Holiday Films
the name of the main villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas
Oogie Boogie
Every year americans get more plastic/artificial or real trees
Artificial
What treats are left for santa
Milk and Cookies
True or False, you are supposed to light all the candles on the first night of hanukkah?
False
What is Kwanzaa
a celebration of African-American culture and heritage
His Hat
In mexican households this dish (made in a corn husk) is often made during Christmas
Tamales
Say Merry Christmas in spanish
Feliz Navidad
the number of days hanukkah is celebrated
8 days
The number of days celebrations take place for kwanzaa
7
the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time is
Home Alone
A popular Christmas beverage that is also called “milk punch"
Egg Nog
a traditional Christmas decoration that is actually a parasitic plant
A Mistletoe
the candle holder in Hanukkah is called...
A Menorah
the three colors used in Kwanzaa
Black, red, and green
Who tries to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from “the Who’s”
The Grinch
The country that started the tradition of putting up a christmas tree is
Germany
What is another name for santa claus?
Saint Nick and/or Kris Kringle
the Yiddish name for "spinning top." It has four sides with a different Hebrew letter on each one and is used to play a game.
Dreidel
Name one of the 7 principles of kwanzaa
1. Umoja- unity in Swahili. ( unity in the family, community, nation and race)
2. Kujichagulia- self-determination.
3. Ujima- "collective work and responsibility,"
4. Ujamaa- Cooperative economics. Similar to ujima, this principle refers to uplifting your community economically.
5. Nia -purpose.
6. Kuumba- "creativity," "To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it."
7.Imani- "faith."
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” what was Mr. Scrooge’s first name
Ebenezer
a tradition in which you are assigned a number by chance and you are able to swap and/or steal a gift from a pile of gifts or another person
White Elephant
the number of reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh
9
name one of the foods fried in oil that are traditionally made to acknowledge the miracle of the oil.
latkes (potato pancakes), sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), kugel (noodle or potato casserole), and gelt (chocolate coins)
On the last day of Kwanzaa, families often gather for a large feast called
Karamu