Christmas Math
Santa has nine reindeer that pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve. What is the ratio of legs to ears as it relates to Santa’s reindeer?
36:18 4:2 or 2:1
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
The principal of BCEMS
Brenda Waterhouse
Hameed wanted to buy his Dad a new clock for Christmas. The clock cost $12.67 with the sales tax. How much change will Hameed get back if he gives the cashier a $20 bill?
7.33
What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?
Max
There are 500 lights on the Christmas tree. If 400 of the lights are red and the rest are gold, what is the ratio of red to gold lights?
4:1
Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?
The Elf on the Shelf
Our Motto
Kind, Safe, Responsible
The Netts had several sets of carolers visit their home last night. The first set had four carolers; the next set had 8 carolers; the third set had 16 carolers. If the pattern continues, how many carolers did the fourth set of carolers have?
32
What color is the ornament Charlie Brown puts on his tree?
red
Santa has 80,000 elves building toys for him. If 20,000 of the elves are girls, what is the ratio of boy elves to girl elves?
6:2
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
Cupid
I was a formal Journalist
Guerry
364
In Home Alone, where does Kevin's family go for Christmas?
Paris, France
Sam used 144 streamers to decorate 4 rooms. He used an equal number of streamers in every room. How many streamers did he use per room?
36
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
The Polar Express
I played semi pro golf
Martin
The decorators at the mall had 250 ornaments to decorate the store Christmas tree. This year's tree is smaller than the last tree so they needed just 40% of the ornaments. How many ornaments were on the tree?
100
In Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, what does Hermey wish he could be instead?
A dentist
Sam changed the wallpaper on 16 walls in his house. He used 256 papers in all. If he used equal number of wall paper sheets for each wall, how many wallpaper sheets did he use for one wall?
16
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?
The Nutcracker
The year the school opened
1995
Nick has a box of ornaments that he uses to decorate his tree each year. All of them are blue, except for 6. All of them are green, except for 6. All of them are red, except for 6. How many of each color ornament does Nick have.
3 Red, 3 Blue, 3 Green
Finish this line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: "It came without packages, boxes or ______."
bags