Winter Traditions
What is the sport of sliding on ice in a bobsled called?
What is bobsledding?
This character is the villain in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
Who is The Grinch?
What color are the berries on a mistletoe plant?
What is white?
In which country do children leave shoes out for St. Nicholas to fill?
What is the Netherlands?
What was Santa Claus doing when he was described as “chubby and plump”?
What is laughing?
What is the name of the candle-lit Jewish holiday celebrated in December?
What is Hanukkah?
This actor starred as George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life.
Who is James Stewart?
What type of meat is traditionally served at a Christmas dinner in England?
What is roast goose?
This type of animal delivers gifts in Australia instead of reindeer?
What are kangaroos?
These animals pull Santa’s sleigh.
What are reindeer?
This winter activity involves gliding on ice while wearing special shoes
What is ice skating?
What actor played Buddy in Elf?
Who is Will Ferrell?
The name of the famous ballet performed during Christmas.
What is The Nutcracker?
This country is famous for celebrating Christmas with KFC as a holiday meal.
What is Japan?
In the poem The Night Before Christmas, what hung “by the chimney with care”?
What are stockings?
In many cultures, what is January 6th, the end of the 12 days of Christmas, called?
What is Epiphany?
Which singer is famous for the holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You?
Who is Mariah Carey?
The tradition of hiding this small green plant for kissing comes from Norse mythology.
What is mistletoe?
In Mexico, what is the name of the nine-day celebration leading up to Christmas?
What is Las Posadas?
What sound is made by Santa’s sleigh in the poem?
What is a clatter?
In Quebec, this annual winter festival features ice sculptures, snow slides, and a mascot named Bonhomme.
What is Carnaval de Québec (Quebec Winter Carnival)?
This actor voiced both the Grinch and the narrator in the original 1966 animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Who is Boris Karloff?
What type of plant is the poinsettia?
What is a flowering plant?
In this country, people burn a giant straw goat as part of their Christmas tradition.
What is Sweden?
Santa exclaims this as he flies out of sight.
What is “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”?