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Winter Holidays Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are wreaths traditionally made of?

a)

mistletoe

b)

holly

c)

evergreen branches

d)

tinsel

2.

What is this called?

a)

dreidel

b)

menorah

c)

stocking

d)

latke

3.

What do "bad" children supposedly get in their stockings on Christmas?

a)

candy

b)

fruit

c)

coal

d)

rocks

4.

This custom involves a group of traveling singers who go from door to door singing Christmas tunes.

a)

adventing

b)

trick-or-treating

c)

caroling

d)

jingling

5.

What winter holiday involves seven days of lighting green, red, and black candles?

a)

Christmas

b)

Kwanzaa

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Festivus

6.

In what Latin American tradition do children walk through neighborhoods acting out the story of Bethlehem?

a)

Las Posadas

b)

Macy's Holiday Parade

c)

Hanukkah

d)

St. Lucia Day

7.

In which country did the celebration of St. Lucia Day originate?

a)

Spain

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

Sweden

8.

Which of these is NOT one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa?

a)

Unity

b)

Creativity

c)

Faith

d)

Joy

9.

This is the shortest day of the year?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Autumn Solstice

d)

Spring Solstice

10.

This is a special Italian bread that only is made during the holiday season.

a)

Panettone

b)

Fruit Cake

c)

Flan

d)

Sourdough

11.
In Japan which of the following is a popular Christmas Eve tradition?
a)
Ordering in Chinese food
b)
Binge watching Christmas specials
c)
Eating fried chicken from KFC
d)
Eating strawberry shortcake
12.
Which answer correctly listed all nine of Santa's reindeers.
a)
Sprint, Pixie, Mike, Beth, Snow, Flora, Flint, Max, Rudolph
b)
Luke, Paul, Anna, Mabel, Faun, Brute, Rudolph, Penelope, Storm
c)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph
d)
Horus, Solar, Zeus, Phineas, Frost, Poppy, Rudolph, Luna, Sally
13.
In the movie Home Alone, where does the family go for Christmas when they leave Kevin at home?
a)
New York City
b)
Florida
c)
Venice
d)
Paris
14.

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

15.

On what day does Kwanzaa begin?

a)

December 1

b)

December 15

c)

December 21

d)

December 26

16.

Diwali is a Hindu celebration known as . . .

a)

The Festival of Gifts

b)

The Festival of Lights

c)

The Festival of the Gods

d)

The Festival of Sweets

17.

What holiday decoration is actually a parasitic plant?

a)

Poinsettia

b)

Holly

c)

Wreath

d)

Mistletoe

18.

How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?

a)

276

b)

364

c)

396

d)

412

19.

How many days does the Diwali celebration last?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

20.

Normally, a year contains 365 days. Which day does Christmas usually fall on?

a)

340

b)

354

c)

359

d)

361

21.

How many days does Kwanzaa celebration last?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

10

d)

7

22.

Kwanzaa dates back to 1966 and means what in Swahili?

a)

"First fruits"

b)

"Family feast"

c)

"Light the night"

d)

"Offering to ancestors"

23.

Omisoka is Japan's New Year celebration where people traditionally eat what to connect the old year to the new?

a)

long noodles

b)

30 grains of rice

c)

ribbon candy

d)

moon cakes

24.

Ramadan is celebrated the 9th month of the Islamic calendar and lasts from crescent moon to crescent moon, or how many days?

a)

24-26

b)

29-30

c)

15-16

d)

40

25.

During Ramadan, Muslims fast (don't eat) from sunrise to sunset. Muslims living in areas where the sun doesn't set follow the time of what city?

a)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

b)

Beirut, Lebanon

c)

Aleppo, Syria

d)

Athens, Greece