Winter Holiday Characters from the Page, Stage, and Screen
This miserable old man despises Christmas, only for his attitude to change after being visited by the three spirits of Christmas
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
Participants in this winter sport use sticks, pucks, and padding on an ice rink, in addition to skates appropriate for this activity
What is Hockey?
___ the Snowman
Who is Frosty?
Yule is the Pagan festival that celebrates this seasonal and astronomical change
What is the Winter Solstice?
Every December, Nova Scotia sends one of these to the city of Boston, Massachusetts as gesture of goodwill for its help following the Halifax Explosion
What is a Christmas Tree?
In the show Futurama, this bureaucrat is known for celebrating Kwanaza
Who is Hermes Conrad?
Brooms and stones are essential components of this popular winter sport
What is Curling?
Walking in a winter ______
What is Wonderland?
Bohdi Day, which falls annually on the 8th of December, celebrates the enlightenment of this meditative spiritual leader
Who is the Buddha?
Every winter, Canada's capital city transforms this UNESCO World Heritage site into one of the world's largest outdoor ice skating rinks
What is the Rideau Canal?
This CGI-animated franchise, which centres on a legendary kung-fu prodigy known as the Dragon Warrior, delves into the culture and festivities of Chinese New Year
What is Kung Fu Panda?
Participants of this winter sport use a pair of narrow strips made of wood, metal, or plastic to traverse down snowy slopes
What is Alpine Skiing?
____ got run over by a reindeer
Who is Grandma?
The Slavic holiday Maslenitsa is celebrated in the last week before this Othrodox Christian holiday
What is Lent?
This once-banned Newfoundland custom involves visiting the homes of neighbours and parading through town in strange disguises made from old clothing and household items.
What is Mummering?
This stop-motion film follows the King of Halloween as he plots to take over Christmas
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This sport involves a sled on with the rider in a sitting position on tracks that might be created artificially or occur naturally in the environment
What is the Luge?
I'll have a ____ Christmas without you
What is Blue?
Waitangi Day, a February holiday that celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, is celebrated in this country
What is New Zealand?
This Carnaval de Québec mascot sports a ceinture fléchée, a sash traditionally worn by French Canadians and Métis in the 19th century
What is the Bonhomme Carnaval?
This musical, which follows the story of an impoverished milkman, takes place during Hanukkah
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
Newcomers to this sport may practice in ice rinks outfitted with harnesses to master new jumping techniques
What is Figure Skating?
Last Christmas I gave you my _____
What is Heart?
What is Lohri?
The list of winning teams of this international sports competition, which takes place in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, includes the Boston Danglers and the Wheat Kings.
What is the World Pond Hockey Championships