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Winter Holidays Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?

a)

A stick

b)

A carrot

c)

Coal

d)

A button

2.
Normally, a year contains 365 days. Which day does Christmas usually fall on?
a)
340
b)
350
c)
359
d)
360
3.
One of Santa's reindeer is related to Valentine's Day. Which reindeer is it?
a)
Rudolph
b)
Cupid
c)
Blitzen
d)
Comet
4.
What Christmas themed ballet premiered in Russia in 1892? 
a)
Clara and the Nutcracker
b)
The Nutcracker
c)
Jolly St. Nick
d)
A Christmas Carol
5.
What animated film is about children being transported to the North Pole on Christmas Eve? 
a)
Santa Clause
b)
I'll be Home for Christmas
c)
The Polar Express
d)
The North Pole Machine
6.
In the early 1800's, the gingerbread house was inspired by what fairy tale?
a)
Goldy Locks
b)
Hansel and Gretel
c)
The Princess and the Gumdrop
d)
The Nutcracker
7.
What beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?
a)
Coca-Cola
b)
Pepsi
c)
Dr. Pepper
d)
Sprite
8.
What figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
a)
St. Nick
b)
Kris Kringle
c)
Father Christmas
d)
Tim Allen
9.
According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
a)
Father Christmas
b)
Ebenezer Scrooge
c)
Krampus
d)
Santa Claus
10.
What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
a)
Jingle Bells
b)
All I Want for Christmas is You
c)
Santa is Coming to Town
d)
Silent Night
11.

How many sizes did the Grinch's heart grow in "The Grinch who Stole Christmas"?

a)

three sizes

b)

two sizes

c)

ten sizes

d)

eighteen sizes

12.

What is the biggest Christmas gift ever given?

a)

the Titanic

b)

the Statue of Liberty

c)

the Eiffel Tower

d)

a house

13.
African Americans remember 
a)
the successes of their ancestors
b)
their ancestors and their hard lives.
c)
The stories and music of their ancestors
d)
All of these answers
14.
There are _________ days of Kwanzaa.
a)
4
b)
7
c)
9
d)
8
15.
During Kwanzaa candle is lit on the
a)
bendera
b)
menorah
c)
kinara
16.

How many nights is the celebration of Hanukkah?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.
This is a picture of a of 
a)
menorah
b)
tops
c)
jacks
d)
dreidel
18.
What is the decoration pictured called?
a)
candles
b)
menorah
c)
dredel
d)
latke
19.

Hanukkah is also known as the

a)

12 days of Christmas

b)

Sukkot

c)

celebration of lights

d)

festival of lights

20.

What are Hanukkah colors?

a)

red and green

b)

orange and black

c)

Blue and white

d)

yellow and brown

21.

What is a Hanukkah food?

a)

Latkes

b)

Bagels

c)

Cranberry Sauce

d)

Roast beef

22.
In the story of Hanukkah, the Jews defeated which army?
a)
Roman
b)
Greek
c)
Egyptian
d)
Chinese
23.
The miracle of Hanukkah is that the Jews did not run out of _____.
a)
oil
b)
food
c)
water
d)
wood
24.
Important Kwanzaa ideas are:
a)
shopping, eating, playing
b)
helping each other, stand up for yourself, responsibility 
c)
exploring, reading, cooking
25.
Kwanzaa begins
a)
December 25
b)
January 2
c)
March 5
d)
December 26
26.

This year, the Winter solstice or first day of Winter, is on...

a)

December 15

b)

December 21

c)

December22

d)

December17

27.

What is the winter solstice?

a)

The day and night are the same length.

b)

We have the longest day and shortest night of the year.

c)

We have the longest day and longest night of the year.

d)

We have the shortest day and longest night of the year.

28.

An inch of rain makes about how many inches of snow?

a)

nine

b)

two

c)

ten

d)

twenty

29.

How big was the biggest snowflake ever recorded?

a)

8 inches by 15 inches

b)

2 feet by 2 feet

c)

10 inches by 20 inches

d)

1 foot by 2 feet

30.

Why do people wear red for Chinese New Year?

a)

It's lucky

b)

To keep warm

c)

To bring wealth

d)

It's pretty

31.

This holiday is celebrated by almost everybody in the world each year.

a)

St. Patrick's Day

b)

New Year's Day

c)

Christmas

d)

Valentine's Day

32.

In this holiday celebration green, red, and black candles are lit.

a)

Hannukkah

b)

Christmas

c)

New Year's Eve

d)

Kwanzaa

33.

In the movie, Elf, what does Buddy say are the 4 food groups?

a)

Protein, Veggies, Carbohydrates, Fats

b)

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, and Sugar

c)

Protein, Sugar, Veggies, Candy Canes, Carbohydrates, Candy Corn, and Fats

d)

Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and Syrup

34.

In the movie, "Home Alone," what do the bad guys call themselves?

a)

Christmas Bandits

b)

Wet Bandits

c)

Wet Christmas Bandits

d)

Bandidos de Navidad

35.

What is a resolution?

a)

a place to have dinner

b)

something practiced over and over

c)

a decision to do or not do something

d)

a set of beliefs held by a common group of people