Q 01/05

What is Hallmark Channel's annual holiday programming event, running late October to New Year's Day, called?

A) Countdown to Christmas

B) Miracles of Christmas

C) Christmas Every Day

D) Home for the Holidays

Answer · why

A) Countdown to Christmas

It began with just four film premieres and a Friday-night block hosted by the animated Hoops & Yoyo.

Q 02/05

In what year did Hallmark Channel hold its first seasonal holiday-movie event?

A) 2013

B) 2009

C) 2001

D) 2005

Answer · why

B) 2009

It was the first cross-promotion between the channel and Hallmark's greeting card business.

Q 03/05

How many original holiday film premieres did that very first 2009 event feature?

A) Twenty

B) Forty

C) Four

D) Twelve

Answer · why

C) Four

By 2017 the channel was premiering 33 new Christmas movies in a single season.

Q 04/05

How many original Christmas films did Hallmark Channel premiere during the 2017 holiday season?

A) 12

B) 19

C) 51

D) 33

Answer · why

D) 33

That was up from 28 the year before, and its library had reached 136 Christmas titles.

Q 05/05

Which 2014 Candace Cameron Bure movie became Hallmark Channel's highest-rated premiere ever?

A) Christmas Under Wraps

B) A Christmas Detour

C) Switched for Christmas

D) Let It Snow

Answer · why

A) Christmas Under Wraps

Bure went on to make more than two dozen Hallmark movies before leaving for a rival network.