Holiday Trivia
Holiday Movies & Songs
O Canada
Holiday Spirit
OPS & MOF
100

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?

Frostbite

100

In the holiday classic Home Alone, the McAllisters are going on vacation here when they leave Kevin behind.


What is Paris?

100

Where do the polar bears in Nunavut vote?

The North Poll

100

What is Santa's cat name?

Santa Claws

100

This OPS acronym sounds like a superhero but actually refers to a system for managing HR and payroll

What is WIN? (bonus points if you know the full name)
200

What are Frosty the Snowman's eyes made out of?

Coal

200

The first Disney princess.

Who is Snow White?

200

The word Canada comes from the Huron-Iroquois word "Kanata" which means

What is "village" or "settlement"

200

What is Santa’s postal code in Canada?

What is HOH OHO

200

Where do snowmen keep their money?

Snowbank

300

Where does eggnog come from?

What is England?

300

Name top 5 highest grossing (makes the most number) Christmas movies. 

The Grinch, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express

300

The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is on this day

What is September 30

300

What Christmas plant is poisonous to pets?

Poinsettia

300

OPS staff joke that this season brings “Excel Christmas” because of all the spreadsheets flying around.

What is Budget Season?

400

The names of the seven dwarfs.

What are Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, and Grumpy?

400

How many movies has the grinch had? 

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9

5 (How the Grinch Stole Christmas x2, The Grinch, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, Halloween Is Grinch Night)

400

This city is the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"

What is Churchill.

Bears outnumber people there!

400

The Christmas Vacation for schools this year starts when and ends when

What is December 22 and January 2

400

This OPS award program honors employees for innovation and excellence in service delivery.

Amethyst Award

500

Traditionally made with candied fruit and nuts, this is a dessert made at the holidays.

What is fruitcake?

500

How many total gifts were received in the song "12 days of Christmas?"

364

500

This province has the second-highest number of French-speaking people.

New Brunswick

500

What is the Grinch carving at the end of the story?

What is roast beast

500

What was the previous name of the Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Economics (and Federal & Provincial Relations)