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Christmas Traditions
WILDCARD PT 2
100

This Roman leader was assassinated in 44 BC after being stabbed by multiple senators inside the Theatre of Pompey.

Who is Julius Caesar?

100

The date of the spring deadline when most Americans are expected to submit their federal filing each year.

What is April 15th?

100

This campus landmark has a tall clock tower and sits near the main green space.

What is Samford Hall?

100

This evergreen tree variety is most commonly used in American homes during the holiday season.

What is a douglas fir tree?

100

This tech company sold DVDs by mail before launching its streaming service in 2007.

What is Netlfix?

200

This singer known for his Las Vegas performances, was found dead at his Graceland estate in 1977.

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

This 1765 British law taxed newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards, angering the American colonists

What is the Stamp Act?

200

This bar and music venue was built in the 1930s by a Greek immigrant and became the town's oldest running bar - closed in 2015 until its reopening in 2024.

What is the War Eagle Supper Club?

200

This 2003 Christmas comedy stars Billy Bob Thornton as a department store Santa who runs a holiday scam.

What is Bad Santa?

200

This fast-food item was briefly removed from McDonald's menus in the early 2000s before returning due to public demand.

What is the McRib?

300

This British royal died in a Paris tunnel crash in 1997 while being driven by a chauffeur who had been drinking.

Who is Princess Diana?

300

Congress gained the authority to tax personal and corporate income with this amendment.

What is the 16th Amendment?

300

In 2010, this Alabama fan was arrested for poisoning the trees at the corner celebration site.

Who is Harvey Updyke?

300

This country traditionally celebrates Christmas on January 7 due to its use of the Julian calendar.

What is Russia?

300
On Seinfield, this fictional holiday was invented as a reaction against the pressures of traditional celebrations and is introduced with an "airing of grievances".

What is Festivus?

400

This Russian mystic was murdered in 1916 under unusual circumstances and later became the subject of a hit disco song by Boney M.

Who is Grigori Rasputin?

400

This Houston-based energy company collapsed in 2001 after hidden debt and accounting tricks were exposed, one of the biggest financial scandals in U.S history.

What is Enron?

400

This is the year the school was chartered under its original name before later becoming a land-grant institution.

What is 1856?

400

This U.S president officially declared December 25 a federal holiday in 1870.

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

400

This singer's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" occurred during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 and led to changes in live broadcast delays.

Who is Janet Jackson?

500

This actor died during production of The Crow in 1993 after a prop weapon malfunction, leading to major chances in film set safety practices.

Who is Brandon Lee?
500

This 2016 leak of 11.5 million documents exposed how wealthy individuals and public officials hid assets in offshore accounts through the law firm Mossack Fonseca

What are the Panama Papers?

500

This statement beginning "I believe that this is a practical world..." has been recited at Auburn events since the 1940s and reflects the university's core values.

What is the Auburn Creed?

500

This 1988 action film is famously debated as a Christmas movie because most of the story takes place during an office holiday party.

What is Die Hard?

500

This internet file-sharing service, launched in 1999, played a major role in disrupting the music industry before being shut down by court order.

What is Napster?

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