Chapter 16

Holiday Trivia Questions: (Answers below.)

1. True or false: The song “Jingle Bells” was written specifically for Christmas.

2. When was Christmas declared a national holiday?

3. True or false: Hanukkah is the most popular Jewish holiday.

4. How many days of Kwanzaa are there?

5. Do more Americans get real or artificial trees?

6. What does the word “Hanukkah” mean?

7. What is the candle holder for Hanukkah called?

8. What year was Kwanzaa created?

9. Which three colors are used in Kwanzaa?

10. Who was the first U.S. president to recognize Hanukkah in the White House?

11. True or false: You are supposed to light all of the candles on the first night of Hanukkah.

12. What is the candle holder for Kwanzaa called?

13. How much money do Americans spend (on average) on holiday gifts per person?

14. True or false: Kwanzaa is a religious holiday.

15. Which department store was featured in the film Miracle on 34th Street?

16. What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie?

17. Which is more popular for gift purchasing: Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

18. True or false: Christmas originally began as a pagan holiday.

19. In the Christmas story The Gift of Magi, what does the wife sell in order to purchase a gift for her husband?

20. Who was the author of A Christmas Carol?

21. How many reindeer were in the story ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas?

22. What made Frosty the Snowman come to life?

23. What country was the original St. Nicholas from?

24. What were Frosty the Snowman’s first words?

25. How many days of Hanukkah are there?

26. True or false: Hanukkah falls on the same dates every year.

27. What is the Yiddish word for “spinning top,” as played on Hanukkah?

28. On Hanukkah, children are often given chocolate coins called what?

29. True or false: Kwanzaa was invented in Africa.

30. The word “Kwanzaa” comes from a phrase meaning, “first fruits,” in which language?

31. “Eight Crazy Nights” is an animated Hanukkah movie starring which Jewish comedian?

32. Kwanzaa creator Maulana Karenga was first inspired to create the holiday after the 1965 Los Angeles civil uprising known as the [Blank] Rebellion.

33. When was the first New Year’s Eve ball drop?

34. Which American television personality is most famous for hosting New Year’s Eve from Times Square on ABC?

35. When was the term “X-mas” invented?

I’m feeling a little scrambled at the additional “egg-stensive” replies for egg recipes. Here are a few more...

From: bigguy13 OGD,

For breakfast eggs before #4 I would put “Sunny Side Up” Which is not turned ‘over’