Holiday Foods & Treats
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Songs
Holiday Movies & TV
Christmas Symbols & Decorations
Surviving The Winter
100
This classic cookie is often shaped like people, houses, or hearts and spiced with ginger.
What is gingerbread?
100
This type of snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility can paralyze regions and is more intense than a regular snowstorm.
What is a blizzard?
100
This modern pop Christmas hit by Mariah Carey was released in 1994 and returns to the charts every December.
What is All I Want for Christmas Is You?
100
In this animated film, a reindeer with a glowing nose helps guide Santa’s sleigh through foggy weather.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
100
This evergreen decoration is usually placed at the top of the Christmas tree.
What is a star?
100
People wear these to keep their hands warm in freezing temperatures.
What are gloves or mittens?
200
A rich, creamy holiday drink made with milk, eggs, sugar, and often a splash of rum or brandy.
What is eggnog?
200
This game-ready structure of compacted snow is often used in play or to shelter in snowball fights.
What is a snow fort?
200
This bilingual Christmas song repeats the phrase “I want to wish you a Merry Christmas.”
What is Feliz Navidad?
200
This Muppet version of a Charles Dickens story stars Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine as Scrooge.
What is The Muppet Christmas Carol?
200
These decorations are rung or displayed to symbolize joy and the announcement of Christmas.
What are Christmas bells?
200
This winter clothing item helps keep your head and ears warm.
What is a hat or toque?
300
These festive chocolates are wrapped in shiny foil and often appear in holiday candy dishes.
What are Hershey’s Kisses?
300
These glowing curtains of light appear in the sky near the poles during long winter nights.
What are the Northern Lights?
300
This holiday song repeats the line “Fa la la la la.”
What is Deck the Halls?
300
In this holiday fantasy, a man accidentally makes himself become Santa Claus after falling off a roof.
What is The Santa Clause?
300
This shiny strand is wrapped around trees and railings for decoration.
What is tinsel?
300
Animals use this behaviour to sleep through winter and save energy.
What is hibernation?
400
England’s classic rich, boiled dessert filled with dried fruit and spices, often served with brandy butter.
What is Christmas pudding?
400
This Canadian territory is famous for permafrost and extreme winter temperatures.
What is Nunavut?
400
This song warns children to stay on Santa’s “nice list.”
What is Santa Claus Is Coming to Town?
400
This animated tale follows Santa’s clumsy son as he tries to deliver a forgotten present before Christmas morning.
What is Arthur Christmas?
400
This decoration is often made of evergreen branches and hung on doors.
What is a wreath?
400
This thick layer of fat helps animals like seals and whales stay warm in cold water.
What is blubber?
500
This rich chocolate and peppermint treat is especially popular during the Christmas season.
What is peppermint bark?
500
This frozen decoration is made by carving blocks of ice into art.
What is an ice sculpture?
500
This upbeat Christmas hit encourages everyone to dance around the tree.
What is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
500
This classic Christmas story has been adapted many times, following a miser who’s visited by three ghosts.
What is A Christmas Carol?
500
This traditional decoration represents the birth of Jesus and often includes Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.
What is a nativity scene?
500
Birds use this behaviour to move to warmer areas during winter.
What is migration?
600
A rolled French dessert that looks like a log.
What is a Yule Log?
600
This term describes ground that stays frozen year-round in cold regions.
What is permafrost?
600
This gentle Christmas carol was originally written in German.
What is Silent Night?
600
In this magical holiday movie, a man makes a wish that literally freezes Christmas — including Santa himself!
What is Jack Frost?
600
This countdown decoration traditionally begins on December 1 and reveals a treat or message each day.
What is an Advent calendar?
600
This process occurs when body heat is lost faster than it can be replaced in cold weather.
What is hypothermia?