When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, what time will it be in the South Pacific?
What is 5:30PM, January 1st ?
100
Write 1 billion as an exponent of 10.
What is 10^9?
100
Each batch of 48 cookies that Amy makes takes 20 minutes in the oven. If the oven is on for 3 hours and 55 minutes (15 minutes for preheating), how many cookies did Amy make?
What is 11 batches in 3 hours 40 minutes - 528 cookies?
100
If candy canes cost .89 a dozen, how much would it cost to buy candy canes for a school with 400 students?
What is $30.26?
100
This popular children's cracker today was introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament?
What is the animal cracker?
200
They expect 1 million people in Times Square and one billion people to watch on television. Write 1 million as an exponent of 10.
What is 10 ^6?
200
Mrs. Claus wants to put lights all around her windows. She has 15 windows all of the same size. Each one is 3 feet long by 2 feet wide. How many strands will she buy if each strand covers 10 feet?
What is 15 strands?
200
Beth is making gingerbread men. She uses 2 raisins for eyes and 3 raisins for buttons for each gingerbread man. She buys 4 boxes of raisins, each with 120 raisins in it. How many dozens of gingerbread men can she make?
What is 96 gingerbread men - 8 dozen?
200
Macy's has hired 400 store Santas. If each Santa sees 125 children a day for 30 days, how many children are seen by Macy's Santas?
What is 1,500,000 children?
200
In 1939 Robert May created this Christmas figure as a Christmas promotion for Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago.
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
300
This year marks the debut of a new Times Square ball. It is 6 feet in diameter and weighs 1,070 pounds. Is this > or < a half ton?
What is > half ton?
300
Mrs. Claus needs to feed the reindeer. She buys 2 pounds of food per day per reindeer. How much food does she need for December?
What is 558 pounds for December (including Rudolph)?
300
Brian wants a 7 and 1/2 foot Christmas tree. Which of these trees is a better buy? Explain.
A.) All trees $42
B.) $6 a foot
C.) First 4 feet $22; each additional foot $6
What is choice A?
300
One group of carolers goes to every 6th house in a neighborhood, another goes to every 8th house. At which house will they first meet?
What is the 24th house?
300
What popular Christmas candy today had it’s debute and was given out by a choirmaster in 1670 to quiet the noisy children?
What is the candy cane?
400
When the ball is dropped the 77 feet down the flagpole at 11:59, does it drop faster or slower than a foot a second?
What is faster?
400
Santa and Mrs. Claus want to take 4 of the elves to see THE NUTCRACKER. How much will it cost if adult tickets are $34.95 and elf tickets (child) are $24.95?
What is $169.70?
400
K-Mart is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to midnight and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. How many hours is it open in one week?
What is 106 hours?
400
Mr. Green is putting lights around 8 windows; each window is 3 and 1/2 feet wide and 5 feet long. How many feet of lights does he need?
What is 136 ft or 17 ft per window?
400
What American President barred the Christmas Tree from being displayed in the White House?
What is President Teddy Roosevelt?
500
A local bank has a digital calendar and clock counting down to the new millennium. If it says 23 days, 9 hours, and 24 minutes, what date and time is it?
What is December 8th, 2:36PM ?
500
The number of gifts given in the song The 12 Days of Christmas.
What is 364?
500
Each large roll of ribbon has 20 yards. Each package takes 3 feet of ribbon. How many packages can be wrapped?
What is 20 packages?
500
10 elves each made 10 xylophones. Each xylophone had 10 keys. They did this for 10 days. How many keys were made by elves?
What is 10,000?
500
“Crying up the lum “ is how some Scottish children tell Santa Claus their Christmas gift wishes. What is “crying up the lum “?