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This week is when most Americans put up a Christmas tree
The Week After Thanksgiving
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Which Major League Baseball Team won the World Series in 2019?
Nats'!!!!!
100
USGS was created in what year?
1879
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TV Show: Actress who played "Peggy" in Madmen and "Offred" in the Handmaid's Tale
Elizabeth Moss
100
The smallest continent in the world?
Australia
200
Movie: "I know he's mean and hairy and smelly."
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas
200
How Tall is Michael Jordan?
6' 6"
200
USGS Director from 1981 to 1993
Dallas Peck
200
Released in 1982, this Michael Jackson album is still the worlds best selling album of all time.
Thriller
200
Invisible Line that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
300
Song: "Had a very shiny nose"
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
300
A Virginia native, Allen Iverson played college basketball for what university?
Georgetown University
300
Who was the first USGS Director?
Clarence King (John Wesley Powell was the 2nd).
300
Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and others make up this Marvel Superhero group that has made too many movies to count since 2008.
The Avengers
300
If it's 2pm in New York City it must be _____ in Los Angeles, California
11AM
400
What Christmas ballet is the most famous of all
The Nutcracker
400
Oldest Major League Baseball Field
Fenway Park, 1912
400
What are the 3 main USGS locations?
Reston, Denver, and Menlo Park (Goal to be completely out of Menlo by 2023)
400
This is where you would shop for house decor by Chip and Joanna Gaines
What is Magnolia Farms?
400
This major landform separates the west coast from the central Great Plains and stretches between the U.S. and Canada
The Rocky Mountains
500
What is the most popular drink available only around Christmas
Egg Nog
500
Who was the quarterback of "Washington's Team" the last time they won a Super Bowl?
Mark Rypien
Mark Rypien
500
This recent former USGS Director held several positions at USGS including Eastern Regional Director, and Acting Associate Director for Geology.
Suzette Kimball
500
His real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage
Tiger King
500
What do we call a mapmaker?
A cartographer