Christmas Math Potpourri | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 10 Public

A little Christmas, a little math, and a little bit of general knowledge

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“And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.” How many hoofs pranced on the roof?

32

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“‘‘Twas the night before Christmas...” if January 1st is Day 1 of the year, and New Year’s Eve is Day 365, what day is it in the quote?

358

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A Christmas tree has 10 strings of lights. Each string is 5 feet long and has a light every 1 inch. How many lights are on the tree?

600

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A Christmas tree lot wanted to string lights around its entire perimeter. The lot was 40' x 20'. How many feet of lights were needed?

120'

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"And Ma-ma in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap." If they went to sleep at 10:00 p.m. and got up at 7:30 a.m., how long was their winter's nap?

9:30 (9 hours and 30 minutes)

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"Down the chimney he came with a bound!" The house is 24 feet tall. The chimney extends 8.5 feet beyond the roof. How far did Santa fall?

32.5 feet

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"The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads." There were 4 children dreaming about sugarplums. If each child dreamt about 3 dozen sugarplums, how many sugarplums were dancing?

144

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"More rapid than eagles his coursers they came." A bald eagle can fly as fast as 100 mph. If the reindeer flew 1.5 times as fast, how fast were they flying?

150 mph

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"He filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk." If there are 6 stockings each filled with 11 items, how many things did Santa put into stockings?

66 items

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"When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer." A small reindeer weighs approximately 150 lb. How much did Santa's reindeer weigh in all?

1200 pounds (6 tons)

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