Holiday Break

Which President banned Christmas trees in the White House?

• Obama

• Gerald Garfield

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

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CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What muckracker created the classical image of Santa Clause?

• Thomas Nast

• Lewis Hines

• Samuel Gompers

• Booker T Washington

What was the first Christmas song that was ever broadcast from space?

• Oh Christmas Tree

• Silent Night

• Jingle Bells

• Dominick the Donkey

Who invented electric Christmas lights in 1880?

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

Kwanzaa is a holiday for African Americans to celebrate...

• the successes of their ancestors

• the stories and music of their ancestors

• their ancestors and their hard lives

• All of the above

There are _______ days of Kwanzaa

• 4

• 10

• 7

• 12

During Kwanzaa candle is lit on the

• bendera

• kinara

• menorah

• none of the above

Hanukkah is called the festival of __________

• candles

• light

• music

• fun

The miracle of Hanukkah is that the Jews did not run out of

• oil

• water

• food

• light

What is the name of the candle used to light the other candles on the Menorah?

• shamesh

• shala

• shaman

• gelt