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Holiday Trivia!

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the term "X-mas" invented and by who?

a)

The mid 1700s by the English

b)

The mid 1800s by the Dutch

c)

The mid 1500s by the Greeks

d)

The mid 2000s by Marlene Aponte

2.

True or False?: The song "Jingle Bells" was written specifically for Christmas.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When was Christmas declared a national holiday?

a)

1870

b)

1824

c)

1906

d)

1857

4.

True or False?: Hanukkah is the most popular Jewish holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many days of Kwanzaa are there?

a)

5

b)

25

c)

12

d)

7

6.

Do more Americans get real or artificial trees?

a)

Real

b)

Artificial

7.

What does the word "Hanukkah" mean?

a)

Gratitude

b)

Dedication

c)

Celebration

d)

Joyful

8.

What is the candle holder for Hanukkah called?

a)

Kinara

b)

Chandelle

c)

Dreidel

d)

Menorah

9.

What year was Kwanzaa created?

a)

1971

b)

1989

c)

1966

d)

1958

10.

Which three colors are used in Kwanzaa?

a)

Black

b)

Yellow

c)

Red

d)

Green

e)

Orange

11.

Who was the first U.S. president to recognize Hanukkah in the White House?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George H. W. Bush

12.

True or False?: You are supposed to light all of the candles on the first night of Hanukkah.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the candle holder for Kwanzaa called?

a)

Dreidel

b)

Kinara

c)

Menorah

d)

Chandelle

14.

How much money do Americans spend (on average) on holiday gifts per person?

a)

About $100

b)

About $250

c)

About $500

d)

About $1,000

15.

True or False?: Kwanzaa is a religious holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which department store was featured in the film Miracle on 34th Street?

a)

Marshalls

b)

Target

c)

Bloomingdale's

d)

Macy's

17.

What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie?

a)

Miracle on 34th Street

b)

Home Alone

c)

It's A Wonderful Life

d)

A Christmas Story

18.

Which is more popular for gift purchasing: Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

a)

Black Friday

b)

Cyber Monday

19.

True or False?: Christmas originally began as a pagan holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In the Christmas story The Gift of Magi, what does the wife sell in order to purchase a gift for her husband?

a)

Her Clothes

b)

Her Baked Bread

c)

Her Hair

d)

Her Cookies

21.

Who was the author of A Christmas Carol?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Bob Cratchit

c)

Jacob Marley

d)

Dahlia Richards

22.

How many reindeer were in the story Twas the Night Before Christmas?

a)

Too many

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

23.

What made Frosty the Snowman come to life?

a)

MAP Testing

b)

A Staff Meeting the Thursday Before Winter Break

c)

His Hat

d)

Coquito