This holiday is a celebration of African heritage, as well as family, community, and culture.
What Kwanzaa?
100
We celebrate New Year's day on this date each year.
What is January 1st?
100
In this sport, people ride down a mountain on a skateboard without wheels.
What is snowboarding?
200
This fictional being works in Santa's workshop making toys.
What is an elf?
200
This special candle stick holds 8 candles to represent the miracle of the lights.
What is a menorah?
200
Kwanzaa lasts this many days.
What is 7 days?
200
A glittering ball drops here at midnight, signifying the year changing.
What is Time's Square?
200
In this winter sport, people ride down a mountain with long planks of wood strapped to their feet.
What is downhill skiing?
300
This is where Santa's workshop is located.
What is the North Pole?
300
This spinning top is a traditional toy associated with Hanukkah.
What is a dreidel?
300
Kwanzaa begins on this day each year.
What is December 26th?
300
These are the goals that we set for the new year.
What are resolutions? (To get in shape. To be on time. To eat better.)
300
In ice hockey, players try to get this into a net. HINT: it's a round disk that slides on the ice. A hockey ____."
What is a Hockey Puck?
400
What is another name for Santa Clause?
What is Kris Kringle?
400
In Yiddish, this is a kind and good person.
What is a mench?
400
On each day of Kwanzaa, a member of the family lights one of these.
What is a candle? (Then the person talks about one of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa: Unity. Self Determination. Group Work. Sharing. Purpose. Creativity. And Faith.)
400
This character wears a diaper, and is the symbol of the new year.
Who is Baby New Year?
500
The legend of Santa Clause is based on this real life person who lived in the 3rd Century.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
500
This is called Gelt, and it's given to children at Chanukah.
What is chocolate in the shape of money.
500
The gifts given on the 7th day of Kwanzaa are made like this.
What is homemade, or made yourself? (Kwanzaa gifts are not purchased at a store. You make them yourself.)
500
This is how many days from New Years day to the next year's New Year's day. HINT: How many days in a year?)
What is 365 days? (12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8760 hours, 525,600 minutes.)