Life with Santa
The “Ize” Have It
All in the Family
Cold Calls
’Tis the Season
100

This is the most striking attribute of an elf’s ears.

What is they are pointed?

100

Winners sometimes receive this.

What is a prize?

100

These are the family members who inherit from an estate.

What are heirs?

100

This four-letter word, when preceded by cold, describes a few days of extremely cold weather

What is snap?

100

This spot in New York City finds revelers celebrating outside waiting to see the ball drop on New Year’s Eve.

What is Times Square?

200

These animals power Santa’s sleigh.

What are reindeer?

200

To say “I’m sorry” is to do this.

What is apologize?

200

Baby boomers and millennials are examples of these.

What are generations?

200

This is a term for a liquid asset—money that is immediately available. It’s preceded by cold.

What is cold hard cash?

200

This is the predominant color for decorations during Hanukkah.

What is blue?

300

Santa is also known as this saint.

Who is Saint Nicholas?

300

This means to add jewelry, scarves, shoes, and purses to an outfit

What is accessorize?

300

No matter how much we feed and shelter them, the IRS does not consider them dependents. However, we still consider them family members.

What are pets?

300

This is the coldest continent.

What is Antarctica?

300

This cake has a reputation for lasting a long time and is made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices that are soaked in spirits.

What is fruitcake?

400

He is the red-nosed reindeer.

Who is Rudolph?

400

Milk that you buy in the store is homogenized and this.

What is pasteurized?

400

These family members go back many generations.

Who are ancestors?

400

People make cold calls for this reason.

What are sales (or donations)?

400

At these holiday parties, everyone brings one gift and goes home with one gift. Unfortunately, these gift exchanges typically include items that few would want to take home.

What is a white elephant party?

500

Address letters to Santa here.

What is the North Pole?

500

When you come up with a game plan to reach a goal, you are doing this.

What is strategize?

500

This term is applied to a widow who inherited her landowner status, such as Maggie Smith’s character in Downton Abbey.

What is dowager?

500

When you win a Pyrrhic or moral victory, or you receive little sympathy or encouragement, you could say it is a cold one of these.

What is comfort?

500

This is the first major city in the southern hemisphere to usher in the new year with magnificent fireworks over its harbor.

What is Sydney, Australia?

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