021. (Sunday of Memorial Weekend).

• Belmont Stakes: June 6, 2020. Horse racing (three weeks after the Preakness).

• U.S. Open Golf Championship: June 17-20, 2021 at Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA.

• Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – 81st in Sturgis, South Dakota: August 6-15, 2021. lots of motorcycles and partying.

• Woodward Dream Cruise is August 21, 2021. Annual World Famous Car Cruise held in Metro Detroit, Michigan, and celebrated all week leading up to the official day. The WDC is attended by about one million people annually on the third Saturday in August [if MI democrat Gov Whitmer allows it].

• World Series (MLB) – annual Major League Baseball championship series, usually starts in the 3rd week of October.

on a related note... below are the next Olympics dates and locations.

Summer Olympics 2021 (was 2020) (XXXII Olympiad - Olympic Summer Games) is July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Date was pushed back one year due to China COVID-19 virus. Paralympic games are August 24 to September 5, 2021. www.olympic.org/tokyo-2020

Winter Olympics 2022 (XXIV Olympic Winter Games) is February 4 to 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. www.olympic.org/beijing-2022

More Sports Info ...
• Professional Golf: PGA official site and PGA Tour
• NASCAR Car Racing: NASCAR official site (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

Some Months Are Known As ...

• February: African American Heritage Month / American Heart Month
• March: National Women's History Month, National Kidney Month
• April: Cancer Control Month / National Youth Sports Safety Month
• May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month / Older Americans Month
• July: National Ice Cream Month. details
• September: National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)
• October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• November: National American Indian Heritage Month

Bonus: More Websites about Holidays and Popular Dates

Brownielocks – bizarre, crazy, silly, unknown holidays and observances

When Is – dates of religious and civil holidays around the world.

time and date.com – calendar dates & many holiday dates

Welcome to the BIG World Christmas Quiz!

Thought I’d squeeze another quiz in for 2020, seeing as you seem to love the Food Quiz and the Festival Quiz I did back in the summer. This time, it’s Christmas around the world. How much do you know of the cultures and traditions of countries beyond your own?

Read on and you’ll find 50 Christmas quiz questions and answers all around the world.

Great if you’re looking for unusual Christmas quiz questions!

Do you know your Krampus from your Kringle? And your Gluhwein from your Grogg?

Well, these are the World Christmas questions for you. If you fancy yourself as a bit of a Christmas aficionado, then gather your friends for a bit of friendly competition and work your way through this Christmas trivia. Or, just have a go at the Christmas quiz questions by yourself and let me know how you get on in the comments below.

There are five rounds to this World Christmas Quiz, with a bonus one at the end.

So, let’s crack on with the world Christmas quiz questions shall we?

This World Christmas quiz has four rounds of Christmas questions, an emoji round, and a points-stealer question at the end.

Round 1: Christmas Food and Drink Around the World

Think you know your Christmas food and drink? Have a go at these gastronomical questions!

Cougnou is a sweet festive bread which is baked over the Christmas period across Europe, it is made in the form of what?

a) Christmas Tree b) Star c) The Baby Jesus d) Plait

2. Which country created Eggnog?

a) France b) Italy c) England d) Australia

3. Shortbread is traditionally made before Christmas, where does it originate from?

a) England b) Ireland c) Wales d) Scotland

4. Panettone is Italian sweet bread with dried fruit that is popular around Europe over the Christmas period, where did it originate from?

a) Milan b) Siena c) Rome d) Sicily

5. Mulled wine is referred to by all these terms in some area of the world EXCEPT:

a) Grogg b) Vin chaud c) Wassail d) Gluhwein

6. What do Japanese people traditionally eat on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve?

7. What traditional English dessert did Rachel try to make on Friends?

8. In Australia and New Zealand what do they normally eat for Christmas lunch?

9. Which country does Stollen come from?

10. What’s the most popular Christmas dessert in New Zealand?

Round 2: General World Christmas Trivia

How well do you know your Christmas trivia?

11. Which of the following is NOT a name for Santa worldwide?

a) Pere Noel b) Kriss Kringle c) Deushka Moroz d) Papa Rosso

12. The term ‘Xmas’ comes from which language?

a) Greek b) Chinese c) Celtic d) Latin

13. What is Santa’s official address in Canada, including the postcode? He receives over 1 million letters each year here…

14. What has been the world’s heaviest Christmas present? (CLUE: France gave it to the US)

15. According to Astronomer George Banos’ 1979 academic paper, what exactly was the Star of Bethlehem the Wise Men were following?

16. In the USA in 2018, how many people ended up in the ER in November and December from festive decorating accidents?

a) 4,600 b) 8,900 c) 14,700 d) 23,800

17. There’s a town in Florida USA called Christmas where all the streets are named after Christmassy things, true or false?

18. What do Americans leave for Santa on Christmas Eve?

19. They’re popular in Spain, but what is a ‘caganer’ doing?

20. In the Ukraine they use fake spider webs instead of, what?

Fancy another quiz?

How about this airport quiz? See how many funny airport codes you can name, and do you know the busiest airport in the world? Test your airport knowledge here!

Round 3: Christmas Music and Film Trivia

Music and film is all part of the Christmas experience, but how well do you know your cultural trivia?

