Hot Cocoa Math
It takes 3 1/2 ounces of cocoa to make a cup of hot chocolate. How much cocoa is needed to make 7 cups of hot chocolate?
24 1/2 ounces
The train left the first station at 3:45. It arrived at the second station at 4:31. How long was the train traveling for?
46 minutes
25% of Santa's 8 reindeer were not playing the game. How many reindeer were not playing?
2
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
What song talks about a young deer that doesn't fit in with the others and gets teased by them?
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
The waiters on the Polar Express has 25 gallons of hot chocolate to share among the children on the train. If there are twenty children on the train, how much hot chocolate will each child get?
1.25 gallons
The Polar Express picked Billy up at 11:35. The train was derailed at the frozen lake for 45 minutes. If it takes two hours and thirty minutes to get from Billy's house to the North Pole, what time would they arrive at the North Pole?
2:50
Only 1/9 of the children in the town were actually good all year. If there are 189 children in the town, how many were actually good?
21 children
Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?
An elf of the shelf
What song sings about a man in red that is making a list and checking it twice and will be visiting soon?
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The waiters on the Polar Express has 29 gallons of hot chocolate to share among the children on the train. Each child got 0.5 gallons of hot chocolate. Will there be enough hot chocolate for 60 children?
No
If it takes 3/10 of the coal for the train to go 1
mile, how much of the coal would it take to go 3
miles?
0.9 or 9/10
Santa has 288 presents to give to 32 children. How many presents will each child get?
9 presents
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
Cupid
What song sings about some noisy instruments and riding in a one-horse open sleigh?
Jingle Bells
It takes 16 oz of water, 2 oz of chocolate, and 3 oz of marshmallows to make one cup of hot chocolate. There are 59 children and 40 adults on the polar express. Each person gets hot chocolate. How many oz of marshmallow are needed?
297 oz of marshmallows
The know-it-all boy said that the conductor only punched four letters, but he had actually punched out five letters on his ticket. What is the fraction and decimal of the number of letters he thought he punched to the actual number.
4/5 or 0.8
If there are 13.5 days left until Christmas, how many hours are left?
What holiday at the end of December do some children get presents for eight days?
Hanukkah
What song sings about decorating the halls and fa la la la la la-ing?
Deck the Halls
How many different combinations of hot chocolate can you make? You must include one item from each category.
Flavors: white chocolate, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate
Topping: whip cream, mini marshmallows, and chocolate whip cream
9
If it takes 62 pounds of coal for the train to go 1
mile. The train has 992 pounds of coal on board.
How many miles will the train be able to travel?
16 miles
We had 18 red bows and 14 green bows in a box. We used 24 bows for our presents. How many bows are left in the box?
4
What is hung in doorways that people sometimes kiss under?
This song sings about a snow creature that comes to life and plays with the kids all day.
Frosty the Snowman