Current Events
This Netflix series recently released the first episodes of its final season, over nine years after the first season aired
Stranger Things
They are the only Grandfather-Grandson duo of presidents
The Harrisons (William Henry and Benjamin)
This song is the best selling Christmas song of all time
“All I want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
There are this many amendments to the Constitution
27
Member of Congress who spoke at a BCR Event this year
Jake Auchincloss
This rapper is (somewhat controversially) set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February
Bad Bunny
He’s the only Republican president to win the Nobel Peace Prize (the other three were Democrats)
Teddy Roosevelt
St. Nicholas was born in what is today this country
Turkey
Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for his role in this movie, which detailed the debate and vote over this amendment.
13th Amendment
This is the tallest building at Boston College
2k
The government shutdown ended this past month, funding this highly-contentious program through next September
SNAP
Born in a Dutch community in Kinderhook, NY, he is the only president whose first language was not English
Martin Van Buren
According to a recent survey, this 1990 film was ranked as the most watched Christmas movie
Home Alone
The first amendment guarantees these five freedoms
Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
There are about this many undergraduate students at Boston College (points for within 1000)
9654
The United States is excluding this country from the G20 summit over allegations of genocide
South Africa
The story of this president’s unlikely rise and assassination is told in the new Netflix series, Death by Lightning
James Garfield
In Victorian England, this plant was a symbol of goodwill and used widely in Christmas decorations
Holly
Excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment are banned by this amendment
8th Amendment
This city is known as the “Queen City” for being the second largest city in the state of New York
Buffalo
The names of the two turkeys that President Trump pardoned last week
Gobble and Waddle
This president served as a general in the Mexican-American War, but he was mocked for falling off his horse in his first battle
Franklin Pierce
Each year, Boston is gifted a Christmas Tree from Nova Scotia. This act is done in gratitude for the aid that Boston sent to this city after two ships exploded in its harbor in 1917
Halifax
This amendment was originally proposed as part of the Bill of Rights, but it was not ratified until the 20th century
27th Amendment
Many people dispute whether this 1988 film starring Bruce Willis is a Christmas movie (Yes it is)
Die Hard