Name that Song
Christmas Movies and TV
Cultural Traditions
Kwanzaa
Hanukkah
100
"Round yon virgin mother and child"
What is Silent Night
100
In the Christmas Classic, It's A Wonderful Life, what happened every time a bell rang?
What is an angel got its wings
100
What does Santa eat when he comes down the chimney?
What is Cookies and milk. In Medieval Germany, families would decorate their trees with cookies or wafers. Often they would find some of the treats missing, and fabricated the story that Santa took them (although it was probably mice).
100
Which of the following animated series has not had a Kwanzaa-related episode? A) "Rugrats" B) "The Proud Family" C) "Family Guy" D) "Futurama"
What is C , Family Guy
100
What is the name of the 9 branch candelabra used at Hanukkah?
What is Menorah
200
"And Heaven and nature sing"
What is Joy to the World
200
What was "the most likely" reason that The Grinch hated Christmas?
What is his heart was 2 sizes too small
200
Which President made Christmas a federal holiday? Hint: It was an attempt to unite north and south after the Civil War in 1870.
What is President Ulysses S. Grant
200
What does the color black represent for Kwanzaa?
Represents the people
200
How many days in Hanukkah celebrated?
What is 8 days
300
"Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed":
What is Santa Baby
300
How much did Lucy charge for a psyciatric session in the classic Christmas TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas?
What is "Five Cents Please!"
300
By the early 1800s the ___________________ (Saint Nicolas), wearing his red suit, was the person leaving the gifts. A. Irish B. English C. Spanish D. German
What is D. German
300
Why was Kwanzaa originally established?
Kwanzaa was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African culture and heritage.
300
Supply the missing words from this lyric, "_________, ____________, _____________, I made you out of clay and when you are dry and ready, oh ____________, I will play. "
What is "Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay and when you are dry and ready, oh dreidel, I will play. "
400
"Been drinking too much eggnog"
What is Grandma Got runover by a Reindeer
400
Name the film that matches this quote, "It's a one year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club.
What is National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
400
Which ethnic group brought the first Christmas tree to America? (A) Germans (B) Irish (C) Scottish (D) Dutch
What is Germans By the early 1800s, more homes began including their trees, starting in Germany, and in America, probably with German immigrants who came to Lancaster, Pennsylvania (who claim the first Christmas Tree in 1821) or the German settlers in Easton, PA reportedly setting up the first tree in 1816.
400
Each day of Kwanzaa celebrates one of the Principles of Blackness. Please name two.
Each one of the principles represent one day of the celebration, which are as follows: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujmaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity), imani (faith).
400
Why is the menorah placed in a window at Hanukkah?
What is Placing the menorah in a window, to share the miracle and the celebration with passers bys, is considered to be a very important tradition of the festival.
500
"Somebody snitched on me"
What is Nuttin For Christmas
500
Name the film that this quote comes from, "Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen."
What is Home Alone
500
What pagan holiday is the reason for early Christians celebrating the birth of Jesus in the winter instead of the historically correct, summer?
What is Winter Solstice.
500
Who founded Kwanzaa?
What is Ron Karenga in 1966
500
What does Hanukkah celebrate?
What is The principle event of the holiday, the battle between the Maccabees and the Greeks, is post-Biblical. Hanukkah story is not written about in the Torah. It happened several hundred years after the Torah is believed to have been given to the Jewish people, on Mount Sinai.
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