Monday, December 10, 2012

The 2012 Christmas Scavenger Hunt...

This is the Christmas Scavenger Hunt.  Some of the questions are easy and some are very challenging, and I would be surprised if anyone got them all right.  This is not meant to be done quickly! The first Scavenger Hunt that contains the MOST correct answers will win a present on the last day of school before the Christmas break.  You can not do this in pairs or with a partner; these questions must be done alone at school only.  You cannot save your answer to a USB drive; you must save your work only to your H:\drive. Finally, there may be many different answers on the internet to these questions- some correct and some incorrect.  After all, anyone can write anything on the internet. I have tried to make my answers as accurate as possible. So, just like the referee in a soccer or hockey game, my decision/answer is final :-).  Don't expect to finish this before next week: it's meant to make you improve your internet search skills...Key words...remember...:-)

Directions: (read them through first before doing them...)
  • Select and copy these questions into Microsoft Word
  • Save the questions to your H:\Drive with the name YourNameCSH.doc
  • Insert your name on the footer
  • You should use the golden rules
  • Use any of the school link search engines to find the answers
  • Type your OWN answers under each question
    • you must key word any answers you get from the internet
    • you may not plagiarize by copying and pasting answers directly from the internet
    • in the event of a tie-break, spelling will count...
  • Insert the time and date after your name in the footer
  • Save to H:\drive when you're completely finished before you...
  • Print...Hole punch your work and add it to the binder by the printer.
  • If you have not followed these directions, then your answers won't be accepted.
  • Good luck and have fun!
 
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
 Questions:
  1. What is a cup of joe in Polar Expresso Lingo?
  2. Traditionally, how did children in the England get their letters to Father Christmas?
  3. What country first used the poinsettia as a Christmas decoration?
  4. What is the name of the mountain that the Grinch and Max try to drop the loaded sleigh off?
  5. What do the French call the clay figures in a creche or Nativity scene?
  6. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
  7. What is the name of Bob Cratchet's oldest daughter and what does she make?
  8. Which bird was used on December 26th in Ireland to collect money for charity?
  9. Before an American soft drink/pop manufacturer came along in 1930, the English Father Christmas always wore robes in what colour?
  10. What is Buche de Noel?
  11. Who wrote "The Nutcracker" and who is the Nutracker's main foe?
  12. What is Santa Claus called in the Netherlands?  Who does he arrive with?
  13. What is the train delivering that Karen and Frosty climb on to?
  14. How, in what country and when does La Befana arrive?
  15. 8 year old Kevin gets into an argument with Buzz, his older brother. What happens to Kevin as a result of this argument?
  16. What did Saint Nicholas put in the stockings for the three daughters?
  17. When and where does the tradition of le reveillon take place? What sort of "nuts" are frequently consumed during this time?
  18. In Greek legend, nasty mythical imp-like creatures can play tricks at Christmas time.  What should you do to get rid of them?
  19. The jolasveinar are a traditional part of an Icelandic Christmas.  How many of them are there and what are they?
  20. In Lithuania, Kaledu Senelis appears to the children on Christmas Eve to hand out presents.  But before each child receives the present, what must he or she do?
  21. In England, some people would drink "lambswool".  What was floating in it?
  22. Who wanted a Daisy Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action BB Gun for Christmas, and which brand of soap did he feel tasted the best?
  23. In France, Santa Claus is called?
  24. This Christmas movie is old, but it is still number 11 on the all-time greatest movies ever made list.  In it, Clarence has to earn his wings.  What is the name of the book the movie is based on?
  25. If there one item that Santa could bring you or your family, then what would it be?
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