Quiz about Holiday Math Fun

Question 1

Which two holidays light candles each night to celebrate?

Accepted Answer

Kwanzaa

Accepted Answer

Hanukkah

Answer

Christmas

Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 2

What country does Kwanzaa come from?

Accepted Answer

The United States

Answer

Nigeria

Answer

Ghana

Answer

South Africa

Question 3

Which of the following are NOT one of Kwanzaa's seven principles?

Accepted Answer

Humility

Answer

Faith

Answer

Unity

Answer

Collective work and responsibility

Question 4

Which language did Dr. Karenga use when creating Kwanzaa?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Answer

Arabic

Answer

Igbo

Answer

French

Question 5

How many total squares are in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 6

During Kwanzaa people _______ gifts for their family.

Accepted Answer

make

Answer

buy

Answer

order

Question 7

What is a kinara?

Accepted Answer

a candle holder for Kwanzaa

Answer

a candle holder for Hanukkah

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a candle holder for New Year's Day

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a candle holder for Christmas

Question 8

Which three of the following colors are associated with Kwanzaa?

Accepted Answer

Red

Accepted Answer

Black

Accepted Answer

Green

Answer

Yellow

Answer

Blue

Question 9

On what day does Kwanzaa begin?

Accepted Answer

December 26

Answer

December 1

Answer

December 15

Answer

December 25

Question 10

Question 10.

Accepted Answer

66

Answer

6

Answer

16

Answer

60

Question 11

What does Hanukkah celebrate?

Accepted Answer

The reclamation of the temple in Jerusalem from the ancient Greeks

Answer

The Jewish New Year

Answer

The liberation of Jewish people from slavery in Ancient Egypt

Answer

The Day of Atonement

Question 12

How many candles does a Hanukkah menorah hold?

Accepted Answer

nine

Answer

five

Answer

eight

Answer

twelve

Question 13

What is a dreidel?

Accepted Answer

A spinning top

Answer

A chocolate coin

Answer

A fried potato pancake

Answer

A candelabra

Question 14

What do the candles of the menorah represent?

Accepted Answer

Eight days that the temple lamp stayed miraculously lit

Answer

Eight important virtues

Answer

Eight famous rabbis

Answer

Eight days leading up to the New Year

Question 15

At a holiday market, the total cost for a cup of hot cocoa and a cookie is $1.80. If a cup of hot cocoa costs one dollar more than a cookie, how much does a cup of hot cocoa cost?

Accepted Answer

Hot cocoa costs $1.40 and a cookie costs $0.40.

Answer

Hot cocoa costs $1.00 and a cookie costs $0.80.

Answer

Hot cocoa costs $1.20 and a cookie costs $0.20.

Answer

Hot cocoa costs $1.30 and a cookie costs $0.30.

Question 16

Why do people wear red for Chinese New Year?

Accepted Answer

It's lucky

Answer

To keep warm

Answer

To bring wealth

Answer

It's pretty

Question 17

Whereabouts on Earth is Diwali celebrated?

Accepted Answer

South Asia

Answer

Eastern Europe

Answer

The Caribbean

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West Asia

Question 18

How long does Diwali last?

Accepted Answer

Four to five days

Answer

About an hour

Answer

2 days

Answer

3 weeks

Question 19

Which type of oil is traditionally used in oil lamps lit during Diwali?

Accepted Answer

Mustard oil

Answer

Kerosene oil

Answer

Olive oil

Answer

Corn oil

Question 20

What is the next letter in the sequence? J, A, S, O, N

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

M

Answer

R

Answer

Z

Question 21

Beth is making gingerbread men. She uses 2 raisins for eyes and 3 raisins for buttons for each gingerbread man. She buys 4 boxes of raisins, each with 120 raisins in it. How many dozens of gingerbread men can she make?

Accepted Answer

8 dozen

Answer

96 dozen

Answer

24 dozen

Answer

12 dozen

Question 22

Which ancient holiday inspired today's Christmas trees, holly, and mistletoe?

Accepted Answer

Yule

Answer

Saturnalia

Answer

Hanukkah

Answer

Diwali

Question 23

Which Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?

Accepted Answer

Mistletoe

Answer

Poinsettia

Answer

Holly

Answer

Wreaths

Question 24

What two plants are used to ward off evil spirits during the winter solstice (Yule)?

Accepted Answer

Holly

Accepted Answer

Mistletoe

Answer

Pine

Answer

Ivy

Answer

Oak

Question 25

What are two theories for the origin of Santa's flying reindeer?

Accepted Answer

Hallucinogenic mushrooms

Accepted Answer

Thor's flying goats in Norse myths

Answer

Mistaking bats for flying deer

Answer

A Coca-Cola ad

Question 26

Santa's sleigh takes off from a 30 foot rooftop and increases its altitude at a rate of 20 feet per minute for the next 5 minutes. Write a function h(t) to represent the scenario.

Accepted Answer

h(t) = 20t + 30

Answer

h(t) = 100t - 30

Answer

h(t) = 100t + 30

Answer

h(t) = 20t - 30

Question 27

Which monarch is credited with making the first gingerbread man?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Answer

King Henry IV

Answer

Queen Victoria

Answer

King Charlemagne

Question 28

What unique decoration is common on Christmas trees in Ukraine?

Accepted Answer

A fake spiderweb

Answer

A skull-shaped ornament

Answer

A pickle-shaped ornament

Answer

A shoe

Question 29

Nick has a box of ornaments that he uses to decorate his tree each year. All of them are blue except 6. All of them are green, except 6. All of them are red, except 6. How many of each colored ornament does Nick have?

Accepted Answer

9 ornaments total. 3, blue, 3 green, and 3 red.

Answer

12 ornaments total. 4, blue, 4 green, and 4 red.

Answer

15 ornaments total. 5, blue, 5 green, and 5 red.

Answer

18 ornaments total. 6, blue, 6 green, and 6 red.

Question 30

Brian wants a 7 and 1/2 foot Christmas tree. Which of these trees is a better buy?

Accepted Answer

First 5 feet are $5 each then each additional foot is $4

Answer

All trees $42

Answer

$6 a foot

Answer

First 4 feet are $6 each then each additional foot $4

Question 31

What is a traditional Christmas dinner in Japan?

Accepted Answer

KFC

Answer

Ramen noodles

Answer

A roast duck

Answer

Mochi and red bean soup

Question 32

How do people in Caracas, Venezuela, travel to church on Christmas?

Accepted Answer

On roller skates

Answer

In a horse-drawn carriage

Answer

By walking

Answer

In a limo

Question 33

Which President banned Christmas trees in the White House?

Accepted Answer

Teddy Roosevelt

Answer

Obama

Answer

Gerald Garfield

Answer

Grover Cleveland

Question 34

Each large roll of ribbon has 20 yards. Each package takes 3 feet of ribbon. How many packages can be wrapped with 4 rolls of ribbon?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

27

Answer

240

Answer

about 24

Question 35

Last class, Mr. Beck had what in his beard?

Accepted Answer

Ornaments

Answer

Food

Answer

Mice

Answer

Drool

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