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The Best Winter Holiday Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the lyrics:

Friends call me Snow Miser/

Whatever I touch/

Turns to (a)   in my clutch/

I'm too much!

2.

What is the name of the device that holds the candles for a traditional Kwanzaa celibration?

a)

Menorah

b)

Kinara

c)

Candelabra

3.

The words on a dreidel represent the phrase "a great miracle happened there" in Hebrew. In Jerusalem, however, a word is changed to instead represent the phrase "a ​ (a)   miracle happened ​ (b)   "

Choose from the below words
great
here
holy
long ago
simple
4.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer wasn't always one of Santa's reindeer. He first premiered in...

a)

1939

b)

1947

c)

1949

d)

1964

5.

This coffee seller's Red Cup Day is reliably one of the busiest days of the year for baristas.

a)

Dunkin'

b)

McCafe by McDonald's

c)

Starbucks

d)

Caribou Coffee

6.

This Roman winter holiday often involved slaves being served by their masters, as it was seen as a time of reversal and freedom for all.

a)

Bacchanalia

b)

Saturnalia

c)

Lupercalia

7.

In Friends, when Ross Geller tries to get his son excited about Hanukkah, he dresses up as what non-existent holiday mascot?

a)

The Festive Ferret

b)

The Holiday Armadillo

c)

The Hanukkah Zombie

8.

Popularized by the sitcom Seinfeld, the somewhat fictional holiday Festivus involves all of the following EXCEPT which one?

a)

The Festivus Pole, an undecorated aluminum pole.

b)

The Festivus Fast, where you avoid eating for the holiday.

c)

The Airing of Grievances, where you discuss your issues with your loved ones.

d)

Feats of Strength, where you attempt to wrestle the head of the household to the floor.

9.

Complete the lyrics:

Hark how the bells/

Sweet silver bells/

All seem to say/

_____________

a)

It's Christmas day

b)

Throw cares away

c)

Be you okay

d)

Ride in your sleigh

10.

This much-derided Christmas song is the subject of the "Whamageddon" challenge, where competitors attempt to go the whole year without hearing it.

a)

All I Want For Christmas Is You

b)

Last Christmas

c)

This Christmas

11.

The dark comedy Christmas song "The Night Santa Went Crazy" was written by which comedic songwriter?

a)

Bo Burnham

b)

"Weird Al" Yankovic

c)

Steve Martin

d)

Adam Sandler

12.

According to the Billboard charts, the most popular Christmas song is...

a)

All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)

b)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)

c)

Carol of the Bells (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)

d)

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

13.

The Winter Solstice can be on which of the following days in the northern hemisphere?

a)

December 20th

b)

December 21st

c)

December 22nd

d)

December 23rd

14.

In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice takes place in what month?

(a)  

15.

Indiana, PA and Estacada, OR both claim what prestigious holiday distinction?

a)

"The Christmas Tree Capital of the World"

b)

"The Candy Cane Capital of the World"

c)

"The Caroling Capital of the World"

d)

"The Mall Santa Capital of the World"

16.

What type of cuisine is surprisingly common on Christmas among American Jews who do not celebrate the holiday and live in or near a city?

a)

Chinese food

b)

Italian food

c)

Indian food

d)

British food

17.

According to Clarence in the film It's A Wonderful Life, an angel gets its wings every time what occurs?

a)

A bell rings

b)

A snowflake falls

c)

A baby is born

d)

People kiss under the mistletoe

18.

Latkes, a fried potato pancake, are commonly prepared for what winter holiday?

a)

Christmas

b)

Kwanzaa

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Yule

19.

Have you ever actually had figgy pudding before?

a)

Yeah, it's great!

b)

Yeah, wish I hadn't...

c)

No, and I don't want to.

d)

No, but I want to!

20.

What song managed to be on both the most-loved and most-hated Christmas songs lists in 2007?

a)

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

b)

Last Christmas

c)

Dominic the Donkey

d)

All I Want For Christmas Is You

21.

Many modern Christmas traditions have links back to what pagan holiday?

a)
Yule
b)

Eostre

c)

Samhain

d)

Imbolc

22.

This festive plant is actually a parasite - maybe a bit more fitting for Halloween.

a)

Mistletoe

b)

Pine trees

c)

Holly

d)

Poinsettia

23.

