Christmas
Which “Home Alone” character fends off a pair of robbers by building traps in his house?
Kevin McAlister
What is the only remaining 1930's style cultural resource of its kind in all of Canada?
The East Gate Registration Complex
Riding Mountain National Park officially opened up for visitors on July 26th, 1933. In what year did Riding Mountain transitioned from a forestry preserve to a National Park?
1929
In boreal forests, what species relies on serotinous cones that only open after exposure to heat from fire?
Jack Pine
Which reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid
Native to Mexico and Central America, what is the name of this Christmas plant?
Poinsettia
What is an important geological feature associated with the park?
Manitoba Escarpment
This once loved conservationist, with a deceitful storyline lived in two National Parks and had fostered two beavers that went by the name of Jelly Roll and Raw Hide. The actual name of this man is ______.
Archibald Belaney
What parasitic wildlife disease found in ungulates, in its advanced stages, causes the animal to walk in circles?
Brainworm
Where is the iconic giant Christmas tree located in New York City every year?
Rockefeller Center
What were roasting on an open fire in the famous Christmas Carol?
Chestnuts
After it's extirpation, which animal was successfully reintroduced in RMNP in the 1990s?
Pine marten? (or American marten)
What is the name of this non-typical camp that was once in Riding Mountain National Park that had it's own hospital and power plant?
Whitewater POW camp
What underground structure allows some invasive plant species to spread horizontally and form dense monocultures?
Rhizomes
Jack Skellington’s plot to kidnap Santa goes awry in which stop-motion tale from Tim Burton?
A Nightmare Before Christmas
In Germany, who is the frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns that punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts?
Krampus
The plains bison were reintroduced to RMNP as a display herd in which year?
1931
Riding Mountain Forestry Preserve was established in which year?
1895
What intermediate host, found in Clear Lake, is required for whirling disease to complete its life cycle?
Tubifex tubifex
In “The Polar Express,” for the first gift of Christmas, a boy asks for what from Santa’s sleigh?
A (silver sleigh) bell
Originally written and recorded by 1980s British Pop duo Wham! Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of which holiday song?
Last Christmas
The name of this protected place reflects how early settlers both perceived and explored this park land.
Riding Mountain
(also accept RMNP)
There was a young park warden that was the victim of an unsolved murder mystery taking place at the Deep Lake Warden station in Riding Mountain National Park in 1932, where the story is typically associated with his wife, Myrteze (Martese). What is his name?
Lawrence Lees
What are the larvae of native mussels in Clear Lake called?
Glochidia
What is the best selling Christmas song of all time?
White Christmas