21. George Micheal donated and continues to donate all the royalties of Last Christmas to charity. How much is that every year?

a) 85,000 b) £100,000 c) £300,000 d) £625,000

22. What is the best selling Christmas single of all time in the UK?

23. Why is the song ‘Jingle Bells’ so important?

A) It’s played in hospitals in America for the birth of any child on December 25th

B) It’s the highest grossing song of all time

C) It was Jesus’ favourite song

D) It was the first song ever played in space

24. What are the missing lyrics? “O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and ___”.

25. How long did it take to create Nightmare Before Christmas?

26. Which Christmas film did Donald Trump famously have a cameo in?

27. Who stayed at the Grandhotel Pupp Hotel in Czechia in Last Holiday?

28. Which song is this?

“In the meadow we can build a snowman/ Then pretend that he is Parson Brown/ He’ll say are you married? We’ll say, no man”

29. Who wrote, The Snowman?

30. Do They Know It’s Christmas has been recorded four times in the UK with different versions released in 1984, 1989, 2004 and 2014. It has two writers, who are they?

Round 4: Christmas Carols Emoji Quiz

Guess the carol or song from the Christmas emoji…

31. 🥁 👦

32. 🤫 🌚

33. 🎉 ➡️ 🌎

34. 😮 😇 🌚

35. 👑 👑 👑

36.👂 🗞️ 👼 👼 🎤

37. 👩🏻 👦 🧒

Ok, couldn’t think of enough Christmas carols for the Christmas emoji quiz. Last three are songs…

38. 🔔 🔔 🤘

39. ❄️ 🎄

40. 🚗 🏠 🎄

Round 5: Bonkers Christmas traditions

I’ll name the crazy Christmas tradition, you name the country…

41. In Austria, who is the festive character ‘Krampus’ looking for?

a) Ugly women b) Smelly pets c) Naughty children d) Good hearted children

42. In which country do naughty children get rotting potatoes in their shoes?

43. In which country are the main streets of the big city shut off so people can rollerskate on Christmas Eve?

44. In which country do the women celebrate Little Christmas on the 6th January?

45. In which country do the shepherds play the bagpipes in the squares and piazzas on Christmas Eve?

46. Which country celebrates Schmutzli, basically the anti-Santa, who wears a black robe and has a dark beard and a whip?

47. In which country is it considered good luck to keep a fish in the bath?

48. In which crazy country do they hang stockings at the end of the bed?

49. In which country is it traditional to keep a fire burning to ward off goblins?

50. In which country do they burn a fake 13-metre tall goat in the town centre?

Bonus Christmas Quiz Question

51. How many houses does Santa have to visit every second on Christmas Eve to cover the world?

And that’s the end!

Well done for completing the World Christmas Quiz, let’s take a look at the answers shall we?

THE ANSWERS ARE COMING

Are you ready?

Answers to the World Christmas Quiz

Hope you’ve enjoyed doing this alternative Christmas quiz!

Round 1: Christmas Food and Drink Around the World

Think you know your Christmas food and drink? Have a go at these gastronomical questions!

Cougnou is a sweet festive bread which is baked over the Christmas period across Europe, it is made in the form of what?

c) The Baby Jesus

2. Which country created Eggnog?

c) England

3. Shortbread is traditionally made before Christmas, where does it originate from?

d) Scotland

4. Panettone is Italian sweet bread with dried fruit that is popular around Europe over the Christmas period, where did it originate from?

a) Milan

5. Mulled wine is referred to by all these terms in some area of the world EXCEPT:

c) Wassail

6. What do Japanese people traditionally eat on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve?

KFC

7. What traditional English dessert did Rachel try to make on Friends?

Trifle

8. In Australia and New Zealand what do they normally eat for Christmas lunch?

A BBQ

9. Which country does Stollen come from?

Germany

10. What’s the most popular Christmas dessert in New Zealand?

Pavlova

Round 2: General World Christmas Trivia

How well do you know your Christmas trivia?

Mexico Christmas Bonus

11. Which of the following is NOT a name for Santa worldwide?

d) Papa Rosso

12. The term ‘Xmas’ comes from which language?

a) Greek

13. What is Santa’s official address in Canada, including the postcode? He receives over 1 million letters each year here…

Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada

14. What has been the world’s heaviest Christmas present? (CLUE: France gave it to the US)

Statue of Liberty

15. According to Astronomer George Banos’ 1979 academic paper, what exactly was the Star of Bethlehem the Wise Men were following?

Uranus

16. In the USA in 2018, how many people ended up in the ER in November and December from festive decorating accidents?

c) 14,700

17. There’s a town in Florida USA called Christmas where all the streets are named after Christmassy things, true or false?

True

18. What do Americans leave for Santa on Christmas Eve?

Cookies and milk

19. They’re popular in Spain, but what is a ‘caganer’ doing?

Pooping

20. In the Ukraine they use fake spider webs instead of, what?

Tinsel

Round 3: Christmas Music and Film Trivia

Music and film is all part of the Christmas experience, but how well do you know your cultural trivia?

21. George Micheal donated and continues to donate all the royalties of Last Christmas to charity. How much is that every year?

c) £300,000