Winter Holidays
Festive Music
Frosty Math
Snow Science
Minecraft
100
What Jewish holiday lasts eight nights and involves lighting a menorah?
Hanukkah
100
Elsa sings this popular song in the movie Frozen.
"Let it Go!"
100
Amir shoveled driveways for houses in his neighborhood. Each driveway he shoveled earned him $67 dollars. How much money would he earn if he shoveled 5 driveways?
$335
100
What is the temperature of when water freezes?
32 °F
100
How many planks do you need to make a crafting table?
4 planks of wood
200
What holiday is celebrated just before midnight every December 31st?
New Years Eve!
200
Who helped guide Santa's Sleigh with his glowing bright red nose?
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
200
Miss Cabon makes 58 cups of hot cocoa for a winter party. She pours the cocoa equally into 6 thermoses.
How many cups go into each thermos?
9 cups in each thermos
4 cups are left over
200
What is the temperature when ice begins to melt?
32°F
200
What do you put after your student ID (lunch#) to log into Minecraft?
@vbstudents.com
300
What are the chocolate coins called typically given out or won during Hanukkah?
gelt
300
What popular Hanukkah song is about a spinning top often played with during the holiday?
"Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel"
300
Amir reads 18 pages on Monday and 24 pages on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Amir reads 3 times as many pages as Monday.
How many pages does Amir read in all over the three days?
Amir reads 96 pages in total.
300
What are three other forms of precipitation common in winter besides rain?
snow, sleet, and hail
300
What tool does Old Jubert give you so that you can get wool from sheep without harming them?
shears
400
What is a week-long holiday that celebrates African American culture, family, and values through traditions, symbols, and principles.
Kwanzaa
400
What popular (and sometimes annoying) by Mariah Carey signals the beginning of the Winter Holiday Season?
"All I want for Christmas is you"
400
Miss Cabon has 24 red stickers and 36 blue stickers. She wants to make identical prize bags using all the stickers, with no leftovers.
What is the greatest number of prize bags she can make?
Miss Cabon can make 12 prize bags with no stickers left over.
400
Why is it colder in winter than in summer?
Because Earth is tilted, so our area gets less direct sunlight in winter.
400
Who is the first person you are supposed to meet in the Jamestown mission?
Miss Honey
500
Name all nine of Santa's reindeer!
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph!
500
Who are these guys?
500
Our class received 5 boxes of mittens, and each box contains 12 pairs.
Later, 14 more pairs of mittens are donated.
How many pairs of mittens does the class have in total?
The class has 74 pairs of mittens in total.
First, find how many pairs are in the boxes:
5 × 12 = 60 pairs
Then add the donated mittens:
60 + 14 = 74 pairs
500
Why are winter days shorter than summer days?
Earth’s tilt causes the sun to be in the sky for less time.
500
What function should you use to communicate in Minecraft instead of SHOUTING ACROSS THE ROOM???
Use the T chat!