Kwanzaa
What is Kwanzaa?
Kwanzaa is an annual holiday celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1. It celebrates the importance of the pan-African family and corresponding social values. Kwanzaa gained wider visibility and popularity during the Afrocentrist movement of the 1980s and 1990s.
What does Hanukkah mean?
Dedication, The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and this holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Christmas trees have been sold in the U.S. since what year?
1850
Eggnog is made of eggs, milk, sugar and what?
Cream
True or False: Kwanzaa is a religious holiday?
Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, allowing people of various faiths to partake in the celebration, fostering unity rather than division.
What year was created Kwanzaa?
BONUS: 300 points if you can give the name of the person, full name or partial
How long does Hanukkah last?
Eight nights, to commemorate how long the holy light burned.
How many Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. each year?
Approximately 3 billion
Why are millions of jelly donuts are consumed in Israel throughout Hanukkah?
Latkes, sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), apple fritters—when you think of the food served at Hanukkah, most of them are fried. This isn’t a coincidence; people fry their food in oil for Hanukkah as a symbol for the miracle oil that burned for eight nights straight.
What was the first state to officially recognize Christmas?
BONUS: 100 points if you can guess the year too (State and year).
Alabama, 1836
The colors of Kwanzaa are 1 black, 3 red and 3 green. What do the colored candles mean in Kwanzaa?
Black for the people, red for their struggle, and green for the future and hope that comes from their struggle.
True or False: Hanukkah celebrates a Jewish military victory?
The holiday commemorates the triumph of a band of rebel Jews (known as the Maccabees) in reclaiming the Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek-Syrians. Their victory is documented in the First and Second Book of Maccabees. Hanukkah, therefore, celebrates freedom from oppression.
What was the last state to officially recognize Christmas?
BONUS: 100 points if you can guess the year too (State and year).
Oklahoma, 1907
What are the traditional spices found in mulled wine?
Cinnamon, star anise, cloves and nutmeg
The world's largest menorah is where?
New York, The menorah is 36 feet tall, and it stands on 5th Ave and 59th Street at Grand Army Plaza near Central Park in Manhattan.
Kwanzaa itself means?
"First fruits," so a fruit tree is also part of the display.
How many branches does the menorah hold?
Hanukkah menorah has nine candles: one for each of the eight days, and one to light the rest.
What President signed a bill creating four new holidays for federal workers, including Dec. 25
BONUS: 200 points, if you can guess the year too.
Ulysses S. Grant, 1870
Which meal, made up of leftover vegetables, is traditionally served the day after Christmas?
Bubble and Squeak
Eating fried chicken at a fast-food restaurant is a Christmas tradition in which country?
Japan (on average, 3.6 million Japanese families will choose to eat fried chicken on Christmas Day)
What do the 7 days of Kwanzaa mean?
The principles of Kwanzaa are: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity) and Imani (faith).
The candles include one black, three red and three green.
True or False: Hanukkah is most important Jewish holiday
False, Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Passover are actually much more significant in Judaism, and Hanukkah is considered a minor festival.
What President, that was an environmentalist, banned Christmas trees from the White House?
BONUS: 100 points if you can guess the year too.
President Theodore Roosevelt 1902
The original name for eggnog?
Posset - originated in medieval England in the 14th century. It was a monastic holiday beverage that was thickened with bread or oatmeal.
During the 12 days of Christmas, what should you not refuse to avoid bad luck?
Mince pies