EARTH SCIENCE HOLIDAYS
HEY! I'M CELEBRATIN' HERE! NYC HOLIDAY SEASON
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
HOLIDAY SONGS
SANTA CLAUS
MINERAL MIRACLES
100
THE DATE OF THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
WHAT IS JUNE 21ST?
100
THE CELEBRATION OF KWANZAA HAS ITS ROOTS ON THIS CONTINENT
WHAT IS AFRICA?
100
ON MOH'S SCALE OF MINERAL HARDNESS, THIS IS THE HARDNESS OF DIAMOND
WHAT IS TEN?
100
MARIAH ONLY WANTS THIS FOR CHRISTMAS
WHAT IS YOU?
(NICK CANNON ALSO ACCEPTABLE)
100
MAYBE HE SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME WATCHING THE TELLY, HIS BELLY SHAKES LIKE A BOWL FULL OF THIS SEMI-SOLID FRUIT PRESERVE
WHAT IS JELLY?
100
TO GIVE IT SOME MORE TASTE, YOU MAY WANT TO PUT SOME OF THIS CUBIC MINERAL ON YOUR HOLIDAY TURKEY
WHAT IS HALITE? (SALT)
200
THIS DAY HAS TO BE ADDED TO THE CALENDAR EVERY FOUR YEARS TO KEEP IT ON TRACK
WHAT IS FEBRUARY 29TH?
(WHAT IS LEAP YEAR? ALSO ACCEPTABLE)
200
CHRISTMAS FALLS AROUND THIS IMPORTANT SOLSTICE DATE, THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR
WHAT IS DECEMBER 21ST?
200
13.8 BILLION
WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE?
200
THIS MAGICAL ITEM GIVES LIFE TO AN OTHERWISE LIFELESS FROZEN MASS OF WATER LATER NAMED FROSTY
WHAT IS A SILK HAT?
200
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK SANTA? YOU BETTER SEND YOUR ENVELOPE IN THIS COMPASS DIRECTION
WHAT IS NORTH?
200
YOU GOT GOLD FOR CHRISTMAS!?
NO, MY BROTHER THINKS I'M STUPID. I KNOW IT'S NOT GOLD, BUT RATHER THIS METALLIC MINERAL WITH A GREEN-BLACK STREAK
WHAT IS PYRITE?
300
THIS SEASON OCCURS BETWEEN MARCH 21ST AND JUNE 21ST
WHAT IS SPRING?
300
RAMADAN TOOK PLACE DURING THIS SEASON IN 2024
WHAT IS SPRING?
300
365.26
WHAT IS THE EARTH'S RATE OF REVOLUTION?
300
SANTA IS CHECKING HIS LIST THIS MANY TIMES TO FIND OUT WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE
WHAT IS TWICE?
300
IN THIS TIM BURTON MOVIE, HE'S A HALLOWEEN IMMORTAL WHO THOUGHT HE COULD TAKE OVER SANTA'S JOB BUT DID A NIGHTMARISH JOB OF IT
WHO IS JACK SKELLINGTON?
300
IT MUST BE HARD FOR A BIG GUY LIKE SANTA TO GET DOWN THE CHIMNEY. MAYBE HE USES THE SOFTEST MINERAL TO SLIP DOWN?
WHAT IS TALC?
400
IN NORTH AMERICA, YOU'LL EXPERIENCE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT HOURS ON THIS DATE
WHAT IS DECEMBER 21ST?
400
IT IS THEORIZED THAT THREE WISE MEN MAY HAVE FOLLOWED THIS PLANET COMMONLY SEEN IN THE MORNING TO GIVE GIFTS TO BABY JESUS. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE MORNING STAR
WHAT IS VENUS?
400
29.5
WHAT IS A FULL CYCLE OF LUNAR PHASES?
400
RUDOLPH WAS A VICTIM OF BULLYING. HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE GAMES
WHAT ARE REINDEER GAMES?
400
INCLUDING RUDOLPH, SANTA'S SLEIGH IS FLOWN BY THIS MANY REINDEER
WHAT IS NINE?
400
I HOPE SANTA'S SLEIGH DOESN'T RUST IN THE SNOW! IT WILL IF IT'S MADE OUT OF THIS ELEMENT CREATED IN THE CORE OF A MASSIVE STAR
WHAT IS IRON? (Fe)
500
"BOY, THIS BARBECUE SEEMS SLOW" - ON THIS DATE, ALSO KNOWN AS APOGEE, THE EARTH IS AT ITS GREATEST DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
WHAT IS JULY 4TH?
500
A MENORA HAS THIS MANY CANDLES
WHAT IS NINE?
500
4.6 BILLION
WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE EARTH AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
500
BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR NOSE FOR THIS GUY WHILE ROASTING CHESTNUTS ON AN OPEN FIRE
WHO IS JACK FROST?
500
MRS. CLAUS CAN EXPECT THIS MANY HOURS OF SUNLIGHT WHILE AT HOME WAITING FOR SANTA TO RETURN
WHAT IS ZERO?
500
SANTA LOVES THE COLOR GREEN. MAYBE HE USED THIS SANDU NON-METALLIC MINERAL TO DYE HIS SOCKS!
WHAT IS OLIVINE?