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Holiday Trivia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you were born on Christmas Day what is your star sign?

a)

Sagittarius

b)

Gemini

c)

Capricorn

d)

Aquarius

2.

What does the word 'Hanukkah' mean?

a)

Dedication

b)

Faith

c)

Celebration

d)

Gifts

3.

In the film 'Die Hard', New York cop John McClane travels to which city on Christmas Eve

a)

San Francisco

b)

Chicago

c)

Knoxville

d)

Los Angeles

4.

There are seven symbols that people gather for the Kwanzaa ceremonies. Which item below is NOT one of the seven symbols?

a)

Unity Cup

b)

Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables

c)

Seven Candles

d)

Gold

5.

In which year did the crew of Apollo 8 spend Christmas Day circling the moon?

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

6.

Which famous composer created the music for the festive ballet 'The Nutcracker'?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Brahms

c)

Mozart

d)

Tchaikovsky

7.

What is NOT a traditional Kwanzaa candle color?

a)

Yellow

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Red

8.

The Poinsettia originated in which country?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

9.

If you added together all the gifts in "The Twelve Days Of Christmas", how many gifts would there be

a)

322

b)

341

c)

364

d)

378

10.

Who was the first president to celebrate Hanukkah at the White House

a)

Obama

b)

Truman

c)

JFK

d)

Eisenhower

11.

Where was Kwanzaa first celebrated?

a)

Georgia

b)

Nigeria

c)

California

d)

Alabama

12.

In which European capital city is eel a traditional meal on Christmas Eve?

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Paris

d)

Copenhagen

13.

How many nights does Hanukka last?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

14.

Who sang about a 'Blue Christmas' in the 1950s?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Frank Sinatra

c)

Nat King Cole

d)

Domino

15.

How long does Kwanzaa last?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

12

16.

Which gift did Harry Potter receive during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

a)

An Invisibility Cloak

b)

A Wand

c)

A Book Of Spells

d)

A Broom

17.

What is a Pfefferkuchenhaus?

a)

A Gingerbread House

b)

An Elf

c)

A pan used to cook red cabbage

d)

A Tree

18.

Which of the following names is Hanukkah also known by?

a)

Festival of Family

b)

Festival of Gifts

c)

Festival of Lights

d)

festival of Feasts

19.

What is traditionally mixed into Christmas pudding to bring good luck?

a)

A Coin

b)

Chocolate

c)

A Seed

d)

Love

20.

Which African language did Kwanzaa adopt?

a)

Yoruba

b)

Igbo

c)

Swahili

d)

Zulu

21.

What would you usually do with a dreidel?

a)

Make shapes in biscuits

b)

Tenderize food

c)

Light a candle

d)

Spin it as a game

22.

In the Southern Hemisphere, in which season is the Holiday Season celebrated?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

23.

Where is it 'always winter, but never Christmas"?

a)

Middle-Earth

b)

Narnia

c)

Neverland

d)

100 Acre Woods

24.

Which oil is traditionally used to light the menorah?

a)

Vegetable Oil

b)

Sunflower Oil

c)

Peanut Oil

d)

Olive Oil

25.

In India, what type of tree is often used for a Christmas Tree?

a)

Lemon

b)

Fig

c)

Spruce

d)

Mango