RED THINGS
This deep red gemstone is traditionally associated with passion and protection.
What is a ruby?
This term describes environmentally responsible policies or practices.
What is greenwashing? (Also accepted: “going green”)
This tropical tree produces pods filled with seeds used to make chocolate.
What is the cacao tree?
This Christmas ballet, first performed in 1892 in Russia, features the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”
What is The Nutcracker?
These birds are among the largest freshwater waterfowl in Europe
What are swans?
This red-colored planet gets its hue from iron oxide on its surface
What is Mars?
This green tea powder is finely ground and commonly used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
What is matcha?
This evergreen tree is commonly associated with Christmas.
What is a fir? (Also acceptable: spruce or pine)
This holiday plant has bright red leaves and is native to Mexico.
What is the poinsettia?
This fruit tree’s small, round fruit was often planted in medieval gardens and considered exotic in Northern Europe.
What is a pear tree?
This common two word phrase refers to a warning sign or cause for concern.
What is a red flag?
This phrase refers to official approval to proceed with a plan or project.
What is the green light?
This type of tree produces acorns and is a symbol of strength and longevity in many cultures.
What is an oak?
In the song, the “12 Days of Christmas,” this is given on the sixth day.
What are Six geese a-laying?
In medieval Europe, these were considered a high-end luxury gift because of their rich meat.
What are French hens?
This idiom describes deliberately misleading someone to distract from the truth.
What is a red herring?
This famous green movie character is voiced by Billy Crystal
Who is Mike Wazowski?
This ancient Mediterranean tree produces oil that has been a staple of cuisine and ritual for thousands of years.
What is the olive tree?
This song, recorded by Bing Crosby in 1942, remains the best-selling single of all time.
What is “White Christmas”?
These musicians often performed military signals and ceremonies, and are predecessors of modern marching bands.
Who are drummers?
This novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the color red as a symbol of sin and guilt.
What is The Scarlet Letter?
This pigment gives plants their green color and enables photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
This symbolic tree appears in the Garden of Eden story in the Bible.
What is the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
This fruit is traditionally hung in Christmas stockings in parts of Europe as a symbol of prosperity.
What is an orange?
These musicians often used reeds and were considered essential for dance and ceremonial music in Renaissance Europe.
Who are pipers?