Christmas Trivia
How many reindeer does Santa have?
9... 10 if you count Olive
"Oh, bring us a figgy pudding" We wish you a Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
What is step 1 to eliminate?
3x + 6 = 2y
-3x -1 = 6y
Add down to get rid of 3x
Three less reindeer
r - 3
What is the ratio of reindeer whose names start with D to the total number of reindeer?
3/9 or 1/3
What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver? Stockings, tinsel, ornaments, the angel
tinsel
"Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day" Jingle Bells, Silver Bells, Away in a Manger, O Holy Night
Silver Bells
What is step 1 to substitute?
y = x + 1
2y - 3x = 6
Plug y = x + 1 into second equation
Frosty had 8 buttons for a mouth but lost x amount to have 3 left. What's the equation? What is x?
8 - x = 3, x = 5
What property is this (associative, distributive, commutative, identitive)? Father Christmas = Christmas Father
Commutative
True or False: Studies show that the average American gains three pounds over the holidays.
False: 1 pound
"Ho, ho, ho!
Who wouldn't go!" Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Up on the Housetop, I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock
Up on the Housetop
One, none, or infinitely many solutions? y = 3x + 2 and y = 1/2x - 4
One solution
Combine like terms: r = reindeer, e = elves, s = santa
3r + 2r + 18e + s - 3e
Translate: Santa (square root of 64) lots of 3.1415926...
Santa 8 lots of pi
"Mele Kalikimaka” means “Merry Christmas” in what language? Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, Italian
Hawaiian
"Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree." Feliz Navidad, Away in a Manger, 12 Days of Christmas, All I Want for Christmas is You
12 Days of Christmas
One, none, or infinitely many solutions? y = 3x + 2 and y = 3x + 2
Infinite solutions
12 - (elf)2 when elf = 3
3
Translate: Fa(la)8
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what item is hidden on the Christmas tree? Potato, sock, earring, pickle
pickle
"Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump" Frosty the Snowman, Up on the Housetop, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells
Frosty the Snowman
One, none, or infinitely many solutions? y = 3x + 2 and y = 3x - 4
No solution
6 stripe - 3 white + stripe + stripe - white
8 stripe - 4 stripe
Joke: What is Frosty's favorite math class?
AlgeBRRR