Seasonal Science🎅🧬🥼🍄🟫🌲
This molecule gives Christmas trees their green color.
What is chlorophyll?
In this culture do they put a little figure called a "caganer" in the Christmas crib/nativity scene.
What is Catalan (Spanish) culture?
Song number 1.
What is "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus"?
This green creature wants to destroy Christmas.
Who is the Grinch?
In Spain, these almond-based confections are often enjoyed during the holiday season.
What are Turron?
The yeast species responsible for fermenting Christmas ale.
What is Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
In this country they decorate the Christmas tree with a spider and its spider web.
What is Ukraine?
Song number 2.
This “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building slapstick traps in his house.
Who is Kevin McAlister?
Traditionally served during Christmas in Germany, this fruit bread is loaded with nuts, spices, and candied fruit.
What is Stollen?
This class of proteins helps Antarctic fish survive in icy waters by preventing ice formation in their blood.
What are antifreeze proteins? (Also known as ice structuring proteins)
In this country their Christmas trees blooms bright red in December and they make barbecue on Christmas Eve.
What is New Zealand?
Song number 4.
What is "Rocking around the Christmas Tree"?
Will Ferrell played the oversized North Pole adoptee who sets off to find his father in this 2003 Christmas classic.
What is Elf?
In Poland it is traditional to abstain from this type of food on Christmas Eve.
What is meat?
This organic plant compound is found in cinnamon sticks. The compound has antifungal and antibacterial properties and gives cinnamon its flavour and odor.
What is (trans-)cinnamaldehyde?
In this country they hide a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree as part of a holiday game.
What is Germany?
Song number 3.
What is "Santa Baby"?
There is an ongoing debate online about whether this action flick starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is actually a Christmas film.
What is Die Hard?
In Japan, it has become a quirky holiday tradition to eat this fast food on Christmas Eve.
What is KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)?
The plant species with the latin name Viscum album.
What is mistletoe?
In this country children receive either candy (if well behaved) or rotten potatoes (if bad) in their Christmas boots.
What is Iceland?
Song number 5.
What is "All I want for Christmas is you"?
This 2004 animated Christmas feature was an adaptation of an illustrated storybook by Chris Van Allsburg, the same author who created “Jumanji.”
What is The Polar Express?
In Italy, this seafood feast occurs on Christmas Eve, involving multiple courses that highlight different types of seafood.
What is the Feast of the Seven Fishes?