December Dates
This is the first day of winter (winter solstice)
a. Dec. 20
b. Dec. 21
c. Dec. 22
What is December 21st?
This day will have the shortest day and longest night.
The movie where a boy tries to find the true meaning of Christmas with the help of his friends Linus, Lucy & Schroeder.
What is a " A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
It is a 1965 animated TV special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz
This man is behind the famous mouse and theme park and was born December 5, 1901.
Who is Walt Disney?
Disney was fired from his first job as an animator for the Kansas City Star because he "lacked imagination".
This pudding was mentioned in the song "We wish you a merry Christmas".
What is a figgy pudding?
Hanukkah is celebrated over the course of:
a. 8 days
b. 7 days
c. 6 days
What is 8 days?
This is the number of days we have in December.
What is 31 days?
This movie features Jack Skellington.
a. The Polar Express
b. The Nightmare Before Christmas
c. Home Alone
What is "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
This historical event happened on December 7th, 1941.
a. Start of World War 2
b. Civil War
c. Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor.
This was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, Dec. 7th, 1941.
This item is what Frosty the Snowman's nose is made of.
What is a button?
This famous award is given out every December.
What is the Nobel Prize?
Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden, at the annual Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
This holiday starts on December 26th.
a. Kwanzaa
b. Hanukkah
c. Diwali
What is Kwanzaa?
It is a week-long celebration of African American culture and heritage that takes place from December 26 to January 1.
In the Grinch That Stole Christmas, this body part of the Grinch is "two sizes too small"?
The Grinch's heart.
In Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch's heart is described as being "two sizes too small" at the beginning of the story. This is said to explain the Grinch's bitter and foul-tempered nature.
Later in the story, the Grinch's heart "grew three sizes that day" after he returned the gifts he stole from the Whos.
On December 23, 1888, this artist cut off his ear.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Their true love gave them French hens on this day of Christmas.
What is the third day of Christmas?
These are December's birthstones.
What are Tanzanite, Zircon, and Turquoise?
This year, Hanukkah starts on this date.
What is December 25 (through January 2nd).
This is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time.
a. Miracle on 34th Street
b. Elf
c. How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
What is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
Gross: $538,920,602
Year: 2018
The Christmas tree, a traditional symbol of the Holiday, originated from this country.
What is Germany?
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this is the number of reindeer that pull Santa's sled.
What is 9 reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
The most popular sport played in North America during the month of December.
What is Ice Hockey?
This famous pop star was born on December 13th, 1989?
a. Britney Spears
b. Taylor Swift
c. Lady Gaga
Who is Taylor Swift?
This film introduced the song "Silver Bells".
a. The Lemon Drop Kid
b. Jack Frost
c. It's a Wonderful Life
What is "The Lemon Drop Kid"?
Released in 1951, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. The song was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and was originally titled "Tinkle Bells". Livingston's wife asked him to change the title after she learned that the word "tinkle" could make children imagine something.
The Boston Tea Party occurred December 7th of this year.
a. 1873
b. 1891
c. 1773
What is the year 1773?
Frosty the Snowman's eyes are made of this black object.
What is coal?
These are the two zodiac signs of December.
What are Sagittarius and Capricorn?