HOLIDAY POP CULTURE
This singer made “All I Want for Christmas Is You” unavoidable.
Who is Mariah Carey?
This famous Nebraska event includes lights, animals, and a drive-through Christmas vibe.
What is Zoo Lights (Henry Doorly Zoo)?
This trail brought thousands of pioneers through Nebraska in the 1800s.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This holiday movie is about an elf who travels from the North Pole to New York City to find his real father.
What is Elf?
“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the ____.”
What is way?
In The Office, this character dresses as Santa but struggles to give gifts because he spent too much money on himself.
Who is Michael Scott?
This Nebraska city is known as “Christmas City USA.”
What is North Platte?
Nebraska became a state in this year.
What is 1867?
In Home Alone, this holiday break-in duo is known by this nickname.
Who are the Wet Bandits?
“Later on, we’ll conspire, as we dream by the ____.”
Answer: What is the fire? (Winter Wonderland)
This 2018 Netflix holiday film stars Vanessa Hudgens in multiple roles.
What is The Princess Switch?
Nebraska winters are famous for this weather phenomenon that ruins cute outfits.
What is wind?
This Nebraska invention revolutionized fast food and road trips.
What is the Runza?
This holiday movie reminds us that “every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.”
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
This Christmas song counts down the days with gifts starting on December 1 and ending on December 12.
What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?
This Christmas movie features a boy, a train, and intense hot cocoa energy.
What is The Polar Express?
This Husker color somehow still shows up at holiday parties.
What is red?
This Nebraska landmark once guided travelers west and is now a national monument.
What is Chimney Rock?
This classic holiday TV special features a confused Christmas tree that just needs a little love.
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
This holiday hit starts with the line, “You’re a mean one…”
What is You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch?
In Elf, Buddy comes from the North Pole but ends up working at this store.
What is Gimbels?
This Nebraska phrase could also describe your December calendar.
What is “It’s a ways”?
This act of Congress in 1862 encouraged westward settlement and shaped Nebraska’s landscape.
What is the Homestead Act?
This holiday movie takes place largely inside a Los Angeles office building on Christmas Eve.
What is Die Hard?
This Christmas song asks listeners to bring figgy pudding.
What is We Wish You a Merry Christmas?