Holiday Food!
Winter Trivia!
Not Christmas!
Holiday Literature & Music & Film!
History/Geography!
100

What is the main protein featured at Australian Christmas barbecues?

What are prawns (shrimp)?

100

At what temperature does snow form?

What is 32 degrees Farenheit?

100

How many spaces for candles are there on a Hanukkah menorah?

What is 9?

100

Who is the author of the heartwarming story, A Christmas Carol?

Who is Charles Dickens?

100

In which ocean is Christmas Island located?

What is the Indian Ocean?

200

What medieval Christmas drink involves going door-to-door with a bowl of spiced ale?

What is wassail?

200

Where will the 2026 Winter Olympics be held?

Where is Milan, Italy?

200
What traditional foods are eaten on Hanukkah?

What are latkes (potato pancakes), sufganiyot (jelly donuts), and gelt (chocolate coins)

200

In A Christmas Story, what gift does Ralphie do DESPERATELY want?

What is a Red Ryder BB Gun?

200

Which company started to feature the modern-looking Santa in its ads in the 1930s?

What is Coca-Cola?

300

What ancient civilization first developed the drink that inspired modern hot chocolate?

Who are the Aztecs? (Cortes brought cacao back to Spain, and eventually sugar and such was added to create hot chocolate)

300

What sport is the movie Cool Runnings about?

What is bobsledding--- specifically the Jamaican Bobsleigh team from 1988!

300

Usually celebrated in late January or early February, this holiday is incredibly meaningful to many Asian cultures, and features gift giving (in red envelopes), dragon dances and firecrackers to ward off bad luck, and symbolic feasts (with dumplings, fish, etc).

What is Lunar New Year?

300

What Christmas song is Elvis most known for?

What is "Blue Christmas?"

300

In Iceland, what is Jolabokaflod, and what happens with this tradition?

What is the traditional giving (and READING) of new books as a family on Christmas Eve (maybe with chocolate, too)

400

What is the temperature a turkey or chicken should be cooked to in order to ensure food safety?

What is 165 degrees (Farenheit)?

400
In hockey, which team has won the most Stanley Cups over the years, with 24 Championships?

Who are the Montreal Canadiens? (Habs!)

400

What week long holiday from December 26th to January 1st celebrates culture, community, and centers around seven meaningful principles?

What is Kwanzaa?

400

In "The Night Before Christmas," what "dances through children's heads?"

What are visions of sugarplums?

400

Which English ruler banned Christmas celebrations, including mince pies & plum pudding?

Who is Oliver Cromwell?

500

What is traditionally hidden inside a British Christmas pudding?

What is a silver coin (sixpence)?

500

What color is a polar bear's skin?

What is black? Their "fur" is actually tiny hollow tubes that retain air/trap heat, and capture light to make the bear "look" white!

500
In Hinduism, what festival, usually celebrated for several days in November, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, and is sometimes referred to as a "festival of light?"

What is Diwali?

500

In O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi,” what do the husband and wife each sell to buy the other a Christmas present?

He sells his pocketwatch to buy her haircombs; she sells her hair to buy him a fancy chain for the pocketwatch. 

500

What was George Washington doing on December 25, 1776?

What is crossing the Delaware?