Holiday Trivia

Name a food item people often string together to make garland?

A) PastaB) PopcornC) Beans

Name a food item people often string together to make garland?

B) Popcorn

True or False

Kwanzaa came from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza,” which

means first fruits.

True

Kwanzaa came from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza,” which

means first fruits.

_________ is known as the

Festival of Lights.

Hanukkah is known as the

Festival of Lights.

When does winter solstice take place?

A) December 15 or 16B) December 30 or 31C) December 21 or 22D) December 7 or 8

When does winter solstice take place?

C) December 21 or 22

This band tied the Beatles with 3 years of Christmas #1’s on the Billboard Charts.

A) QueenB) Alison Krauss & Union StationC) Spice GirlsD) Band Aid

This band tied the Beatles with 3 years of Christmas #1’s on the Billboard Charts.

D) Band Aid

Which month does Ramadan begin?

A) NovemberB) DecemberC) JanuaryD) None of the Above

Which month does Ramadan begin?

D) None of the AboveSince the Islamic lunar calendar is 10-11 days shorter than the solar year and contains no intercalation, Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons.

True or False

Kwanzaa was first celebratedin 1966.

True

Kwanzaa was first celebratedin 1966.

Enter the year in which the first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times

Square?

Enter the year in which the first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times

Square?

1903

What is the Jewish New Year called?

A) HanukkahB) Rosh HashanahC) New YearD) Yom Kippur

What is the Jewish New Year called?

B) Rosh Hashanah

Which state drops a pine cone instead of a ball on New Year’s Eve?

A) OregonB) North DakotaC) South CarolinaD) Arizona

Which state drops a pine cone instead of a ball on New Year’s Eve?

D) Arizona

True or False

Ramadan begins when the first

crescent of the new moon is sighted.

True

Ramadan begins when the first

crescent of the new moon is sighted.