Hot Cocoa Math
Train Math
Holiday Math
Holiday Trivia
Holidays Songs
100

It takes 3 1/2 ounces of cocoa to make a cup of hot chocolate. How much cocoa is needed to make 7 cups of hot chocolate?

24 1/2 ounces

100

The train left the first station at 3:45. It arrived at the second station at 4:31. How long was the train traveling for? 

46 minutes 

100

25% of Santa's 8 reindeer were not playing the game. How many reindeer were not playing? 

2

100

In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?

An old silk hat

100

What song talks about a young deer that doesn't fit in with the others and gets teased by them?

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

200

The waiters on the Polar Express has 25 gallons of hot chocolate to share among the children on the train. If there are twenty children on the train, how much hot chocolate will each child get?

1.25 gallons

200

The Polar Express picked Billy up at 11:35. The train was derailed at the frozen lake for 45 minutes. If it takes two hours and thirty minutes to get from Billy's house to the North Pole, what time would they arrive at the North Pole?

2:50

200

Only 1/9 of the children in the town were actually good all year. If there are 189 children in the town, how many were actually good?

21 children 

200

Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?

An elf of the shelf 

200

What song sings about a man in red that is making a list and checking it twice and will be visiting soon?

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

300

The waiters on the Polar Express has 29 gallons of hot chocolate to share among the children on the train. Each child got 0.5 gallons of hot chocolate. Will there be enough hot chocolate for 60 children? 

No 

300

If it takes 3/10 of the coal for the train to go 1

mile, how much of the coal would it take to go 3

miles?

0.9 or 9/10

300

Santa has 288 presents to give to 32 children. How many presents will each child get?

9 presents 

300

One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?

Cupid 

300

What song sings about some noisy instruments and riding in a one-horse open sleigh?

Jingle Bells

400

It takes 16 oz of water, 2 oz of chocolate, and 3 oz of marshmallows to make one cup of hot chocolate. There are 59 children and 40 adults on the polar express. Each person gets hot chocolate. How many oz of marshmallow are needed? 

297 oz of marshmallows 

400

The know-it-all boy said that the conductor only punched four letters, but he had actually punched out five letters on his ticket. What is the fraction and decimal of the number of letters he thought he punched to the actual number.

4/5 or 0.8 

400

If there are 13.5 days left until Christmas, how many hours are left?

324 hours
400

What holiday at the end of December do some children get presents for eight days?

Hanukkah

400

What song sings about decorating the halls and fa la la la la la-ing?

Deck the Halls

500

How many different combinations of hot chocolate can you make? You must include one item from each category. 

Flavors: white chocolate, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate 

Topping: whip cream, mini marshmallows, and chocolate whip cream 


9

500

If it takes 62 pounds of coal for the train to go 1

mile. The train has 992 pounds of coal on board.

How many miles will the train be able to travel? 

16 miles 

500

We had 18 red bows and 14 green bows in a box. We used 24 bows for our presents. How many bows are left in the box? 

4

500

What is hung in doorways that people sometimes kiss under?

Mistletoe
500

This song sings about a snow creature that comes to life and plays with the kids all day.

Frosty the Snowman