HELP SAVE CHRISTMAS!

Scenario: HELP! Santa and his reindeer are snowed in at the North Pole! They can purchase some salt to melt the snow only if all of the puzzles below are unlocked! Please help Santa and his reindeer get out on time to give all of the children their presents this Christmas!

Directions: Use the clues provided to decipher each lock. Type your answers in the correct space on the Google Form below. Be sure to pay attention to the answer format. Click submit when you think you've answered each question correctly. A "Congratulations" message will appear if you're right! If not, go back and re-work the items you've answered incorrectly.

Rebus Lock- Decipher this rebus puzzle. The answer to the question will be the code to unlock this puzzle!



Number Lock

Directions: View this receipt from a recent shopping trip to the store. Answer each question. Each answer will be the numbers to open the number lock.

1. Add the price of the plum cake and candy canes. Which number is in the ones place?

2. You had to return the eggnog. Calculate your new total (excluding tax). This number appears twice in the new total.

3. You realize you need more Christmas Lights. You go back to the store to buy two more packages. This number appears twice in the amount you have to pay for 2 additional packages of lights.

4. This number appears 9 times on the receipt.

5. Round the price of the stocking to the nearest dollar. The number in the dollar's place is the last digit in the number lock.



Letter Lock

Directions: Solve the crossword puzzle below. The first letter to each answer will reveal the letter lock in numerical order.

True/False Lock

Directions: Read these fun facts about Christmas. Then, answer the true/false questions below. T=True, F=False

1. Santa Claus initially wore clothes that were in green, purple, or blue.

2. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, is Santa’s sixth reindeer.

3. The Christmas wreath is representative of the crown of thorns that Jesus wore.

4. Carolling is based on the tradition of wassailing, which is toasting to good health.

5. Christmas cakes are not really plum cakes.


Word Lock

Directions: Visit this website about Christmas. Then, answer the following multiple choice questions. Unscramble your answers to make a word associated with Christmas!


1. Today, _________________is hot apple cider with honey and spices, but the drink came from the Middle Ages.

Y. wassail

A. wine

C. juice


2. Another name for Santa Claus is ____________.

N. Saint Nathaniel

H. Saint Christopher

F. Saint Nick


3. Rudolph the Reindeer was created by the U.S. department store ______________.

T .Montgomery Ward

P. Macy's

C. Dillard's


4. _______________ originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh,” was composed in Massachusetts by James Pierpont.

L. Silent Night

R. Jingle Bells

M. Joy to the World


5. Bing Crosby’s __________________ is the best-selling Christmas song with more than more than 50 million copies sold around the world.

O. White Christmas

G. Away in a Manger

D. Carol of the Bells


6. Over _________ billion Christmas cards are sold in the U.K. and the U.S. each year.

A. 1

S. 3

W. 4



K.Keegan, 2019