Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Objectives
Student will be able to use the internet to research various holiday traditions around the world and record their answers in a Google Drive document in complete sentences.
METS
RI.1- Use a variety of digital resources to locate information.
CI.2- Create an original project using a variety of media.
Instructions: Create a new Google Document to answer the questions below in complete sentences. Use the hyperlinks listed with each question to track down some holiday traditions in countries around the world. Record your answers in a new Google Drive document. There are 2 parts to this Scavenger Hunt. The first 21 questions have direct links to the answers and questions 22-30 do not have links. For these questions you must use your favorite search engine and research each question in order to find the answer.
Questions:
1. What do people in Spain do after Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Spain
2. Who is believed to bring the children in Denmark presents?
Where do they believe he lives?
Who helps him deliver the presents?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Denmark
3. Why do Christmas trees have to be imported into Greenland?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Greenland
4. What holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas in Ireland?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Ireland
5. Why is cotton used to decorate Christmas trees in Argentina?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Argentina
6. What animals help Santa get around in Australia? (Hint: They're not reindeer!)
Internet Resource: Christmas in Australia
7. What famous Christmas song was written in Austria?
Internet Resource: Research this one on your own ;)
8. What do children often do at Christmas Eve church services in Ghana?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Ghana
9. What is the tradition of Réveillon in France?
Internet Resource: Christmas in France
10. What do Hungarians traditionally do on Christmas Eve?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Hungary
11. What game is popular at Posada parties in Mexico during the holiday season?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Mexico
12. What kind of cakes are traditionally eaten at Christmas in Scotland?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Scotland
13. Who brings gifts to Ukrainian children at Christmas, and who is his helper?
Internet Resource: Research this one on your own ;)
14. What instrument is often used to accompany carolers in Wales?
Internet Resource: Christmas in Wales
15. List 3 different ways to say Merry Christmas (list how to say it and the country its spoken in).
Internet Resource: Research this one on your own ;)
16. What is the shape of the popular buche de Noel cake made in France at Christmas time?
Internet Resource: Christmas in France
17. What are the most popular Christmas tree decorations in China?
Internet Resource: Christmas in China
18. In Austria, a bell is rung after Christmas Eve dinner to signal the opening of a locked door. What are children permitted to see for the first time behind the locked door?
Internet Resource: Austria Holiday Traditions
19. What is the theme of this year's White House Christmas tree?
Internet Resource: Holidays at the White House
20. When was Christmas declared a national holiday?
21. Who canceled Christmas in 17th Century England?
22. How much were people in Boston in the 1600’s fined for celebrating Christmas?
23. Who wrote "Silent Night" and when?
24. Who played the Grinch in the remake of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"?
25. Who is the voice of the snowman in the classic stop-animation show "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
26. When was the "Charlie Brown Christmas" originally aired?
27. In what year was Kwanzaa first established, and who is credited for this?
28. In which European country did the Christmas tree tradition originate?
29. What is the distance (in miles) from Dearborn Heights, Michigan to the North Pole?
30. In the song The 12 Days of Christmas, how many gifts would you receive if you were given every item (including the quantity of each item) from the song?
**EXTRA CREDIT** Go to Puzzle Maker. Create a Christmas Crossword Puzzle with at least 20 questions of appropriate Christmas/Holiday questions. You will need to conduct research online and none of the clues may be questions that I have already asked on this document. Print your crossword puzzle and hand it in when it’s complete.