Chanukkah
Dreidel is Yiddish for this phrase
What is Spinning Top
Wright Brothers Day was established in 1959 on this date by U.S President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
What is December 17th!
"Kwanzaa" is derived from Swahili and translates to this.
What is “first fruits of the harvest.”
This curious monument's primary axis is aligned with the sunset on the winter solstice.
What is Stonehenge? Another structure built around the same time called Newgrange is aligned with the winter solstice sunrise.
Santa Claus comes from this Christian bishop from modern-day Turkey in the fourth century A.D.
Who is St. Nicolas. St. Nicholas had inherited a great deal of wealth and was known for giving it away to help the needy. When sainted, he became the protector of children.
The number of candles on the menorah.
What is the number 9?
The time and distances of the Wright Brothers first flight.
What is 12 seconds and 120 feet?
The number of days over which Kwanzaa is celebrated.
What is 7?
Each day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of seven principles: unity (umoja), self-determination (kuji chagulia), collective responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani).
The specific moment of the winter solstice in 2020.
What is Dec 21, 2020 at 10:02 UTC (05:02 EST)? When the Sun is exactly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn. Conversely, the summer solstice occurs when the Sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer.
This Christmas character was conceived by a department store, Montgomery Ward, as a marketing gimmick to get kids to buy holiday coloring books.
Who is Rudolph the red nose reindeer?
The number of days that Chanukkah lasts
What is eight?
This state's license plates boast the brother's monumental achievement
What is North Carolina? Kitty Hawk.
This is performed on each night of celebration.
What light a new candle on the kinara, a seven-branched candelabra. The seven candles, one black, three red and three green, represent the people, the struggle and the future, as well as the seven principles
Solstice is derived from these two Latin words.
What is "sol" for sun and "sistere" to stand still or "the sun stands still"?
Christmas shares its day with this ancient pagan festival.
What is Saturnalia? Saturnalia celebrated the agricultural god Saturn with partying, gambling and gift-giving.
This New York borough hosts the world's largest menorah.
What is Manhattan?
Neil Armstrong carried this in his pocket during his first steps on the moon.
What is a piece of muslin fabric from the wing of the original 1903 Wright Flyer?
Year that Kwanzaa was created.
What is 1966. Dr. Karenga, Professor of Black Studies at California State University, created Kwanzaa as a non-religious and non-political celebration of African American families.
This year's winter solstice coincided with end of this calendar.
What is the Mayan calendar of 2012?
This traditional Christmas plant that encourages intimacy is attaches itself around a host tree and takes nutrients eventually killing it.
What is a mistletoe?
The name of the gold coins that can be won by playing dreidel
What is gelt?
From 1910 to 1916 the brothers operated a flying school at Huffman Prairie which later become part of this air force base.
What is the Wright-Paterson Airforce base?
This is the name for the celebratory feast held on the last day of Kwanazz.
What is Karamu. Gifts are also exchanged on this day.
This 12-day pagan holiday centered around the winter solstice is also where a lot of modern day Christmas traditions come from.
What is the Yule?
This is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time.