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WorksheetsThe Best Winter Holiday Quiz
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 7mins
Complete the lyrics:
Friends call me Snow Miser/
Whatever I touch/
Turns to (a) in my clutch/
I'm too much!
What is the name of the device that holds the candles for a traditional Kwanzaa celibration?
Menorah
Kinara
Candelabra
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) "
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer wasn't always one of Santa's reindeer. He first premiered in...
1939
1947
1949
1964
This coffee seller's Red Cup Day is reliably one of the busiest days of the year for baristas.
Dunkin'
McCafe by McDonald's
Starbucks
Caribou Coffee
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.
Bacchanalia
Saturnalia
Lupercalia
In Friends, when Ross Geller tries to get his son excited about Hanukkah, he dresses up as what non-existent holiday mascot?
The Festive Ferret
The Holiday Armadillo
The Hanukkah Zombie
Popularized by the sitcom Seinfeld, the somewhat fictional holiday Festivus involves all of the following EXCEPT which one?
The Festivus Pole, an undecorated aluminum pole.
The Festivus Fast, where you avoid eating for the holiday.
The Airing of Grievances, where you discuss your issues with your loved ones.
Feats of Strength, where you attempt to wrestle the head of the household to the floor.
Complete the lyrics:
Hark how the bells/
Sweet silver bells/
All seem to say/
_____________
It's Christmas day
Throw cares away
Be you okay
Ride in your sleigh
This much-derided Christmas song is the subject of the "Whamageddon" challenge, where competitors attempt to go the whole year without hearing it.
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Last Christmas
This Christmas
The dark comedy Christmas song "The Night Santa Went Crazy" was written by which comedic songwriter?
Bo Burnham
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Steve Martin
Adam Sandler
According to the Billboard charts, the most popular Christmas song is...
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
Carol of the Bells (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
The Winter Solstice can be on which of the following days in the northern hemisphere?
December 20th
December 21st
December 22nd
December 23rd
In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice takes place in what month?
(a)
Indiana, PA and Estacada, OR both claim what prestigious holiday distinction?
"The Christmas Tree Capital of the World"
"The Candy Cane Capital of the World"
"The Caroling Capital of the World"
"The Mall Santa Capital of the World"
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?
Chinese food
Italian food
Indian food
British food
According to Clarence in the film It's A Wonderful Life, an angel gets its wings every time what occurs?
A bell rings
A snowflake falls
A baby is born
People kiss under the mistletoe
Latkes, a fried potato pancake, are commonly prepared for what winter holiday?
Christmas
Kwanzaa
Hanukkah
Yule
Have you ever actually had figgy pudding before?
Yeah, it's great!
Yeah, wish I hadn't...
No, and I don't want to.
No, but I want to!
What song managed to be on both the most-loved and most-hated Christmas songs lists in 2007?
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Last Christmas
Dominic the Donkey
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Many modern Christmas traditions have links back to what pagan holiday?
Eostre
Samhain
Imbolc
This festive plant is actually a parasite - maybe a bit more fitting for Halloween.
Mistletoe
Pine trees
Holly
Poinsettia
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)
This character is based off of a misheard line from what classic Christmas song?
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Time Is Here
"Mele Kalikimaka" takes its name from a transliteration of the phrase "Merry Christmas" into what language?
Hawaiian
Japanese
German
American English
The "Christmas truce" famously occurred during what war?
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Revolutionary War
American Civil War
The Royal Guardsmen wrote a song about which famous cartoon character fighting in a war on Christmas Eve?
Snoopy
Garfield
The Pink Panther
Fred Flintstone
Although it's probably overshadowed by Christmas, this food-based holiday is also on December 25th.
National Pumpkin Pie Day
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
National Ham Dinner Day
National Eat Too Much Day
When is it acceptable to start playing Christmas music?
After the first snow of the year
After Thanksgiving
The week before Christmas
December 1st
Year round, baby!
Many dance and ballet companies make most of their money for the season with this festive performance.
(a)
What piece of scientific evidence suggests Santa's reindeer are all female?
Female reindeer are stronger than male reindeer.
Male reindeer lose their antlers in the winter, female reindeer do not.
Male reindeer cannot jump (and, therefore, fly), female reindeer can.
The largest Christmas Day snowfall recorded in the US is 34 inches in...
Erie, PA in 2017
Grand Island, NE in 2009
Denver, CO in 2007
Only one of these songs actually mentions Christmas - which one?
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Frosty the Snowman
Sleigh Ride
Silver Bells
Because of a wildly successful advertising campaign, many people in Japan eat at this restaurant as a family Christmas tradition.
McDonald's
KFC
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Which of the following animals, commonly served in a traditional Italian "feast of the seven fishes", are actually fish? Choose all that apply.
Eels
Squids
Shrimp
Smelts
Mussels
Hannukah takes place on the 25th of what month?
December
November
Kislev
Tevet
Which of the following is NOT a principle celebrated during Kwanzaa?
Collective work and management
Cooperative economics
Self-Determination
Charity
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?
Africa (Toto)
We Will Rock You (Queen)
Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
September (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
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.)
PNC puts out a "Christmas Price Index" every year, totaling the price to purchase all the gifts mentioned in which classic?
12 Days of Christmas
Santa Baby
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
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?
Over $10k
Over $50k
Over $100k
Over $1,000,000
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?
Witch Doctor
The Purple People Eater
The Bird On My Head
Although it may feel like he's been around forever, when did the Elf on the Shelf start tattling on kids' behaviors to Santa?
1890's
1950's
1980's
2000's
In Jingle Bells, the narrator goes for a sleigh ride with Ms. Fanny Bright and experience what misfortune?
He slips on the ice and falls on his back.
They get stuck in a snowstorm.
The horse upends the sleigh in a snowbank.
They get sick from the cold.
