Winter Proverbs
___ comes but once a year.
Christmas
Finish the lyric:
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a..."
One-horse open sleigh
Under which hanging plant are people traditionally expected to kiss?
Mistletoe
This popular red and white striped hard candy is shaped like a shepherd's crook.
A Candy Cane
This holiday is very important for many asian cultures. It is a time for family reunion dinners, giving red envelopes, firecrackers, and ancestral worship. What is this holiday called?
Lunar New Year (Spring Festival)
A friend in need is a friend __.
indeed
In the movie Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
What two items do American children traditionally leave out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?
Milk and cookies
This dairy-based holiday beverage is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg yolks.
Eggnog
What does the holiday "Makar Sankranti", which is celebrated in India and Nepal, celebrate?
The sun's transition into Capricorn, marking the end of winter
Good things come in __ __.
small packages
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the name of the Grinch’s loyal dog?
Max
In the UK and Canada, what is the day after Christmas called?
Boxing Day
This Italian sweet bread loaf, originally from Milan, is tall, dome-shaped, and filled with raisins and candied fruit.
Panettone
In the Netherlands, children eagerly await the arrival of Sinterklaas, who traditionally arrives by steamboat from which country? (not the North Pole)
No winter lasts forever; no spring __ __ __.
skips its turn
In the movie Elf, what is the first rule of The Code of Elves?
"Treat every day like Christmas."
What red-leafed plant, native to Mexico but popular in the US and Europe, is the most famous Christmas flower?
Poinsettia
This German fruit bread is dusted with a heavy coating of powdered sugar to symbolize the swaddled baby Jesus.
Stollen
In Ukraine, why do people decorate their Christmas trees with Spider webs?
The Legend of the Christmas Spider
If the ice can bear a man, it cannot __ __ __.
bear a mouse
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what gift is given on the fifth day?
Five Golden Rings
Which country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree in the 16th century?
Germany
Before turkey became the centerpiece of the Christmas dinner in Victorian England, the wealthy traditionally feasted on the head of this animal.
Boar (Boar's Head)
In Latin America, what is reenacted during the 9 days leading up to Chirstmas and is called "Las Posadas"?
Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem