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Classroom Christmas Review

A school-safe Christmas board that reviews vocabulary, math, science, geography, and reading.

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Classroom Christmas Review
Holiday WordsFestive MathWinter ScienceAround the WorldBooks and Tales
100A synonym for joyful100Four strings each hold 8 lights. The total number of lights100The temperature at which pure water freezes on the Celsius scale100The country containing the city of Berlin100The author of A Christmas Carol
200The plural form of elf200Half of 24 cookies200The state of matter of snow200The hemisphere where December falls in summer200The ballet featuring Clara and a wooden nutcracker
300The verb in the sentence: Bells ring loudly300Three gifts cost 6 dollars each. The total cost300The season caused by Earth's tilted axis pointing a hemisphere away from the Sun300The city that gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year300The character whose heart grows three sizes in a Dr. Seuss story
400The adjective in the phrase bright star400A 30-day month has passed 18 days. The number of days remaining400The process by which liquid water becomes solid ice400The largest and northernmost region of Finland400The snowman who comes to life in a familiar song
500The two initials used for North Pole500Five equal rows of 5 ornaments contain this many ornaments500The type of precipitation made of ice crystals joined into flakes500The ocean between Europe and North America500The reindeer known for a glowing red nose

Ages 8 to 11 · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

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16 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 10 make no factual claim

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Classroom Christmas Review · Ages 8 to 11 · answers are on the host key

Holiday Words

  1. 100 A synonym for joyful
  2. 200 The plural form of elf
  3. 300 The verb in the sentence: Bells ring loudly
  4. 400 The adjective in the phrase bright star
  5. 500 The two initials used for North Pole

Festive Math

  1. 100 Four strings each hold 8 lights. The total number of lights
  2. 200 Half of 24 cookies
  3. 300 Three gifts cost 6 dollars each. The total cost
  4. 400 A 30-day month has passed 18 days. The number of days remaining
  5. 500 Five equal rows of 5 ornaments contain this many ornaments

Winter Science

  1. 100 The temperature at which pure water freezes on the Celsius scale
  2. 200 The state of matter of snow
  3. 300 The season caused by Earth's tilted axis pointing a hemisphere away from the Sun
  4. 400 The process by which liquid water becomes solid ice
  5. 500 The type of precipitation made of ice crystals joined into flakes

Around the World

  1. 100 The country containing the city of Berlin
  2. 200 The hemisphere where December falls in summer
  3. 300 The city that gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year
  4. 400 The largest and northernmost region of Finland
  5. 500 The ocean between Europe and North America

Books and Tales

  1. 100 The author of A Christmas Carol
  2. 200 The ballet featuring Clara and a wooden nutcracker
  3. 300 The character whose heart grows three sizes in a Dr. Seuss story
  4. 400 The snowman who comes to life in a familiar song
  5. 500 The reindeer known for a glowing red nose

Final round: Winter Science

This is the name for the day with the fewest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Classroom Christmas Review · keep this sheet · it carries the answers

Holiday Words

  1. 100 A synonym for joyful Response: MerrySelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.
  2. 200 The plural form of elf Response: ElvesSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.
  3. 300 The verb in the sentence: Bells ring loudly Response: RingSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.
  4. 400 The adjective in the phrase bright star Response: BrightSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.
  5. 500 The two initials used for North Pole Response: NPSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

Festive Math

  1. 100 Four strings each hold 8 lights. The total number of lights Response: 32Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
  2. 200 Half of 24 cookies Response: 12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
  3. 300 Three gifts cost 6 dollars each. The total cost Response: 18 dollarsSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
  4. 400 A 30-day month has passed 18 days. The number of days remaining Response: 12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.
  5. 500 Five equal rows of 5 ornaments contain this many ornaments Response: 25Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

Winter Science

  1. 100 The temperature at which pure water freezes on the Celsius scale Response: 0 degrees CelsiusChecked against: For example, 0 °C, the temperature at which water freezes, is 273.15 K.Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celsius&oldid=10930032
  2. 200 The state of matter of snow Response: SolidChecked against: Solid is a state of matter in which atoms are closely packed and are difficult to move past each other.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solid&oldid=1365456900
  3. 300 The season caused by Earth's tilted axis pointing a hemisphere away from the Sun Response: WinterChecked against: When it tilts away, it is winter.Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earth_science&oldid=10935064
  4. 400 The process by which liquid water becomes solid ice Response: FreezingChecked against: Freezing is almost always an exothermic process, meaning that as liquid changes into solid, heat and pressure are released.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freezing&oldid=1356106252
  5. 500 The type of precipitation made of ice crystals joined into flakes Response: SnowChecked against: Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes.Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book%2FNature%2FWeather&oldid=4478731

