Christmas
Little Jack Horner was eating this in the famous nursery rhyme
What is Christmas Pie?
These three colors are referred to as “the colors of Kwanzaa”
What are Red, Green, and Black?
The Winter Solstice is more commonly known as this
What is the shortest day of the year?
Jewish families do this every evening to celebrate Hanukkah and the Jewish holidays
What is light candles?
The New Year's Eve ball first dropped in Times Square in this year
What is 1907
Frosty the Snowman's eyes were made out of this
What is coal?
Whamageddon is a challenge with competitors trying to make it through the holiday season without hearing what Wham Christmas song?
What is Last Christmas?
In 1997, Kwanzaa was first honored with this
What is a U.S. Postage Stamp?
The Winter Solstice occurs this many times/year
What is twice? (northern and southern hemispheres)
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah is celebrated this long
What is 8 nights?
In Spain, 12 of this type of food is eaten at midnight on New Year's Eve for good luck
What are grapes?
The Hindu religion celebrates this special five day festival in the autumn
What is Diwali?
Santa's reindeer that has the same name as another holiday mascot
What is Cupid?
This is the meaning of the Swahili word Kwanzaa
What is First Fruits?
At high noon on the day of the winter solstice, this happens because the sun is at its lowest position in the sky
What is that day and time you cast the longest shadow all year?
This is the correct name for the sacred candelabra which Jewish people use to hold the candles they light at Hanukkah
What is a Menorah?
The country that believes it's a good omen to wear white underwear on New Years Eve
What is Brazil?
This happens every time you hear a bell ring in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”
What is "an angel gets it's wings"
This first appeared in a marketing campaign for retailer Montgomery Ward in 1939
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
Kwanzaa celebrations lasts for 1 week. It begins on_________ and ends on________.
What are December 26th and January 1st?
The Earth's position relative to the Sun on the Winter Solstice
What is the closest position?
These fried potato pancakes are often eaten during Hanukkah
What are Latkes?
In this year, January 1 was officially declared the first day of the new year
What is 46 B.C.?
Eating a big ol' helping of holiday turkey will make you sleepy since most poultry contains what amino acid?
What is Tryptophan?
In the movie A Christmas Story, it was the last name of the neighbors whose dog ate the Christmas turkey
What is The Bumpuses?
The seven candles on the Kwanzaa “kinara” symbolize these
What are the 7 principles of Kwanzaa?
Winter solstice marks the beginning of winter...this marks the end of winter
What is the vernal equinox?
This oil is traditionally used to light the menorah
What is olive oil?
This country smashes plates and other old dishes to ward off bad spirits during New Year
What is Denmark
Poinsettias are green and red flowering plants first brought to North America by Joel R. POINSET from their native home in this country
What is Mexico?