Santa
Reindeer
Christmas Math
Frosty The Snowman
Christmas Stories
100
True or False: Santa Claus is based on a real person.
True. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
100
How many reindeer does Santa Claus have?
Nine (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph)
100
Elves are wrapping gifts. They wrap 15 gifts in the first hour and then continue wrapping 8 gifts per hour. Write an equation to represent the total number of gifts (y) wrapped after (x) hours, and find how many gifts they wrap in 4 hours.
Equation: y=8x+15
Solution: 
y=8(4)+15=32+15=47 gifts.
y=8(4)+15=32+15=47 gifts. 100
In the original Frosty the Snowman animated movie, what’s the first thing Frosty says when he comes to life?
Happy Birthday
100
Who wrote the classic story “A Christmas Carol?”
Charles Dickens
200
What beverage company has used Santa Claus in its Christmas marketing since 1931?
Coca-Cola
200
In North America, what’s another name for wild reindeer?
Caribou
200
Santa bought candy canes and gingerbread cookies for his elves. He bought 50 items in total. Candy canes cost $0.25 each, and cookies cost $0.50 each. If he spent $20.00, how many candy canes and how many cookies did he buy?
Equations: c+k=50 and 0.25c+0.50k=20
Solution: Solve using substitution or elimination to find 20 candy canes and 30 cookies.
200
What did Frosty the Snowman do when a magic hat was placed on his head?
He began to dance around
200
What famous poem did Clement Clarke Moore write?
Twas the Night Before Christmas
300
What do children get from Santa if they’re on the “Naughty List”?
A lump of coal
300
Which two of Santa’s reindeer names come from weather phenomena?
Donner (thunder) and Blitzen (lightning)
300
In the North pole, half of all the elves are assigned present building duty and one-third are assigned wrapping duty. If an eighth of all the elves are assigned to look after the reindeer and the rest are unemployed, what fraction of the total elves do not have a job?
300
In the classic song, “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
300
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Four
400
In “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”, what two things does Santa do to find out if you’ve been naughty or nice?
He’s making a list and checking it twice
400
Which mountains in Canada are named after the original 8 reindeer? Hint: it’s painfully obvious
Christmas Mountains
400
Alvin spent half as much money as Lorie did on
presents this year, and Nina spent 3 times more than Alvin did.
The total amount of money spent between the three of them
was $720.
How much money did each person spend?
x + 2x + 3x = 720
x = 120
Alvin spent $120
Lorie spent $240
Nina spent $360
400
What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out of?
A button
400
In O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi,” what do the husband and wife each sell to buy the other a Christmas present?
She sells her hair, and he sells his pocket watch.
500
What “parental” figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
Father Christmas
500
Including Rudolph, how many reindeer hooves are there?
36
500
In total, how many gifts were given in the “Twelve Days of Christmas”?
364
500
What was Frosty the Snowman’s pipe made from?
Corncob
500
Which Brothers Grimm fairy tale helped popularize gingerbread houses?
Hansel and Gretel