This action film, starring Bruce Willis, is often considered "one of the greatest Christmas films of all time" despite having little connection to Christmas beyond the time the movie is set during.

(a)  

24.

This character is based off of a misheard line from what classic Christmas song?

a)

Frosty the Snowman

b)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

c)

Christmas Time Is Here

25.

"Mele Kalikimaka" takes its name from a transliteration of the phrase "Merry Christmas" into what language?

a)

Hawaiian

b)

Japanese

c)

German

d)

American English

26.

The "Christmas truce" famously occurred during what war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Revolutionary War

e)

American Civil War

27.

The Royal Guardsmen wrote a song about which famous cartoon character fighting in a war on Christmas Eve?

a)

Snoopy

b)

Garfield

c)

The Pink Panther

d)

Fred Flintstone

28.

Although it's probably overshadowed by Christmas, this food-based holiday is also on December 25th.

a)

National Pumpkin Pie Day

b)

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

c)

National Ham Dinner Day

d)

National Eat Too Much Day

29.

When is it acceptable to start playing Christmas music?

a)

After the first snow of the year

b)

After Thanksgiving

c)

The week before Christmas

d)

December 1st

e)

Year round, baby!

30.

Many dance and ballet companies make most of their money for the season with this festive performance.

(a)  

31.

What piece of scientific evidence suggests Santa's reindeer are all female?

a)

Female reindeer are stronger than male reindeer.

b)

Male reindeer lose their antlers in the winter, female reindeer do not.

c)

Male reindeer cannot jump (and, therefore, fly), female reindeer can.

32.

The largest Christmas Day snowfall recorded in the US is 34 inches in...

a)

Erie, PA in 2017

b)

Grand Island, NE in 2009

c)

Denver, CO in 2007

33.

Only one of these songs actually mentions Christmas - which one?

a)

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

b)

Frosty the Snowman

c)

Sleigh Ride

d)

Silver Bells

34.

Because of a wildly successful advertising campaign, many people in Japan eat at this restaurant as a family Christmas tradition.

a)

McDonald's

b)

KFC

c)

Burger King

d)

Pizza Hut

35.

Which of the following animals, commonly served in a traditional Italian "feast of the seven fishes", are actually fish? Choose all that apply.

a)

Eels

b)

Squids

c)

Shrimp

d)

Smelts

e)

Mussels

36.

Hannukah takes place on the 25th of what month?

a)

December

b)

November

c)

Kislev

d)

Tevet

37.

Which of the following is NOT a principle celebrated during Kwanzaa?

a)

Collective work and management

b)

Cooperative economics

c)

Self-Determination

d)

Charity

38.

The acapella group Straight No Chaser become popular after a Christmas medley that ended by mixing The 12 Days of Christmas with which popular non-Holiday song?

a)

Africa (Toto)

b)

We Will Rock You (Queen)

c)

Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)

d)

September (Earth, Wind, & Fire)

39.

What holiday song slaps the hardest, and who performed it?

(There's no "right answer" by Quizizz standards, but I'm going to judge your choice.)

4 lines
40.

PNC puts out a "Christmas Price Index" every year, totaling the price to purchase all the gifts mentioned in which classic?

a)

12 Days of Christmas

b)

Santa Baby

c)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

d)

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

41.

Speaking of the PNC Christmas Price Index, this year (2025) is the first year buying all the gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas finally crossed which notable price threshold?

a)

Over $10k

b)

Over $50k

c)

Over $100k

d)

Over $1,000,000

42.

Although The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) made Alvin & The Chipmunks popular, the technique used to create their voice actually premiered in what song?

a)

Witch Doctor

b)

The Purple People Eater

c)

The Bird On My Head

43.

Although it may feel like he's been around forever, when did the Elf on the Shelf start tattling on kids' behaviors to Santa?

a)

1890's

b)

1950's

c)

1980's

d)

2000's

44.

In Jingle Bells, the narrator goes for a sleigh ride with Ms. Fanny Bright and experience what misfortune?

a)

He slips on the ice and falls on his back.

b)

They get stuck in a snowstorm.

c)

The horse upends the sleigh in a snowbank.

d)

They get sick from the cold.