Winter Around the World
In Sweden, this December 13 celebration features a “Lucia” wearing candles.
What is St. Lucia Day?
In Home Alone, Kevin is mistakenly left behind when his family travels to this city.
What is Paris?
These classic holiday treats are made by decorating baked cookies shaped like people.
What are gingerbread men?
Water freezes at this temperature in Celsius.
What is 0°C?
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was released in this decade.
What is the 1990s?
This 8-day Jewish festival is also known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
In the Grinch, the Grinch lives just outside this town.
What is Whoville?
This warm drink is traditionally made with milk, eggs, and spices (often nutmeg).
What is eggnog?
Snowflakes are commonly said to have this many sides/symmetry points.
What is six?
“Jingle Bells” was originally written for this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
In many Latin American countries, December 24 is celebrated with this midnight feast (name commonly used).
What is Nochebuena?
In Elf, Buddy travels to New York and works at this department store.
What is Gimbels?
In the UK, this dessert is often served at Christmas and is “set on fire” with brandy.
What is Christmas pudding?
The “feels like” temperature combining wind and cold air is called this.
What is wind chill?
In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” the 5th day brings these.
What are five golden rings?
In Kwanzaa, this seven-branched candleholder is lit over seven nights.
What is a Kinara?
In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by this number of spirits (total).
What is four? (Marley + three Christmas spirits)
This spice blend often includes cinnamon, cloves, and allspice—commonly used in seasonal baking.
What is pumpkin pie spice (or “mixed spice” acceptable)?
This term describes precipitation that is a mix of rain and snow.
What is sleet? (If your region calls it “ice pellets,” accept)
“Let It Snow!” never mentions this word.
What is Christmas?
In parts of Eastern Europe, a spider web ornament is considered lucky at Christmas due to a folk story.
What is Ukraine? (Ukrainian Christmas tradition)
In The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin’s job before becoming Santa is in this field.
What is advertising/marketing?
In Italy, this tall, dome-shaped sweet bread is a holiday staple.
What is panettone?
This process causes snow to slowly shrink/disappear without melting, turning directly into water vapour.
What is sublimation?
This classic song begins, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…”
What is “The Christmas Song”?