Question 1

In the Gregorian calendar, December is the ___ month of the year.

Accepted Answer

12th

Question 2

Which popular holiday plant with bright red or white leaves is often associated with December festivities?

Accepted Answer

Poinsettia

Question 3

Where were the first Winter Olympics held?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 4

What is the birthstone associated with December?

Accepted Answer

Turquoise or Blue Zircon

Question 5

What year did Charles Dickens write "A Christmas Carol"?

Accepted Answer

1845

Question 6

Which festival of lights, celebrated by Hindu individuals, usually falls in December and signifies the victory of light over darkness and good over evil?

Accepted Answer

Diwali

Question 7

What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States?

Accepted Answer

-80 F

Question 8

What is the snowiest city in the world?

Accepted Answer

Aomori City, Japan

Question 9

What is the log that's traditionally burned during Christmas celebrations called?

Accepted Answer

Holiday Log

Question 10

Which two zodiac signs are associated with December?

Accepted Answer

Sagittarius & Capricorn

Question 11

Which President started the tradition of having a national Christmas tree on the White House lawn, and in what year?

Accepted Answer

Calvin Coolidge in 1923

Question 12

What does the word Hanukkah translate to?

Accepted Answer

Dedication

Question 13

Instead of putting out cookies and milk for Santa, what do German children do instead?

Accepted Answer

Leave out shoes to be filled with candy

Question 14

Which of the following is not a principle of Kwanzaa?

Accepted Answer

Honesty

Question 15

Skiing is the most popular winter sport in the US. Which US state is home to the largest number of ski resorts (50+)?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 16

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, enters a period of near-total darkness also known as a polar night. How long does it last?

Accepted Answer

2 months

Question 17

In what year was the first US postage stamp commemorating Kwanzaa issued?

Accepted Answer

1997

Question 18

In which of the following countries can you best see the Northern Lights?

Accepted Answer

Iceland

Question 19

What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

Accepted Answer

Home Alone

Question 20

How many gifts in total were given during the “Twelve Days of Christmas?

Accepted Answer

364

December Trivia

2) Which popular holiday plant with bright red or white leaves is often associated with December festivities?

3) Where were the first Winter Olympics held?

4) What is the birthstone associated with December?

5) What year did Charles Dickens write "A Christmas Carol"?

6) Which festival of lights, celebrated by Hindu individuals, usually falls in December and signifies the victory of light over darkness and good over evil?

7) What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States?

8) What is the snowiest city in the world?

9) What is the log that's traditionally burned during Christmas celebrations called?

10) Which two zodiac signs are associated with December?

11) Which President started the tradition of having a national Christmas tree on the White House lawn, and in what year?

12) What does the word Hanukkah translate to?

13) Instead of putting out cookies and milk for Santa, what do German children do instead?

14) Which of the following is not a principle of Kwanzaa?

15) Skiing is the most popular winter sport in the US. Which US state is home to the largest number of ski resorts (50+)?

16) Utqiaġvik, Alaska, enters a period of near-total darkness also known as a polar night. How long does it last?

17) In what year was the first US postage stamp commemorating Kwanzaa issued?

18) In which of the following countries can you best see the Northern Lights?

19) What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

20) How many gifts in total were given during the “Twelve Days of Christmas?