Holiday spelling
Word origins
Santa around the world
holiday movies
What is wrong with the spelling
songs
100
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From which language do we get wreath?
Old English - etymological marker wr - denotes twisting or turning
100
Which word comes from Old Norse:
hreinn + dyr
"to run" + "animal"
Reindeer
100
Weihnachtsmann
German Santa Claus
100
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The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
100
pixxie
do not double x
100
[ə pʌpi fər hɑnəkə]
A puppy for Hanukkah
200
What is the word sum for holiday?
holy+day--> holiday
200
This word comes from Dutch koekje "little cake,"
Cookie
200
Père Noël
French Santa Claus
200
Home Alone
200
jungle cruuse
no double u!
200
[ʤɪŋgəl bɛlz]
Jingle Bells
300
Do they share a common base:
joy
rejoice
enjoy
no, they are cousins.
Joy and enjoy share <joy>
but <joice> is an altered form of joy from Old French
300
Which word comes from Dutch "slee", shortened from slede
Sleigh
300
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Father Christmas
English Santa Claus
300
Mickey's Christmas Carol
300
Pirates of the Caribbbean
no triple letters
300
[aɪ wɑnt ə ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs fɔr ˈkrɪsməs]
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
400
What kind of plant is this?
a poinsettia.
It is an eponym - the plant was named for its creator, Joel R. Poinsett
400
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A word from mid-13c. , meaning "that which is given"
gift
400
Sinterklaas
Dutch Santa Claus
400
Elf
400
Temple of the forbidden I
I is the function word, eye is the noun.
400
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[aɪ sɔ ˈmɑmi ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈsæntə klɔz ]
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
500
Unscramble the word
wonsanm
snowman
500
What is the origin of the word wrap
old English
500
Babbo Natale
Italian Santa Claus
500
A Rugrats Chanukah
500
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Space Mounten
mountain is French and has the ain suffix.
500
[sæntə klɔz ɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ tu taʊn]
Santa Claus is coming to town