Listen to the following holiday tune. What is the title of the song?
"I Have a Little Dreidel"
100
What is the name of the potato pancakes eaten during Hanukkah?
Latkes
100
What is the name of the green, furry, evil Christmas thief?
The Grinch
100
How many sides does each snowflake have?
6 sides.
200
What is the first line of the following song?
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire". This is "The Christmas Song," originally sung by Nat King Cole.
200
Name a core principle of Kwanzaa (in Swahili or English)
You could have said:
Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith)
200
What are some alternate names of Santa Claus?
Saint Nick, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas
200
How warm can it be on the ground and still have snow?
40 degrees
300
What is the title of this song?
Silver Bells
300
Name two similarities between Christmas and Hanukkah
You might have said...
- Both originated in Jerusalem
- Both occur in December
- Both customarily exchange gifts
- Both eat traditional foods
- Both have to do with light conquering darkness
The most snowfall in the USA (6 feet, 4 inches) occured in which state?
Colorado!
400
What are is the most famous line (also the title) of this time?
Baby, It's Cold Outside
400
What are some similarities between Hanukkah and Kwanzaa?
You might have said...
- Both use candles
- Both are religious/spiritual festivals
- There are different ways to spell both (Kwanzaa/Kwanza and Hanukkah/Chanukah/etc)
- Both occur during December (mostly)
400
Who is the famous figure associated with Hanukkah?
Judah the Maccabee (Judas Maccabeus)
400
What is the coldest temperature on Earth?
The coldest ever recorded was -128 degrees, in Antarctica in the '80s.
500
What is the title of this song?
O Holy Night
500
List all of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
500
What is the name of the "master of the town" in the movie, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town