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GIVING TRADITIONS
GIVING TRADITIONS
This professional sport has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition in the US.
What is football?
This song has lyrics that invite you to "deck the halls with boughs of holly.
What is "Deck the Halls?
In this classic, a young boy named Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation.
What is Home Alone?
What is pumpkin pie?
This is the name of the shortest day and longest night of the year, occurring around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the Winter Solstice?
The state credited with being the site of the first Thanksgiving celebration?
What is Massachusetts?
This song mentions "a one-horse open sleigh" and is often sung during Christmas, though it was originally written for Thanksgiving?
What is "Jingle Bells"?
This 2003 comedy stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole.
What is Elf?
What is eggnog?
This winter sport, where players slide stones on ice toward a target, originated in Scotland and now an Olympic sporting event.
This US President officially made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In this song, the little boy plays his drum for the newborn king.
What is "The Little Drummer Boyd"?
In this holiday favorite, George Bailey is shown what life would be like without him by an angel named Clarence.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?"
These spiced cookies are often cut into the shape of people and decorated with icing during the Christmas season.
What are gingerbread cookies?
This unique crystal form of precipitation has six sides and no two are exactly alike.
What is a snowflake?
This Native American leader helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter by teaching them essential survival skills?
Who is Squanto?
This song imagines a wintry scene "in the meadow, where we can build a snowman."
What is "Winter Wonderland"?
This animated movie features a train that takes children on a magical journey to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is The Polar Express?
This sweet holiday treat is shaped like a shepherd's staff and typically has red and white stripes with peppermint flavor.
What is a candy cane?
This famous bear from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is celebrated each February to predict the arrival of spring.
Who is Punxsutawney Phil?
Instead of turkey, this was the main meat served at the first Thanksgiving?
What is venison?
This classic holiday song begins with the lyrics "City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style."
What is "Silver Bells"?
This 1983 film tells the story of a young boy named Ralphie who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.
What is A Christmas Story?
This rich cake, often soaked in rum or brandy and packed with dried fruits and nuts, is a traditional holiday dessert in many cultures, though it has a mixed reputation.
What is fruitcake?
What is the aurora borealis, or northern lights?