Santa
Who did Santa bring back to life?
A) Frosty
B) Rudolph
A) Frosty
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?
A) Macy's
B) JC Penny's
A) Macy's
January 1st was first declared a national holiday by:
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Julius Caesar
B) Julius Caesar
How many nights is Hanukkah celebrated?
A) 8
B)5
A) 8
How many candles are lit on the Kinara, candle, for Kwanzaa?
A)9
B)7
B) 7
Each candle represents one of the "seven principles" or values in African culture
What is Santa called in the United Kingdom (Great Britain, England)?
A) Kris Kringle
B) Father Christmas
B) Father Christmas
In the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?
A) Rude, Mean, Cranky
B) Stink, Stank, Stunk
B) Stink, Stank, Stunk
How many people give up on their resolutions by the second week of January?
A) 25%
B) 50%
A) 25%
Hanukkah commemorates what rebellious group of Jews for reclaiming the Temple in Jerusalem?
A) Mennonites
B) Maccabees
B) Maccabees
True or False
Kwanzaa is a nonreligious holiday
True
It is modeled after numerous African harvest celebrations
What do Swedish children leave for Santa Claus?
A) Coffee
B) Egg Nog
A) Coffee
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
A) Germany
B) Italy
A) Germany
Tradition says eating ____on New Years brings prosperity
A) Leafy Greens
B) Grapes
A) Leafy Greens
What is one fried dish that is served during Hanukkah?
A) Naan bread
B) Latkes
B) Latkes
When did the celebration of Kwanzaa begin?
A) 1946
B) 1966
B) 1966
Maulana Karenga, an activist and professor of Black studies at California State University created Kwanzaa to create a stronger community between African-Americans in the wake of racial tensions in the 1965 Watts neighborhood riots in L.A.
What company started to use Santa Claus in its advertising in 1931?
A) Mobil
B) Coca-Cola
B) Coca-Cola
What was Frosty the Snowman's nose made out?
A) Carrot
B) A button
B) A button
In 2015 What did Time Square change with their confetti?
A) people wrote their wishes on them
B) it is decomposable
A) people wrote their wishes on them
True or False
Hanukkah is actually a minor holiday in Judaism.
True
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & the Passover are more significant
Unity is one of the seven principles, or values, celebrated during Kwanzaa. What is another one?
A) Education
B) Creativity
B) Creativity
The seven principles include: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani).
Where are two U.S. states that have a town named Santa Claus?
A) Michigan and Oregon
B) Indiana and Georgia
B) Indiana and Georgia
How many gifts in total were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?
A) 364
B) 275
A) 364
What country celebrates NYE by breaking plates for good luck?
A) Denmark
B) Brazil
A) Denmark
What is the highest candle in the Menorah called?
A) Shamash
B) Habbash
A) Shamash
What 3 colors of candles are in the Kinara?
A) White, Black, Blue
B) Red, Black, Green
B) Red, Black, Green