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Winter holidays
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1
The Jewish calendar is based on ___.
a combined lunar-solar system
a galaxy system
a lunar system
a solar system
2
Christmas is always on ___.
December 20
December 24
December 31
December 25
3
What causes winter?
The sun is tilted.
The Earth is tilted.
The Earth is farther from the sun.
The Earth is close to the sun.
4
Kwanzaa celebrates the ___, ____ and ____ of African Americans.
history, culture, and traditions
music, dance, and actors
game, children, and cousins
leaders, church, and family
5
Why do Jewish people light the Menorah?
Each candle represents one day of fasting.
Each candle represents one night of lamp oil.
Each candle represents one evening meal.
Each candle represents one present.
6
Jesus Christ was born approximately 2020 years ago.
False
True
7
African Americans began celebrating Kwanzaa in __
1996
1966
1986
1956
8
The average yearly snowfall in Wilmington, MA is about __ inches.
80
65
52
48
9
All of these are winter holidays EXCEPT ___.
Christmas
Kawanza
Hanukkah
Thanksgiving
10
The pagen festival that takes place between 12/20 and 12/23 is called __.
winter
harvest
Yule
Solstice
11
Who celebrates Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and New Year's in the summer?
people who live in the northern hemisphere
people who live at the equator
people who live at the poles
people who live in the southern hemisphere
12
Most snowflakes have __ branches.
10
4
6
8
13
About how many people in the world celebrate Christmas?
about 1.8 billion
about 1.8 trillion
about 1.8 million
about 1.8 thousand
14
Everyone celebrates Christmas as a religious holiday.
True
False
15
Winter begins right around __.
November 21-22
December 21-22
December 1-2.
November 1-2
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Hanukkah celebrates the Macabees' rebuilding of a holy temple and the mystery of how __.
the temple's lamp was fixed.
the temple was destroyed.
the Macabees found 8 candles.
the temple's lamp stayed lit for 8 days.
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Winter ends on about __.
March 22
May 21
February 28
April 1
18
The birthday boy is __ years old today.
14
15
17
16
19
The winter solstice is the __ day of the year.
darkest
shortest
longest
brightest
20
Snowflakes are like fingerprints; no 2 are alike.
True
False
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When is New Year?
January 1, 12:00 am
December 31, 12:00 pm
January 1, 12:00 pm
December 31, 12:00 am
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What does Kwanzaa mean ?
It is a Hindi word for welcome.
It is a Japanese word for apple.
It is a Swahili word for first fruit.
It is a Spanish word for earth.
