40 Holiday Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids
40 holiday trivia questions for kids, with easy answers about snow, winter animals, festive treats and celebrations around the world. Read them aloud or play free with friends and family.
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1. Which holiday uses a candle holder called a menorah?
easy- Easter
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- Thanksgiving
2. Kwanzaa celebrates which culture and heritage?
easy- African American culture and heritage
- Irish culture and heritage
- Japanese culture and heritage
- Swedish culture and heritage
3. What does the Spanish word luminaria mean?
easy- Evergreen
- Illumination
- Midnight
- Snowman
4. In which part of New Mexico are paper holiday lanterns especially called farolitos?
easy- Northern New Mexico
- Nowhere in the state
- Only the eastern plains
- Only the southern border
5. Which month starts the new year on the calendar most of the world uses?
easy- December
- January
- March
- September
6. Kwanzaa starts on the day after which holiday?
easy- Christmas
- New Year's Day
- Thanksgiving
- Valentine's Day
7. What grows between a snowshoe hare's toes to help make its feet snowshoe-like?
easy- Hard scales
- Stiff hairs
- Tiny feathers
- Webbed skin
8. In Mexico, kids hit a colorful paper shape filled with candy at holiday parties. What is it called?
easy- A maraca
- A piñata
- A poncho
- A sombrero
9. How many candles does a Kwanzaa kinara hold?
easy- Eight
- Five
- Seven
- Ten
10. What protects a muskox's soft qiviut from wind and snow?
easy- A shell
- Long outer guard hairs
- Oily feathers
- Tree bark
11. What do we call a ring of evergreen branches hung on a door?
easy- A banner
- A bouquet
- A stocking
- A wreath
12. On New Year's Eve, people count down to what time?
easy- Bedtime
- Midnight
- Noon
- Sunrise
13. In Iceland, what do children put on the windowsill hoping the Yule Lads leave a treat?
medium- A cup
- A hat
- A mitten
- A shoe
14. In stories, where does Santa Claus live?
easy- A desert island
- The Moon
- The North Pole
- The South Pole
15. About how many pups are commonly born in an Arctic fox litter?
easy- Five to eight
- More than one hundred
- One only
- Twenty to thirty
16. What two colors are on a classic candy cane?
easy- Blue and white
- Green and yellow
- Pink and purple
- Red and white
17. Bees make which sweet, sticky food that goes into many holiday cookies?
easy- Caramel
- Honey
- Maple syrup
- Molasses
18. How soon can newly hatched wild turkey poults leave their ground nest?
easy- After one full year
- After three months
- Only after the first snow
- Within about 12 to 24 hours
19. What shape was the gingerbread house that began the White House's annual tradition in 1969?
medium- A covered bridge
- A round lighthouse
- A simple A-frame
- A tall castle
20. During Kwanzaa, ears of which crop stand for the children in a family?
medium- Carrots
- Corn
- Rice
- Wheat
21. What do we call rain that freezes into tiny ice pellets before it hits the ground?
medium- Dew
- Fog
- Mist
- Sleet
22. The first Times Square New Year's ball was built from iron and what other main material?
medium- Clay
- Ice
- Rubber
- Wood
23. What metal was used for the replacement Times Square ball introduced in 1920?
medium- Copper wire
- Gold
- Tin foil
- Wrought iron
24. What do many bears do for much of the winter?
easy- Build nests in trees
- Fly south
- Sleep in dens
- Swim to warm seas
25. What is the name for a bright spot that can appear beside the Sun when ice crystals bend its light?
medium- A heat haze
- A moonbow
- A sundog
- A sunspot
26. Who built the original Times Square New Year's ball?
medium- Alexander Graham Bell
- Henry Ford
- Jacob Starr
- Thomas Edison
27. Which animal has big furry feet that work like snowshoes?
easy- The desert fox
- The garden mole
- The gray squirrel
- The snowshoe hare
28. What are the long, pointy pieces of ice that hang from roofs called?
easy- Hailstones
- Icicles
- Sleet
- Snowballs
29. Water freezes at how many degrees Fahrenheit?
easy- 0
- 100
- 32
- 50
30. What is the coldest continent on Earth?
easy- Antarctica
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
31. What is a group of reindeer called?
easy- A flock
- A herd
- A pack
- A school
32. Where do wild polar bears live?
easy- Antarctica
- The Amazon rainforest
- The Arctic
- The Sahara
33. What is a dome-shaped house built from blocks of snow called?
easy- A cabin
- A hut of straw
- A teepee
- An igloo
34. How many weeks are in one year?
easy- 100
- 12
- 48
- 52
35. On a Kwanzaa kinara, where does the black candle go?
medium- In the middle
- On the far left
- On the far right
- On top of the others
36. How many sides does a Hanukkah dreidel have?
easy- Eight
- Four
- Six
- Three
37. Which season comes right after winter?
easy- Fall
- Monsoon
- Spring
- Summer
38. What do many cities light up in the sky at midnight on New Year's Eve?
easy- Fireworks
- Hot air balloons
- Kites
- Paper airplanes
39. If you bake a dozen cookies, how many cookies do you have?
easy- 10
- 12
- 20
- 6
40. In the northern half of the world, the winter solstice comes in which month?
easy- December
- February
- January
- November
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