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BrainPOP Jr - Winter Holidays

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a kinara?

a)

a special candle holder used during

Hanukkah

b)

a special candle holder used during Kwanzaa

c)

a special candle holder used during

Christmas

d)

a special candle holder used during New

Year’s

2.

When do many people play games with a

dreidel?

a)

during Hanukkah

b)

on New Year's Day

c)

on the day after Christmas

d)

on the last day of Kwanzaa

3.

What happens during Kwanzaa?

a)

People celebrate and learn about African

culture and heritage.

b)

People watch fireworks and celebrate

American independence.

c)

People spin dreidels and give out gelt, or gold

coins.

d)

People dress up in costumes and go door to

door for candy.

4.

Mia wants to help people in need during the

Christmas holiday. What can she do to help?

a)

She can count down the seconds until the

New Year.

b)

She can learn more about playing the dreidel.

c)

She can make a New Year's resolution to

read more.

d)

She can collect food and clothing to donate

to people.

5.

On New Year's Eve, Grandpop counts downs

the seconds until January 1st. When is New

Year's Eve?

a)

January 2nd

b)

December 31st

c)

December 25th

d)

December 24th

6.

For his New Year's resolution, Moby makes a

PLEDGE to do his chores on time. What is a

PLEDGE?

a)

a candle

b)

a festival

c)

a culture

d)

a promise

7.

Which activity is part of a Hanukkah

celebration?

a)

planting and decorating trees

b)

making goals for the New Year

c)

lighting candles on a menorah

d)

talking about African culture

8.

Why do some people stay up late on New

Year's Eve?

a)

to stay warm in the cold winter

b)

to decorate their Christmas trees

c)

to count down until the New Year

d)

to fight off bad spirits and ghosts

9.

Hanukkah COMMEMORATES a time when

Jews saved a temple and its candle burned for

eight days. What does COMMEMORATE mean?

a)

to forget

b)

to honor

c)

to burn

d)

to create

10.

How are Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza

alike?

a)

Spending time with family is important.

b)

Decorating trees and wreaths is important.

c)

Celebrating a plentiful harvest is important.

d)

Cooking potato pancakes, or latkes, is

important.