Fall Winter HolidaysTeens

Own the Night!

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Where do you go “back to”in the fall?

School!

What major sport is played mostly in the fall?

Football

What changes in the fall? “Spring forward, fall back!”

The Time

What happens to some treesin the fall?

(Though not many in the Desert.)

The leaves change color

The Autumnal Equinox happens in the fall.

What is special about that day and night?

They are almost exactly the same length

How many sides do snowflakes have?

Six

People with “chionophobia” are afraid of what?

Snow

What modern word comes from an old

Germanic word meaning, “time of water?”

Winter

What mythical character brings on winter, snow,

cold, ice, etc.?

Jack Frost

The Winter Solstice happens in December. What is special about that particular DAY?

It is the shortest day of the year

What is likely the most popular winter holiday

celebrated in the United States?

Christmas

What is one of the most popular Jewish holidays

celebrated in the United States?

Hanukkah

What holiday, celebrated in late December is observed mostly by

African-Americans?

Kwanzaa

What is the more common name for“All Hallow’s Eve?”

Halloween – it is the eve of All Hallow’s Day, Nov 1st,

also called All Saints’ Day or All Hallows or Hallowmas.

Pagans from long agohad a tradition of bringing

a tree bough, or wreath into

their homes in winter.

What has that traditiontransformed into today?

Christmas trees!

What supernaturalcreatures are on the

hunt only at night& fear sunlight?

Vampires!

We all know what a full moon looks like.

What is it called when

you can’t see the moon at all at night?

New Moon

What book created the modern, handsome vampire

that we are familiar with today?

(…it’s NOT Twilight!)

Dracula,by Bram Stoker

In the book, what character created the monster now commonly referred to as

Frankenstein?

Dr. Victor Frankenstein

Who wrote the book, Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

(that’s the full title)

Mary Shelley

Who wrote the novels about

Daniel-X ?

?

James Patterson

What is the first nameof the

President of the United States?

Barack

Lincoln is a moviein theaters now.

What war did this President oversee?

The United StatesCivil War

Before the word Animebecame popular, what

was Anime called?

Japanimation

What is this constellation?It is only visible

in the winternight sky.

Orion, the Hunter

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