Around the World

  1. 100 The country containing the city of Berlin Response: GermanyChecked against: Berlin is the capital of Germany as well as its largest city by both area and population.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berlin&oldid=1365531268
  2. 200 The hemisphere where December falls in summer Response: The Southern HemisphereChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Season&oldid=1365813594
  3. 300 The city that gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year Response: OsloChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trafalgar_Square_Christmas_tree&oldid=1352417756
  4. 400 The largest and northernmost region of Finland Response: LaplandChecked against: Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lapland_(Finland)&oldid=1363510859
  5. 500 The ocean between Europe and North America Response: The Atlantic OceanChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Ocean&oldid=1365861768

Books and Tales

  1. 100 The author of A Christmas Carol Response: Charles DickensChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Christmas_Carol&oldid=1359601371
  2. 200 The ballet featuring Clara and a wooden nutcracker Response: The NutcrackerChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Nutcracker&oldid=1360923021
  3. 300 The character whose heart grows three sizes in a Dr. Seuss story Response: The GrinchChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!&oldid=1359288878
  4. 400 The snowman who comes to life in a familiar song Response: Frosty the SnowmanChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frosty_the_Snowman&oldid=1353294044
  5. 500 The reindeer known for a glowing red nose Response: RudolphChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer&oldid=1359550617

Final round: Winter Science

This is the name for the day with the fewest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. Response: The winter solsticeChecked against: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_solstice&oldid=1361072785

Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against

This is what prints on the host key.

Holiday Words

  1. A synonym for joyful 100

    MerrySelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

  2. The plural form of elf 200

    ElvesSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

  3. The verb in the sentence: Bells ring loudly 300

    RingSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

  4. The adjective in the phrase bright star 400

    BrightSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

  5. The two initials used for North Pole 500

    NPSelf-contained language exercise; no external factual claim.

Festive Math

  1. Four strings each hold 8 lights. The total number of lights 100

    32Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

  2. Half of 24 cookies 200

    12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

  3. Three gifts cost 6 dollars each. The total cost 300

    18 dollarsSelf-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

  4. A 30-day month has passed 18 days. The number of days remaining 400

    12Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

  5. Five equal rows of 5 ornaments contain this many ornaments 500

    25Self-contained calculation; no external factual claim.

Winter Science

  1. The temperature at which pure water freezes on the Celsius scale 100

    0 degrees CelsiusChecked against: For example, 0 °C, the temperature at which water freezes, is 273.15 K.Source, pinned revision

  2. The state of matter of snow 200

    SolidChecked against: Solid is a state of matter in which atoms are closely packed and are difficult to move past each other.Source, pinned revision

  3. The season caused by Earth's tilted axis pointing a hemisphere away from the Sun 300

    WinterChecked against: When it tilts away, it is winter.Source, pinned revision

  4. The process by which liquid water becomes solid ice 400

    FreezingChecked against: Freezing is almost always an exothermic process, meaning that as liquid changes into solid, heat and pressure are released.Source, pinned revision

  5. The type of precipitation made of ice crystals joined into flakes 500

    SnowChecked against: Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes.Source, pinned revision

Around the World

  1. The country containing the city of Berlin 100

    GermanyChecked against: Berlin is the capital of Germany as well as its largest city by both area and population.Source, pinned revision

  2. The hemisphere where December falls in summer 200

    The Southern HemisphereChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  3. The city that gives London its Trafalgar Square Christmas tree each year 300

    OsloChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  4. The largest and northernmost region of Finland 400

    LaplandChecked against: Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland.Source, pinned revision

  5. The ocean between Europe and North America 500

    The Atlantic OceanChecked against: 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, pinned revision

Books and Tales

  1. The author of A Christmas Carol 100

    Charles DickensChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  2. The ballet featuring Clara and a wooden nutcracker 200

    The NutcrackerChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  3. The character whose heart grows three sizes in a Dr. Seuss story 300

    The GrinchChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  4. The snowman who comes to life in a familiar song 400

    Frosty the SnowmanChecked against: 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, pinned revision

  5. The reindeer known for a glowing red nose 500

    RudolphChecked against: 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, pinned revision

Final round

  1. This is the name for the day with the fewest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere.

    The winter solsticeChecked against: 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, pinned revision

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