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Lesser Known Holidays
100
The color of the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
What is green?
100
A jolly man who wears red and white and delivers presents to nice boys and girls on Christmas Eve.
Who is Santa Claus?
100
The main dish that is usually served at Thanksgiving dinner?
What is turkey?
100
People often decorate a tree with these. They can come in all shapes and sizes.
What are ornaments?
100
On this holiday, Punxsutawney Phil predicts whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter by looking at his shadow.
What is Groundhog Day?
200
The main character of this movie is a reindeer with a bright red nose.
Who is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
200
This person hides eggs and delivers baskets on Easter.
Who is the Easter Bunny?
200
A red and white striped holiday treat.
What is a candy cane?
200
People give these cards to each other on February 14th. Often they are heart-shaped.
What are valentines?
200
A day where we celebrate the planet and remind ourselves to help keep it clean.
What is Earth Day?
300
In this movie Santa Claus, Jack Frost, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny team up to stop a bad guy from spreading nightmares.
What is Rise of the Guardians?
300
A short, Irish creature that likes to protect their pot of gold.
What is a leprechaun?
300
This sweet treat is popular in the fall: a red fruit on a stick that is dipped into a sticky coating.
What is a candy apple?
300
On Halloween this phrase is said when kids go door to door to get candy.
What is Trick-or-Treat?
300
People stay up until midnight to watch the ball drop in New York City.
What is New Years Eve?
400
The main characters ride a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is The Polar Express?
400
The name of the flying baby that shoots arrows at people on Valentine's Day.
Who is Cupid?
400
On Valentine's day the two most popular gifts are flowers and this sweet treat.
What are chocolates?
400
On the 4th of July, people usually watch these at night.
What are fireworks?
400
The day when Star Wars fans celebrate a popular phrase from the movies ("May the Force be with you").
May the Forth
500
In the Charlie Brown Halloween special, Linus gives up trick-or-treating so that he can wait for the arrival of this.
What is the Great Pumpkin?
500
This civil rights activists said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." He wanted blacks and whites to be treated as equals.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
500
Every year around St. Patrick's Day, McDonald's sells this green ice cream treat.
What is a Shamrock Shake?
500
This horn-like decoration filled with food is often seen around Thanksgiving.
What is a cornucopia?
500
A celebration in New Orleans where people ride on floats and throw beads into the crowd. The name means "Fat Tuesday."
What is Mardi Gras?