Winter Wonders
What falls from the sky in winter and is cold and fluffy?
What is snow?
Who is green, grumpy, and tries to steal Christmas?
What red-and-white striped candy is popular in December?
What is a candy cane?
What December holiday includes lighting a menorah for eight nights?
What is Hanukkah?
What do you call two long sticks used on your feet to slide down snowy hills?
What are skis?
What do you build outside using snow, a carrot, and maybe a hat?
What is a snowman?
Finish the lyric: “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the ___.”
What is “way”?
What plant do people stand under if they want to share a holiday kiss?
What is mistletoe?
What Muslim holiday celebrates the end of the month of Ramadan with feasting and community gatherings?
What is Eid al-Fitr?
What warm drink is made with cocoa powder and topped with marshmallows?
What is hot chocolate?
What is the shortest day of the year called (around Dec. 21)?
What is the Winter Solstice?
In Home Alone, where does Kevin’s family go on vacation and accidentally leave him behind?
What is Paris?
What animal traditionally pulls Santa’s sleigh?
What are reindeer?
In Mexico, what celebration reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter?
What are Las Posadas?
What do you call the activity where you sit on a sled and slide down a hill?
What is tobogganing/sledding?
What natural winter phenomenon creates colourful lights in the night sky in northern parts of the world?
What are the Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis?
What animated movie features a magical train that goes to the North Pole?
What is The Polar Express?
What popular December drink is made of milk, sugar, and eggs?
What is eggnog?
What holiday, celebrated by many people of African descent from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, focuses on unity, community, and cultural heritage?
What is Kwanzaa?
What winter activity uses a long, smooth sheet of ice and a “rock” that players slide toward a target?
What is curling?
What word describes when water on the ground becomes slippery ice overnight due to freezing temperatures?
What is “black ice”?
What famous ballet, often performed during the holidays, features characters like the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Mouse King?
What is The Nutcracker?
What is the name for the spinning top used in a Hanukkah game?
What is a dreidel?
In Iceland, children are visited by 13 playful characters who leave small gifts or treats in shoes throughout December. What are these characters called?
Who are the Yule Lads?
What do you call the dangerous pileups of snow and ice that can suddenly rush down the side of a mountain?
What are avalanches?