Christmas

• Mentorles
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

CHRISTMAS

Holiday quiz

Round one: christmas facts

Round two: class 1E facts

Round one: christmas facts

Rules of this round

Every person will join the lesson.

The teacher will read the question out loud. 

You will have ten seconds to think about and fill in your answer in LessonUp. 

1: Real christmas trees are better for the environment than fake ones.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

- The toxic materials. 

- natural trees --> habitat

2: Baby jesus brings the gifts to the children in Slovakia instead of Santa Claus.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

- No one knows why but it's the truth.

3: The Grinch hates christmas but loves halloween.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

The Grinch hates Halloween. The movie written about this even got an Emmy award.

4: The original title of the song Jingle bells was 'One horse open sleigh'

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

People say it was actually supposed to be a Thanksgiving song instead of a christmas song.

5: Hanukkah is the Jewish version of christmas.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

Religiously speaking the holidays aren't the same. However they're celebrated around the same time of the year.

6: A couple years ago soldiers in Israel ate 6400 doughnuts at Hanukkah.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

These jelly doughnuts are the national treat and were given to the soldiers.

7: Some people wore an adult diaper when they visted Times Square at New Year's Eve

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

Because there are so many people and very few toilets people thought it would be best.

8: Ethiopia doesn't use the Gregorian calander (12 months) so they celebrate New Year's at a different time.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

True. 

The Ethiopian calander has 13 months. 

9: Korea doesn't celebrate New Year's.

1. True
2. False

Explanation

False. 

Actually every day is New Year's. They celebrate a new year of life, not a new calender year.

Round two: class 1E facts

What is the average age of class 1E looking at all students?

1. 12 jaar en 2 maanden
2. 12 jaar en 6 maanden
3. 12 jaar en 8 maanden
4. 12 jaar en 10 maanden

Average age

The average age from class 1E looking to all students is 12 years and 6 months.

How many km do you have to travel (by bike) to and from school together per day?

1. 213
2. 223
3. 233
4. 234

How many km?

Together you travel 213 km a day.

From how many primary schools do you come from?

1. 10
2. 12
3. 14
4. 16

How many primary schools

Together you come from 16 primary schools.

In how many different villages do you live?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Different villages

Togerther you live in 5 different villages: 

Hoofddorp, Nieuw Vennep, Zwaanshoek en Bennebroek and also Amstelveen now.

How many teachers do you have? (without the NT2 teachers)

1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 14

How many teachers?

In total you have 12 teachers for class 1E

What is the Christmas thought?

1. Be kind for eachother
2. Let's eat a lot
3. Peace on earth for all people
4. Give and get a lot of presents

The Christmas thought

The Christmas thought is "Peace for all the people".

Have a lovely break

Enjoy your free time. 

Stay safe. 

See you in 2021

Happy holidays!!!!!