WorksheetsThe Mr. Selph Holiday Trivia Challenge!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The word "December" comes from the Latin word "decem." Why was the word "Decem" used in the name of the month?
It was created by the Roman emperor Decius in 250 AD.
It was the 10th month of the Roman calendar.
It marked the start of a new decade in the Roman Republic.
All declarations of death and funerals for deceased people were held then.
What name is given to the full moon in December, taken from the Mohawks on the U.S.-Canada border?
Cold moon
Warm moon
Hot moon
Red moon
What gemstone is the birth stone of December, typically associated with good fortune and success?
Turquoise
Emerald
Amethyst
Ruby
Which of the following is NOT a holiday or observance celebrated in December?
National Pearl Harbor Day
National Cocoa Day
Bill of Rights Day
Eat a Cranberry Day
If you were born in December, you may claim which TWO (2) Zodiac signs as yours?
Pisces and Capricorn
Sagittarius and Capricorn
Sagittarius and Ares
Ares and Scorpio
December is home to one of the most active meteor shower displays of the year, the (a) meteor shower and its green fireballs!
Taylor Swift of "Eras Tour," "Tortured Poets Department" and "My boyfriend is Travis Kelce" fame was born on what day in December?
December 7
December 24
December 1
December 13
Which theme park creator and designer of iconic characters like Steamboat Willie and Minnie Mouse was born on December 5, 1901?
Walt Disney
Lillian Bounds
Marcia Lucas
Ollie Johnston
On Christmas Day 1896, John Philip Sousa created what iconic marching tune while coming back from Europe to the U.S. on a steamboat?
Star Spangled Banner
U.S. Field Artillery March
The Army Goes Marching Along
Stars and Stripes Forever
TRUE OR FALSE: If you were born in December, you share a birthday with famous celebrities like Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson and LeBron James!
TRUE
FALSE
On Christmas Day 1642, which famous mathematician and scientist was born who would become known for his theory about gravity and his "Principia Mathematica?"
Albert Einstein
Euler
Pythagoras
Isaac Newton
Which famous event in the American Revolution happened on December 16, 1773?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Treaty of Paris
Which of the following is NOT a food enjoyed on Hanukkah by Jewish people around the world?
Sufganiyot
Latkes
Gelt chocolates
Dreidels
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started after the rebel group known as the (a) defeated King Antiochus and restored the Temple of Jerusalem.
Which holiday means "first fruits" in Swahili, involves a unity cup called "kikombe cha umoja" and encourages principles like unity, sharing and faith?
Krismasi
Pasaka
Kwanzaa
Ijuuma Kuu
TRUE OR FALSE: Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, is when children get their Christmas presents in Spain and bakers hide coins and toys inside baked "la galette des rois" cakes!
TRUE
FALSE
Which holiday song first appeared in a 1939 promotional booklet given to children by the Montgomery Ward department store and based on the life of Robert L. May?
Jingle Bells
O Come All Ye Faithful
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"White Christmas" was created by which songwriter who used it as the basis for the 1942 film "Holiday Inn" and was sung on the radio 18 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Irving Berlin
Johnny Marks
Mel Torme
Hugh Martin
TRUE OR FALSE: "Jingle Bells" was always meant to be a Christmas song and was performed at a Christmas Eve service at the church of the uncle of famous banker J. P. Morgan!
TRUE
FALSE
Which carol started out as a French poem called "Minuit, Chretiens," was set to music in 1843 / 1847, was translated to English by a Unitarian minister and abolitionist and is Mr. Selph's personal favorite holiday song?
Silent Night
O Holy Night
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
O Come All Ye Faithful
