Hanukkah
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100

Holiday meaning "dedication."

What is Hanukkah?


100

The first state in the US to recognize Christmas as an official holiday.

What is Alabama?


100

A common breakfast item in the Philippines during the holiday season made with sticky rice, coconut milk, sugar, and water wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. 

What is Bibingka?

100

Originally known at the ‘first-fruits’ celebrations on the African continent

What is Kwanzaa?

100

A holiday celebrated by Hindus, a major five-day festival of lights that’s observed in the fall

What is Diwali?

200

The number of nights Hanukkah lasts.

What is eight?

200

Three Christmas colors symbolizing: life and rebirth, the blood of Christ, and light as well as wealth and royalty.

What is Green, Red, and Gold.

200

A delicious staple during Hanukkah made of shredded potato, onion, eggs, and breadcrumbs or matzo fried in hot oil. 

What are latkes?


200

Kwanzaa falls on the following days this year (2020)

What is Saturday December 26th through January 1st?

200

 A holiday celebrated on January 6 by much of the Spanish-speaking world marking the occasion when three wise men visited the baby Jesus on the twelfth day of Christmas, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

What is Three Kings’ Day (Dia de los Reyes)?

300

The direction Hannukah candles are lit.

What is left to right?

300

Movie containing the famous line “Bah Humbug.”

What is "A Christmas Carol"?

300

A beloved rice cake enjoyed during Tết (Vietnamese New Year) made with sticky rice, pork, mung beans, green onions, fish sauce, and spices like salt and pepper.

What is bahn chung?

300

The movement that helped reaffirm and restore roots in African culture in the United States and introduced the celebrations of Kwanza.

What is the Black Liberation Movement of the 1960s?

300

This is given by parents to the kids of the family on Lunar New Year

What are red envelopes?

400

The first president to celebrate Hanukkah at the white house.

Who is Harry Truman?

400

"Kriss Kringle" originates from what part of the world?

What is Germany?

400

A holiday treat enjoyed mostly in the U.S. and Canada made from milk, cream, whipped egg whites, egg yolks, and sugar, resulting in a creamy, smooth texture.

What is eggnog?

400

The word ‘Kwanzaa’ means first is this African language

What is KiSwahili (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania)? 

400

Hanukkah is celebrated for how many days

What is 8?

500

The real word for a Menorah.

What is "Hanukiah"?

500

The bestselling Christmas single selling 50 million copies since 1942.

What is Bing Crosby's White Christmas?

500

A classic Christmas dish in Puerto Rico. The inner portion consists of a mixture of ground pork and an adobo blended spice sauce. The outer portion is made using a special masa dough made of grated green bananas, yautía, and spices.

What are pasteles?

500

Ingathering, reverence, commemoration, recommitment, and celebration

What are the values of Kwanzaa? 

500

Fruit and vegetable bowl at Kwanzaa celebration

What is Mazao?