Christmas Trivia
What real historical figure is Santa Claus based off of?
Saint Nicholas
Which singer is known to "come out of her cave" for Christmas?
Mariah Carey
We have some international cousin-in-laws. Name 3 countries these cousin-in-laws came from.
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell
What is 358 + 576?
934
What country were candy canes made in?
Germany
In Home Alone, which country was the family traveling to when they left Kevin behind?
Paris
Name all the Lee siblings in order from oldest to youngest in under 15 seconds.
2. Sam
3. Nancy
4. Sui Ling
5. Kam Wan
6. Steven
7. Tim
What is a quantitative data?
Information that can be counted or expressed in NUMBERS
The 19th amendment allows which type of people to vote?
Women
In what country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
Japan
What is the full name of the main character in a Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What is Yeye's most favorite dim sum dish?
Shu mai
What organelle controls the cell and stores most of the cell's DNA?
Nucleus
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What two countries participated in the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War 1. On Christmas Eve, the soldiers from these two countries met in the No Man's Land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football. They also buried casualties and repaired trenches and dugouts.
Britain and Germany
What song was initially condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for allegedly portraying an adulterous affair?
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
When year did the rest of the Lee family move to America?
1972
What does heterozygous genotype mean?
When there is a dominant allele and a recessive allele of the same gene. Ex. Rr
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
In Netherlands, there is a racist character that serves as an assistant to Saint Nicholas. He gives bad children coal. What is his name?
Black Pete (Zwarte Piet)
In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what is given on the 5th day?
Five golden rings
What job did Uncle Kam do before he became a dentist?
Process engineer (making microchips) at AMD for 3 months
What are alveoli?
Tiny air sacs in the lungs and the site of gas exchange.
What country has a unicorn as their national animal?
Scotland