Food and Drinks
A rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage. It is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks.
What is eggnog?
Played during this holiday. It looks like a top and you spin it. It is used for playing a game of chance.
Dreidel and Hanukkah
The tradition of trees on this holiday goes all the way back to ancient Egyptians and Romans, who marked the winter solstice with evergreens as a reminder that spring would return.
Christmas
An annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Christmas
Complete the lyrics: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Had a very _______________"
Shiny Nose
Shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or flour and a binding ingredient such as egg or applesauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning.
Latkes
A candleholder with nine candles, eight candles for each night of this holiday and a ninth called the Shamash.
Menorah and Hanukah
Coca-Cola hired for magazine ads that reinvented the image of this holiday symbol loved by children.
Santa Claus
In many countries, this holiday is celebrated at evening parties, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks and wait for midnight. Some Christians attend a watchnight service.
New Years
Complete the lyrics: "Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
_______________________
And when it's dry and ready
Then, dreidel I will play.
I made it out of clay
A biscuit or cookie usually in the shape of a stylized human, although other shapes, especially seasonal themes and characters, are common.
Gingerbread
It is an evergreen wreath with four candles, sometimes with a fifth, white candle in the center.
Advent Wreath and Christmas
Americans spend an average of this number on gifts. (Answer has to be within $100 to receive points)
$1000
This holiday commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. It is also known as the Festival of Lights
Hanukkah
Complete the lyrics: "Deck the halls with _________"
Candy often associated with Christmastide, as well as Saint Nicholas Day. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but they also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Candy Cane
Used during Kwanzaa, this wooden candleholder holds seven candles. One black candle is in the middle, four red candles are placed to the left, and four green candles to the right.
Kinara and Kwanzaa
Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Africana Studies at California State University, first created this holiday in 1966. He created this holiday in response to the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965 as a way to bring African-Americans together as a community.
Kwanzaa
This has been seen as a significant time of year in many cultures, and has been marked by festivals and rituals. It marked the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun. The seasonal significance of this holiday is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
Winter Solstice
Complete the Lyrics: "I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
______________________"
All I want for Christmas is YOU
Jewish soup dumplings that are traditionally served in chicken soup and are a staple food on the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Matzah Balls
Traditional tree decoration that symbolizes purity, peace, love, and the Holy Spirit. (It's also a bird).
Dove and Christmas
The name of this holiday means "dedication"
Hanukkah
Derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili. Each family celebrates this holiday in its own way, but celebrations often include songs and dances, African drums, storytelling, poetry reading, and a large traditional meal.
Kwanzaa
Complete the Lyrics: "Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
_________________________"
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow