Holidays Around The World
What is the significance of the Winter Solstice Festival?
21st December
The winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky.
Which day is more popular in Canada for shopping: Black Friday or Boxing Day?
Black Friday
According to a 2019 survey from the Retail Council of Canada, 43 percent of Canadians plan to take in Black Friday festivities this year. In comparison, 34 percent of shoppers plan to take advantage of Boxing Day deals
Which region is eggnog originally from?
England (or Europe)
Who once stole Christmas?
Grinch
Which professional North American sports leagues play games on Christmas Day?
NFL, NBA
(answer both correctly to get points)
Diwali is the festival of....
Lights
How much does an average Canadian spend over the holiday season (gifts, travel, food & drink etc.)?
(+/- $500 acceptable)
Canadians commonly spend around $1,706 on gifts, travel, food and alcohol over the seasonal period.
(Research from the Deloitte 2019 Holiday Retail Outlook )
Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel and Gretel
Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
"In his new movie, "The Polar Express,' Tom Hanks plays multiple roles. Thanks to a technology called performance capture, which drops digitized human actors into a computer-animated world, the two-time Oscar winner is an 8-year-old boy, his father, a train conductor, a hobo and Santa Claus"
According to environmentalists, which trees are better for the environment; real or artificial
Real
What does the term Hanukka mean?
Dedication
Why is the Friday after the American Thanksgiving called 'Black Friday'?
Accountants use black to signify profit when recording each day's book entries (and red to indicate a loss). Being one of the most profitable days of the year for retailers and businesses. —or the day when retailers see positive earnings and profits "in the black."
The ancient history of Santa Claus can be traced back to which historical figure?
St. Nicholas
Name the highest grossing holiday movie of all time?
The Grinch $511M
Home Alone $476M (acceptable as an answer)
Which ancient civilization is recorded to have first celebrated New Year's?
Babylonian
At the end of the fast of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. What does it signify?
Gratefulness
What is the significance of movements like 'Buy Nothing Christmas' or 'Buy Nothing Day'?
Protest against consumerism and over-commercialization of Christmas
Which country started the modern tradition of putting up the Christmas tree?
Germany
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Which countries have the largest export share of artificial and real Christmas trees?
(Answer both to receive ponts)
Canada (real)
China (artificial)
Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration held in the United States that honors African heritage in African-American culture. What does the term Kwanza mean?
First fruit
Cumulatively how much did Americans spend during the holidays in 2019?
(+/- 20% acceptable)
$1 trillion
In what year was Christmas first celebrated on Dec. 25?
336 AD
In Elf, what is considered the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat every day like it’s Christmas
How do you say Happy Holidays in French?
Joyeuses fêtes