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Holiday History
I hardly know 'er...
My true love gave to me...
Is that really a holiday movie?
100

This ragtag bunch is comprised of intel wise guys along with behavioral scientists disguised as intel wise guys. Together they claim to know a guy... 

What is ACWI?

100

This conflict included an unofficial ceasefire just 5 months into its 4.25 years in 1914. Both sides exchanged gifts, played games, and sang Christmas carols together even as hostilities continued elsewhere. 

What is World War 1 (The Great War)?

100

This iconic surname is used by the main character of all three Star Wars trilogies.

What is Skywalker?

100

Designed by Frederic August Bartholdi, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship given to the United States in 1884 from this country.

What is France?

100

This film's lead character is best remembered by this line minus the expletive: "Yippie-Ki-Yay!"

What is Die Hard?

200

Talk about an active imagination aka job assurance... this flight actually sits around imagining problems in the cyber domain and then checks to see if they exist. Funny how they can tell you how these problems are made too... Have you ever seen a monster under your bed? No? Thank these guys...    

What is ACWS?

200

A festival celebrating liberation from oppression, freedom of worship, and finding light in the darkest of times; President Truman was the first president to celebrate this holiday at the White House with a gift from Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion.

What is Hanukkah?

200

Any of a number of card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules in ways similar to these ascending rankings: high card, pair, two pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, royal flush.

What is Poker?

200

Perhaps one of the earliest examples of military deception (MILDEC), this equine gift left the Greek army chomping at the bit.

What is the Trojan Horse?

200

The first line of this cheeky film is a Hugh Grant voiceover stating, "Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport".

What is Love Actually?

300

Look! They have people skills! These two tell the customers how to beat the bad guys so the other flights don't have to. Can't you understand that? 

What is ACWO? (Adversary Defeat)

300

This holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Korenga in 1966 in California. It is often observed alongside Christmas from December 26th to January 1st. While celebrated outside of the United States by some, it is uniquely African-American.

What is Kwanzaa?

300

This turnout was the highest it had been in over a century on November 4th 2020.

What is voter?

300

After President Nixon's visit in 1972, China sent the United States these two giant gifts, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing.

What are Giant Pandas?

300

This movie may be "fetch", but in the category of holiday films some may say, "She doesn't even go here!"

What is Mean Girls?

400

Imagine "Minority Report" but for computers that shoot down airplanes and satellites. Instead of weird people in a bathtub, they call it "all source reporting". I don't think we need to worry about them being dystopian overlords, though. They lump the Middle East in with "Rest of World"...

What is ACWC?

400

Norwegian King Hakon the Good decided this pagan celebration should be moved to December 25th instead of December 21st (the usual time of year for winter solstice in the northern hemisphere).

What is Yule?

400

Justin Bieber affectionately refers to his fans as this.

What are Beliebers?

400

In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gifted this to the Ukraine Republic...

What is Crimea?

400

Micheal Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this sequel portrayed over a wintery backdrop. Some might say it's Tim Burton's Christmas Nightmare before The Nightmare Before Christmas.

What is Batman Returns?

500

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500
In December 1805, President Thomas Jefferson held the first White House dinner with a Muslim, Sidi Soliman Mellimelliin. The President adjusted the timing of the meal to "precisely at sunset" to accommodate for this holy month of fasting, which doesn't always occur in December. 
What is Ramadan?
500

One of 3 guns found on an AC-130 Gunship, this fires a 105mm 33 pound projectile.

What is a Howitzer?

500

This gift caused Prometheus to catch a little heat from Zeus himself, but hey, now we get to cook liver and onions.

What is fire?

500

While Santa gets cookies late in the night, this film portrays a special gift that can't be exposed to light, can never get wet, and must NEVER eat after midnight.

Gremlins

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