Winter
Holidays
Traditions
Media
Misc 1
Misc2
100
Which zodiac sign runs from November 22 to December 21
Sagittarius
100
What 20th century decade was Kwanzaa created
1960s
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966. He founded US, a cultural organization, and started to research African “first fruit” (harvest) celebrations. Karenga combined aspects of several different harvest celebrations, such as those of the Ashanti and those of the Zulu, to form the basis of Kwanzaa
100
Santa Claus has another name starting with K, what is it?
Kris Kringle
100
Name the tune
"I don't want a lot for Christmas, There is just one thing I need "
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
*SCREEEEEEEEEECH*
100
Fill in the blank
"Deck the halls with ____ ___ ___"
Boughs of holly
100
Which country did eggnog come from?
England
200
The official first day of winter
December 21st or 22nd
200
How many nights of Chanukah are there?
8 nights
200
Who is this cutie?
Bonus100- Where is he originated?
Krampus- Germany
200
What was the name of Scrooges dead biz partner in A Christmas carol?
50 points for First name as well
Jacob Marley
200
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
200
In the movie Mean Girls- what Christmas song do the girls sing in the talent show?
Jingle bell rock
300
How many sides does every snowflake have?
6!
300
Three of Santa’s reindeer’s names begin with the letter “D.” What are those names?
Dancer, Dasher, and Donner
300
This vegetable shaped ornament became a tradition on trees, supposedly from Germany- if you find it first you get an extra present.
What vegetable is the ornament?
PICKLES
300
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
300
Frosty the snowman's nose was made of what?
Button
300
Prince Albert of Germany introduced this tradition to his wife Queen victoria and it took off and is still used today.
What tradition?
Christmas trees
400
On NYE this tradition is meant to happen at midnight
Kiss a loved one
muah!
400
Traditional Pagain ritual based- Northern Europeans, like Vikings, celebrated the Festival of Yule to honor the winter solstice.
Instead of Christmas trees, what did they have?
Yule log
400
Known as gelt this is given as presents during Hanukkah
Christmas practitioners also use the item as gifts
Chocolate coins
400
In Nightmare before Christmas- who is the trio meant to Kidnap.
SAY AND SPELL THE NAME
Bonus:200 Name the trio (all 3 kids)
SANDY CLAWS
S- A -N- D -Y ___ C- L- A -W- S
Bonus: (Lock, Shock, Barrel)
400
This meat ranks as the Christmas festive favorite:
A:Turkey
B:Ham,
C:Goose
D:Chicken
Ham
Gross.
400
Who originally sang “Santa Baby?”
Ertha Kitt
500
chionophobia is known as the fear of:
A: Ice
B: Hail
C: Cold
D: Snow
Snow
500
The Romans honored the Winter Solstice with a festival called Saturnalia. During this celebration:
A:Slaves ate with their masters.
B:The practice of giving presents under trees began.
C:Animals were sacrificed to appease Saturn, the god of light.
A:Slaves ate with their masters.
500
In Holland for the winter holiday- Santa, or "Sinterklaas" fills this item up with treats
Wooden shoes ( or just shoes) on Dec 5th. My family celebrated this!
500
What is the best-selling Christmas movie of all time?
A The Grinch- 2018
B ELF- 2003
C Christmas Vacation -1989
D Its a Wonderful life - 1946
A The Grinch- 2018
1 The Grinch $511,595,957 2018
2 Home Alone $476,700,000 1990
3 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! $345,141,403 2000
4 A Christmas Carol $325,286,646 2009
5 The Polar Express $313,901,736 2004
500
During Christmas of 1965, astronauts broadcast which holiday song from space?
Jingle bells
500
The writers of the popular sitcom “Seinfeld” created which winter holiday?
Bonus 100- what is the decoration they use to rep it
Festivus
Bonus:A steel/metal /aluminum pole
