Weather
What temperature is the freezing point of water?
What Christian holiday is celebrated on December 25?
Christmas
This 1993 animated movie tells the tale of Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday himself.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This winter treat is a heated drink consisting of shaved or melted chocolate or cocoa powder combined with heated milk or water
Hot Chocolate
Every time it snows, people must undertake this un-fun activity to clear the sidewalks
Shoveling
How many sides do all snowflakes have?
6
How long is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah?
8 Days
Bonus 200 points: Jews celebrate Hanukkah by lighting a...?
This book by Charles Dickens tells the story of the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge, and has been adapted into hundreds of movies, plays, radio shows, ballets, and other media.
A Christmas Carol
American children celebrate the holiday season by building houses out of this type of cookie.
Gingerbread
Children often create these by lying down in the snow and flapping their arms and legs
Define "precipitation"
atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds
The traditional Chinese Dongzhi Festival happens every year between December 21st and 23rd, celebrating what calendar event?
Winter Solstice (Shortest period of daylight in the northern hemisphere)
This cable TV network, owned by a company that sells greeting cards for many occasions, is known for cheesy holiday romance movies.
Hallmark Channel
This holiday snack is referred to in a song as "roasting on an open fire"
Chestnuts
Name all the items needed to make a traditional snowman's face (and what they're used for).
Buttons for eyes
Carrot for nose
Rocks/coal for mouth
Near the equator, the seasons aren't defined by changes in temperature, but rather by changes in the amount of...
Rainfall
Adherents to which faith that originated in Persia commemorate the death of their religion's ancient founder on December 26th.
Zoroastrianism
What do the writers of “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,” "Let it Snow,” “Santa Baby,” “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Silver Bells,” “White Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” and “Walkin’ In a Winter Wonderland” all have in common?
The writers of all these songs were Jewish!
The tradition of eating this meat on Christmas is thought to have evolved from the Germanic pagan ritual of sacrificing a wild boar to the Norse god Freyr during harvest festivals
Ham
For those who don't enjoy skiing or snowboarding, this winter activity involves sliding down a snowy slope on an inflatable device.
Snowtubing
An area of low pressure and cold air that circles the North Pole, acting like a natural "container" for frigid Arctic air during winter.
Arctic/polar vortex
In what decade did activist Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa to "give black people an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history"?
Bonus 500 Points: Name and define two of the seven principles (ideals) of the holiday.
1960s
BONUS:
This was a 2002 animated adult musical-comedy by Adam Sandler that takes place around the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
Eight Crazy Nights
This sweet dessert, consisting of soft, deep-fried dough balls made from milk solids (khoya or milk powder) soaked in a fragrant sugar syrup flavored with cardamom, rosewater, and saffron, is eaten by South Asian Jews during Hanukkah.
Gulab jamun
This winter sport includes moves/techniques such as the Axel, Lutz, Salchow, Flip, and Loop.
Figure Skating