Songs
This song warns, “You better watch out, you better not cry…”
Answer: What is “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”?
Prize #1
This 8-night Jewish holiday is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
PRIZE 6
These tiny ice pellets form when raindrops freeze before hitting the ground—often confused with snow but much noisier.
Answer: What is sleet?
PRIZE 8
This movie features a boy who’s accidentally left home alone during Christmas.
Answer: What is Home Alone?
PRIZE 4
These Christmas cookies are often shaped like little people or trees.
What are gingerbread cookies?
SKIP
This upbeat Hanukkah song talks about spinning a little toy top.
Answer: What is “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”?
STEAL
Families light a kinara during this winter celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
SKIP
This winter phenomenon makes your breath visible as a white mist when you exhale outdoors.
What is condensation? (or What is seeing your breath?)
STEAL
In this classic, a green character tries to steal Christmas.
Who is the Grinch? (What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?)
SKIP
These fried potato pancakes are a Hanukkah favorite.
Answer: What are latkes?
PRIZE 9
This jolly song tells you to “deck the halls with boughs of holly.”
Answer: What is “Deck the Halls”?
SKIP
This Christmas plant is hung so people can share a kiss underneath it.
What is mistletoe?
STEAL
This term describes the temperature at which water vapor turns directly into frost on surfaces.
What is the dew point? (or frost point)
SKIP
This animated movie features a magical train that takes kids to the North Pole.
What is The Polar Express?
PRIZE 5
This warm holiday drink can be topped with whipped cream and candy canes.
What is hot chocolate?
STEAL
This winter tune says the weather outside is “frightful,” but the fire is “so delightful.”
Answer: What is “Let It Snow”?
PRIZE 2
People often light this special candle in the window to commemorate the Hanukkah miracle.
What is a menorah?
PRIZE 7
This chilly wind, common in winter, is named after a large North American lake system that intensifies snowfall.
Answer: What is lake-effect snow?
PRIZE 3
This Hanukkah-themed Adam Sandler movie features a basketball team and a miracle.
What is 8 Crazy Nights?
SKIP
This sweet fruit-filled pastry is a popular Hanukkah treat.
What are sufganiyot (jelly donuts)?
PRIZE 10
This popular Kwanzaa song encourages celebration with the word “Harambee!”
Answer: What is “Harambee”?
STEAL
This Kwanzaa principle encourages creativity and celebrating cultural expression.
What is Kujichagulia or Kuumba? (Kuumba = creativity)
STEAL
This rare storm event combines lightning and thunder with heavy snowfall, creating dramatic winter skies.
Answer: What is thundersnow?
Prize 11
This stop-motion movie features Jack Skellington mixing two holidays together.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
STEAL
This colorful Kwanzaa meal is often shared at the Karamu feast and celebrates African heritage.
What is jollof rice (or a traditional African-inspired feast dish)?
SKIP