Holiday Traditions Around the World
Seasonal Foods and Drinks
Festive Music, Movies, and TV
Winter Weather
New Year Celebrations Around the World
100
This Hindu festival of lights is celebrated with oil lamps and fireworks.
Diwali
100
This sweet treat is often used as a decorating activity and is shaped into figures like men, houses, trees
Gingerbread
100
This song by Mariah Carey is considered a modern Christmas classic and often tops the charts in December.
All I Want for Christmas is You
100
This term refers to a prolonged severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
Blizzard
100
Which Indeed office will ring in the New Year first?
Sydney
200
This Jewish holiday lasts for eight nights and commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple.
Hanukkah
200
This Chinese custom to bring joy, good luck, and ward off evil is brought to families by gifting what fruit?
An Orange
200
In Elf, what are the four main food groups according to Buddy the Elf?
Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup
200
This colorful light display is commonly seen in polar regions during winter.
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
200
This US state rings in the new year by dropping a 3,000lb potato
Idaho
300
This African-American holiday celebrates unity, creativity, and community over seven days.
Kwanzaa
300
According to the USDA, Americans consume an estimated 1.3 billion pounds of this during the holiday season, primarily in pies and other desserts.
Pumpkin
300
In the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey promises to lasso what for Mary
The Moon
300
This measure determines how cold the air feels on your skin when combined with wind speed.
Wind Chill
300
In Spain, 12 of what type of food is eaten at midnight on New Year's Eve for good luck?
Grapes
400
This ancient holiday, celebrated on December 21st in many parts of the world, marks the longest night of the year and the return of the sun.
Winter Solstice
400
This popular holiday drink, made from spiced wine, is consumed widely in Germany and Austria, especially around Christmas markets.
Glühwein / Mulled Wine
400
Who composed the music for the ballet The Nutcracker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
400
This winter weather advisory indicates a brief but intense combination of blowing snow and strong winds.
What is a snow squall
400
In this European country, people eat lentils at midnight on New Year’s Eve to symbolize prosperity in the coming year.
Italy
500
What do children in Sweden leave out for Santa?
Coffee so he doesn't get tired
500
Known for being the most popular Christmas Eve food in Japan, this food is sold in massive quantities every year.
KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken
500
In the US "The Office" which character says "In the end, the greatest snowball isn't a snowball at all; it's fear." during the Classy Christmas Episode
Dwight Schrute
500
This layer of the atmosphere is where most winter weather phenomena occur
What is the troposphere
500
Name one of the two most streamed songs at midnight on NYE
Auld Lang Syne or Happy Birthday