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General Anglophone Holiday Trivia
Chanukah / Hanukkah
חֲנֻכָּה
חֲנֻכָּה
Kwanzaa
100
This is the main dish at a Thanksgiving meal
What is turkey?
100
The group of people that primarily celebrate Christmas in the USA
Who are Christians?
100
Another name for December 24th
What is Christmas Eve?
100
Another Name For Hanukkah.
חֲנֻכָּה or חֲנוּכָּה
What is the Festival of Lights?
Hanukkah can also be spelt Chanukah, or Chanukkah.
100
The number of days Kwanzaa is celebrated.
(tip: the answer is on screen now!)
What is 7 Days?
200
These two groups of people were at the first Thanksgiving
Who were the Pilgrims and the Native Americans?
200
the English Name for "Père Noël"
Who is Santa Claus?
200
A non-anglophone country where the Christmas Tree originated
What is Germany?
200
This group of people traditionally celebrate Hanukkah
Who are the Jews/Jewish People?
200
The group of people who primarily celebrate Kwanzaa
Who are African-Americans?
300
A big event held on the day of Thanksgiving in NYC
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
300
This is the day after Christmas in most Commonwealth (former British colony) countries (like Canada, Australia, and Britain)
What is Boxing Day?
300
Children leave these treats out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve
Milk + Cookies (and sometimes fruit or vegetables for the reindeer)
300
The candy shaped like gold coins given to children.
OR
The name of the wooden-top game that is played.
What are gelt chocolates?
What is the game of dreidel?
300
The name of the candlabra used to light candles
What is a Kinara?
400
The English for jour férié
What is a National Bank Holiday?
Also acceptable to say "National Holiday" because Americans don't say "bank holiday"
400
Explain 3 French Christmas holiday traditions or activities.
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400
An important activity during the holiday season for showing generosity to others and sharing the warm feelings of the holidays. (Giving your time to support others)
What is volunteering?
400
The candelabrum lit to celebrate Hanukkah.
(If no-one can guess: I will accept an answer for the number of how many branches/places there are for candles on it.)
What is a (Hanukkah) menorah?
What is a hanukkiah?
(Other question: What are 9 branches: one higher place for the shamash/shammash, and 8 branches of even-height for each night.)
400
These colors are the representative colors of Kwanzaa
What are red, black, and green?
500
The American president who created the national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
List two differences between an American Christmas and a French Christmas.
What are the Christmas pickle ornament, and
Honey Baked Ham being more common than Turkey.
(Or other responses!)
500
Stand up and sing your favorite Holiday Song (in English)
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500
Hanukkah became a major holiday because of this group in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Who were immigrants to the United States?
500
Name 3 of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa + their meanings
- Umoja (Unité)
« Unity that bring us together »
(L'unité qui nous rassemble) - Kujichagulia (Auto-détermination)
« We will determinate who we are »
(Nous déterminerons qui nous sommes) - Ujima (Travail collectif et Responsabilité)
« Working and building our union »
(Travailler et construire notre union) - Ujamaa (Coopération économique)
« We'll spend our money wisely »
(Nous dépenserons notre argent sagement) - Nia (But)
« We know the purpose of our life »
(Nous connaissons le but de nos vies) - Kuumba (Créativité)
« All that we touch is more beautiful »
(Tout ce que nous touchons est plus beau) - Imani (Foi)
« We believe that we can, we know that we can, we will any way that we can »
(Nous croyons que nous le pouvons, nous savons que nous le pouvons, nous le ferons par tous les moyens possibles)