Holiday quiz: year 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

Get into groups of 4 & put your tables together!

You need one laptop per group.

Holiday quiz

Come up with a nice Holiday Team Name!

1 person logs into this LessonUp

with this Holiday Team Name :)

Holiday quiz

Round one: Holiday Facts

Round two: Christmas Hits

Round three: guess the emoji

Round one: holiday facts

Rules of this round

One person of your group will join the lesson.

The teacher will read the question out loud. 

You will have ten seconds to discuss (whisper) and fill in your answers in LessonUp. 

Jingle Bells was the first song to be ever played on the moon.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

NASA's crew was in the Christmas spirit in 1965.

In Ukraine, spiders are considered symbols of bad luck at Christmas.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

They're actually a symbol of good luck

Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in Russia, Serbia.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

They use the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian one.

December had 30 days according to the Roman calendar

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

A day was added when we switched calendars.

The shortest day of the year is December 20th.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

It's actually on December 21st. The day is called Winter solstice.

Santa has a post code in Canada to which you can send letters.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

You can send a letter to 

Northpole, HOH OHO, Canada

Bodhi day is an important day for Buddhist during which they celebrate themselves.

1. True
2. False

Krampus is the one who gives children presents in Germany instead of Sinterklaas.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

He's a beasty demon who punishes the ''bad'' children.

Americans expect to spend around $550 on Christmas gifts each year.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

They actually spend around $850 on Christmas gifts each year.

Round two: guess that song

Rules of this round

We will listen to the first ten seconds of the christmas hit. 

You will have ten seconds to discuss (whisper) and write down your answer. 

We will check the answers at the end of the round.

Song one

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song two

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song three

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song four

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song five

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song six

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the movie (1 point)

Guess that song

Song seven

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Song eight

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

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Guess that song

Song nine

Write down the name of the artist (1 point)

Write down the title of the song (1 point)

Guess that song

Answers round two

1: Rockin' round the christmas tree - Brenda Lee

2: Sleigh ride - The Ronettes

3: Why couldn't it be Christmas everyday? - Bianca Ryan

4: Shake up Christmas - Train

5: Oh santa - Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson

6: Guardians of the Galaxy

7: Joy to the World - Aretha Franklin

8: Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson

9: I'll be home - Megan Trainor

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Have a lovely holiday :)

Enjoy your free time & happy holidays.

Stay safe and see you in 2024!