Winter Holidays

Hanukkah commemorates a time when

Jews saved a temple and its candle burned for

seven days.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Hanukkah commemorates a time when

Jews saved a temple and its candle burned for

EIGHT days.

What happens during Kwanzaa?

• People celebrate and learn about African

  culture and heritage.

• People watch fireworks and celebrate

  American independence.

• People spin dreidels and give out gelt, or gold

  coins.

• People dress up in costumes and go door to

  door for candy.

Christmas celebrates the birth of ___

• Saint Nicholas

• The Wise Men

• Jesus Christ

• Jack Frost

When do many people play games with a

dreidel?

• during Hanukkah

• on New Year's Day

• on the day after Christmas

• on the last day of Kwanzaa

_____________ is mostly celebrated in the United States by African Americans.

• Kwanzaa

• Christmas

• Hanukkah

• Winter Solstice

Which holiday do people set up a nativity scene? 

• Kwanzaa

• Christmas

• Hanukkah 

• New Year's

What is a kinara?

• a special candle holder used during

  Hanukkah

• a special candle holder used during Kwanzaa

• a special candle holder used during

  Christmas

• a special candle holder used during New

  Year’s

The candle holder used to celebrate Hanukkah is called a _____________.

• kinara

• dreidel

• menorah

• pandoro

In Germany, children celebrate Christmas by leaving their ___________ outside their bedroom doors to be filled with treats.

• shoes

• stockings

• slippers

• hats

What do the seven candles lit during Kwanzaa represent?

• Seven African cultures
• Seven principles the holiday celebrates
• Seven founders who created the holiday
• Seven different countries in Africa