Oh Canada!
How many total provinces and territories does Canada have?
Thirteen
3+5 x 6=?
33
Why is Santa really good at karate?
Because he has a black belt.
You’re on thin __________
Ice
Precariously close to getting into trouble, difficulty, or danger.
Who are the eight other reindeer (not counting Rudolph) mentioned in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?”
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen
People in Saskatchewan use this cutesy nickname for hoodies.
Bunny hugs. The term dates to the 1970s.
If the polar express was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, what time did it arrive?
3:50pm
You will buy me to eat, but you will never eat me. Not even during Christmas. What am I?
Cutlery.
In the __________ of winter.
Dead
The middle of winter, when it is very cold
On the tenth day of Christmas My true love gave to me.
10 Lords a Leaping.
The tip of this province is known for its “singing sands.”
Prince Edward Island. The sand on Basin Head Beach is known to squeak, or sing, when you walk across it
How many minutes in a year?
60*24*365 = 525,600
I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. What am I?
Candle.
That’s just the tip of the __________.
Iceberg
The small part of much larger situation or problem that remains hidden.
What country did the Christmas tree tradition come from?
Germany
Canada has more of these than the rest of the world combined.
Lakes. Some nine per cent of Canada’s surface area is covered by fresh water.
Nick has a box of ornaments that he uses to decorate his tree each year.
All of them are blue, except for six.
All of them are green, except for six.
All of them are red, except for six.
How many of each colored ornament does Nick have?
Nick has 9 ornaments in total: 3 blue, 3 green, and 3 red.
You can hold me and shake me, but I’m easy to break. I have lots of snow, even though it’s all fake! What am I?
A snowglobe.
I’m no good at meeting new people, I can never seem to __________.
Break the ice
To do or say something to relieve tension or get the conversation started in a social situation. The expression comes from clearing the ice from the sea so that ships could pass.
What is unique about the vision of reindeer?
Reindeer can see ultraviolet light
This area has less gravity than the rest of the world.
Hudson’s Bay. It’s due to a combination of the melting Lauren-tide Ice Sheet and convection in the Earth’s mantle
At a holiday market, the total cost for a cup of hot cocoa and a cookie is $1.80. If a cup of hot cocoa costs one dollar more than a cookie, how much does a cup of hot cocoa cost?
Hot Cocoa costs $1.40 and a cookie costs $0.40.
What did the Gingerbread Man put on top of his bed?
A cookie sheet.
To not talk to someone is to give them the __________.
Cold shoulder
This phrase usually refers to the act of ignoring someone. It originated with the 19th-century practice of serving of a cold shoulder of meat to tiresome guests.
Who directed the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Henry Selick (Often mistakenly credited to Tim Burton, who was the producer and creator of the story and characters)