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Carols
Christmas
100

When Santa arrived at Joel's house, he was very hungry. Joel had left Santa a bowl of 100 Lollies. He ate 40 and put 15 in his pocket. 

How many lollies were left at Joel's house?

45

100

Unscramble:

ideernre

reindeer

100

Where does Santa live?

North pole

100

In the song ' Twelve days of Christmas' what kind of tree is partridge sitting on?

Pear tree

100

Which mint candy is popular during Christmas time?

Candy Cane

200

When Santa delivered the presents on Christmas Eve he ate 3 cookies in each house he visited.

If he went to 13 houses, how many cookies would he have eaten?

39 cookies

200

Is the following sentence a simple, compound or complex sentence?

The conductor was driving the train to the North Pole and it was called the Polar Express.

compound

200

Which hemisphere does Australia lie on?

Southern

200

Continue the next two lines to this song:

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time

Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air

200

How many reindeers are there including Rudolph?

nine

300

On Sundays there are 6 elves in Santas workshop. Each elf makes 5 toys on that day. They need 2 pieces of wrapping paper to wrap each toy. 

How many pieces of wrapping paper do the elves need on Sunday?

60

300

Flour or Flower?

I measured the ___________ carefully for the Christmas pudding.

Flour

300

How many states and territories does Australia have?

eight

Australia contains six states—New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania—and two internal territories—the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory,

300

How many lords are leaping in the 'Twelve days of Christmas' song?

Ten

300

What are two popular names for Santa Claus?

Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

400

585 children had written to Santa. 120 children had asked for a new bike, 45 children asked for a new ball, 60 children asked for a new teddy bear. The rest of the children asked Santa for lots of different things.

How many children wanted something different?

360

400

Add speech marks:

Put your reindeer ears on everyone, said Mrs Finch. It’s time for the Parade!

"Put your reindeer ears on everyone," said Mrs Finch. "It’s time for the Parade!"

400

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

Wellington

400

In the song "Jingle Bells", what do they ride?

- A horse

 - A one-horse covered sleigh

 - A one-horse open sleigh

- A two-horse hay wagon 

A one-horse open sleigh

400

What are the names of the ghosts who visit Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol?”

The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.  

500

Mrs Claus was counting the Christmas presents using a pattern.

2, 6, 18, ___, _____

54, 162

500

Identify the nouns and the adjectives:

Harry was calm and focused as he constructed an enormous gingerbread house with care.

Nouns: Harry, gingerbread house

Adjectives: calm, focused, enormous

500

Which country has 3 different time zones due to its length?

Indonesia

500

"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me five _____ _____."

golden rings

500

What is the name of the famous fairytale that was inspired by gingerbread?

Hansel and Gretel