ELA
Social Studies
About Caleb
Winter
Holiday
100

What are the two main cities that the Watsons take place in.?

Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama.

100

What type of lines on a map meet together at the two poles.

Longitude lines

100

What two sports have I earned my varsity letter for at the High School?

Hint: Both deal with running quite a bit.

Soccer and Track

100
How many points does the typical snowflake have?
Six
100
What Christmas movie is about a boy raised in a place where he doesn't fit in and he goes to NYC to find his real father?

Elf

200

I wish I had the foresight to know if we will have a snow day tomorrow.

What does the underlined word mean?

The ability to see what will or might happen in the future.

200

What is cartography?

The study of making maps

200

What elementary school do I work at, and which one did I go to as a kid?

Both answers are one of the elementary schools in Northville.

I work at Amerman and I went to Winchester

200

What is the name of this winter sport that you slide stones towards a target on ice?

Curling

200

What does the french word "Noel" mean?

Christmas

300

I love the holiday season, but my friend is not feeling it this year. I wish I could find a way to enliven my friend and get him into the holiday spirit.

What does the underlined word mean?

To make someone more cheerful and animated.

300

What country lies on two continents at the same time?

What are the continents?

Russia lies in both Europe and Asia

300

What year did I graduate from Meads Mill?

2019.

300

What is the shortest day of the year called?

The Winter Solstice

300

How many candles are on a menorah? 

Nine

400

The fog was so stubborn that even Rudolph's nose which shines like a lightbulb couldn't break through it.

What form of figurative language is used in this sentence.

Simile and Personification.

400

What continent is Qatar in and why is Qatar very popular right now?

Asia and it was the host of the World Cup

400

How many student teachers are there here at Meads?

Hint: The answer is between 5 and 15

11

400

When was the last Winter Olympics held?

Bonus point if you know where it was at.

February 2022

Beijing China

400
Name six of the gifts given in the song "The 12 days of Christmas."


Bonus points if you can name more

12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves, a partridge in a pear tree.

500

Santa must have a concordance with the reindeer because the reindeer stay very civil. Good thing Santa is there to keep the reindeer manageable because if he wasn't the reindeer would act in a state of anarchy.

What do the underlined words mean?

1. An agreement or harmony.

2. Courteous and polite.

3. Able to be controlled or managed without great difficulty.

4. The state of disorder due to the absense of authority.

500

What is the largest desert in the world?

Antarctica

500

My favorite movie has a tagline of "Adventure is out there!"

What is that movie?

Up

500

What is different about the North and South pole during Winter than any other time of the year?

Hint: Think about our daylight savings.

They get close to none or no sunlight at all.

500

What cartoon character is a Christmas Eve staple in Sweden?

Hint: Is an iconic Disney character

Donald Duck

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