Post on 23-Dec-2015
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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.