December is Bing's most festive month: snowy homepage images, advent-style Rewards activities and a steady stream of Christmas questions. They span traditions, carols, films and how the season is celebrated worldwide, and the same festive facts return every year.
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Traditions and symbols
Santa Claus descends from St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop famed for secret gift-giving. Mistletoe is the plant hung for kissing beneath, holly and wreaths decorate doors, and Advent means 'the arrival', the weeks of anticipation before December 25. Each of these has anchored a Bing question.
Around the world
World-tradition questions are festive favourites: Japan's famous KFC Christmas dinner custom, France's Bûche de Noël (the yule-log cake), Germany's Christmas markets, and the Southern Hemisphere celebrating in summer, Australians on the beach in December is a classic image-question pairing.
Music and movies
Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' is cited as the best-selling single of all time, a question the quiz clearly enjoys given the shared name. Expect carols ('Silent Night', 'Jingle Bells'), and film rounds on 'Home Alone', 'Elf' and 'It's a Wonderful Life'.
December strategy
Festive questions are well documented, so a quick search of the tradition plus its country settles anything unfamiliar. Watch the Rewards dashboard through December, holiday punch cards and bonus sets often accompany the quizzes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was the real St. Nicholas?
A 4th-century bishop known for secret gift-giving, whose legend evolved into Santa Claus, a staple Christmas quiz answer.
What is the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas', widely cited as the best-selling single ever, a favourite question given the shared Bing name.
Which country famously eats KFC at Christmas?
Japan, where a KFC Christmas dinner became a national tradition, one of Bing's favourite world-tradition questions.