French Christmas Jeopardy

Père Noël

100

The Evil Counterpart of Pere Noel

What is Père Fouettard

200

The animal that travels with Père Noël.

What is a donkey?

300

What children in the past would do in preparation for Christmas. (A good way to get students to get the chores done!)

What is sweep the chimney, so Père Noël wouldn't get stuck?

400

Père Noël brings these to the good girls and boys. (French word please!)

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What are Les Cadeaux?

500

The name of Père Noël's donkey.

What is Gui (Mistletoe)?

Christmas Movies

100

In this movie, Will Ferrell crawls into Santa's bag and grows up in the North Pole.

What is Elf?

200

In this film, a family traveling to France for the holiday leaves behind a young man.

What is Home Alone?

300

In this 2004 animated film, Tom Hanks voiced multiple characters, including a conductor taking children to the North Pole on Christmas Eve

What is The Polar Express?

400

This 1998 action/thriller featuring Bruce Willis is often debated over whether it should be considered a Christmas movie or not.

What is Die Hard?

500

The name(first and last) of the protagonist of the famous Charles Dickens' Christmas novel which has had many live-action and animated adaptations

What is Ebenezer Scrooge?

Mangeons!

100

The cake shaped like a Yule log and covered in chocolate iciing.

What is La Bûche de Noël?

200

The French word for candy.

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What are les bonbons?

300

The French meal that is eaten after midnight mass.

What is Le Réveillon?

400

The name of the first course which takes place before the main feast, often consists of small bites and drinks

What is L’apéro?

500

A purée made from fattened goose liver.

What is foie gras?

Jolly old Saint Nicolas

100

The date of St. Nicolas day.

What is December 6th?

200

St. Nicolas came from this country.

What is Turkey?

300

Saint Nicolas is the patron saint of...

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What are young children?

400

This is the number of orphans in the St. Nicolas story.

What is three?

500

The feast of St. Nicolas is a very important holiday in this region of France.

What is northern France, Alsace and Lorraine?

Christmas in the United States

100

Christmas trees are grown in this many states.

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What is all 50?

200

This company made the concept of Santa Claus popular worldwide.

What is Coca-Cola?

300

The country where it is tradition to eat KFC on Christmas

What is Japan

400

The shape and color of the first candy cane.

Who is Shepard's crook and white?

500

The average American family spends about this much on Christmas gifts every year. (Within $50)

What is $800? ($750-$850)