Classroom Christmas Review

Holiday Words

1. 100 A synonym for joyful Response: Merry Worked out from the words in the clue.
2. 200 The plural form of elf Response: Elves Worked out from the words in the clue.
3. 300 The verb in the sentence: Bells ring loudly Response: Ring Worked out from the words in the clue.
4. 400 The adjective in the phrase bright star Response: Bright Worked out from the words in the clue.
5. 500 The two initials used for North Pole Response: NP Worked out from the words in the clue.

Festive Math

1. 100 Four strings each hold 8 lights. The total number of lights Response: 32 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 Half of 24 cookies Response: 12 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 Three gifts cost 6 dollars each. The total cost Response: 18 dollars Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 A 30-day month has passed 18 days. The number of days remaining Response: 12 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 Five equal rows of 5 ornaments contain this many ornaments Response: 25 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Winter Science

1. 100 The temperature at which pure water freezes on the Celsius scale Response: 0 degrees Celsius For example, 0 °C, the temperature at which water freezes, is 273.15 K. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Celsius”
2. 200 The state of matter of snow Response: Solid Solid is a state of matter in which atoms are closely packed and are difficult to move past each other. Source: Wikipedia, “Solid”
3. 300 The season caused by Earth's tilted axis pointing a hemisphere away from the Sun Response: Winter When it tilts away, it is winter. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Earth science”
4. 400 The process by which liquid water becomes solid ice Response: Freezing Freezing is almost always an exothermic process, meaning that as liquid changes into solid, heat and pressure are released. Source: Wikipedia, “Freezing”
5. 500 The type of precipitation made of ice crystals joined into flakes Response: Snow Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes. Source: Wikibooks, “Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Weather”

Around the World

1. 100 The country containing the city of Berlin Response: Germany Berlin is the capital of Germany as well as its largest city by both area and population. Source: Wikipedia, “Berlin”
2. 200 The hemisphere where December falls in summer Response: The Southern Hemisphere For the southern hemisphere temperate zone, spring begins on 1 September, summer on 1 December, autumn on 1 March, and winter on 1 June. Source: Wikipedia, “Season”
3. 300 The city that gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year Response: Oslo The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree given to the people of London by the city of Oslo each year since 1947. Source: Wikipedia, “Trafalgar Square Christmas tree”
4. 400 The largest and northernmost region of Finland Response: Lapland Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. Source: Wikipedia, “Lapland (Finland)”
5. 500 The ocean between Europe and North America Response: The Atlantic Ocean Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. Source: Wikipedia, “Atlantic Ocean”

Books and Tales

1. 100 The author of A Christmas Carol Response: Charles Dickens Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. Source: Wikipedia, “A Christmas Carol”
2. 200 The ballet featuring Clara and a wooden nutcracker Response: The Nutcracker In 1919, choreographer Alexander Gorsky staged a production which eliminated the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier and gave their dances to Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, who were played by adults instead of children. Source: Wikipedia, “The Nutcracker”
3. 300 The character whose heart grows three sizes in a Dr. Seuss story Response: The Grinch After much pondering, the Grinch realizes that Christmas means "a little bit more" than just presents and feasting, causing his heart to grow three sizes. Source: Wikipedia, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
4. 400 The snowman who comes to life in a familiar song Response: Frosty the Snowman The song's lyrics describe the adventures of Frosty, a snowman who comes to life after a group of children place a magical silk hat on his head. Source: Wikipedia, “Frosty the Snowman”
5. 500 The reindeer known for a glowing red nose Response: Rudolph Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to guide the reindeer team as the leader of Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. Source: Wikipedia, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

Final round: Winter Science

This is the name for the day with the fewest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. Response: The winter solstice For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest arc in the sky. Source: Wikipedia, “Winter solstice”