US States
What state was the smallest population?
Wyoming
Filling stockings, decorating the tree, the advent calendar, and the Weihnachtsgurke (christmas pickle) are all Christmas-time decorations that originate from what country?
Germany
Eminem's 8 mile is named after a road in which midwestern city?
Detroit
What color is a polar bear's skin?
Black
Developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011, this is the best selling video game of all time
Minecraft
This southern U.S. state has 98% of the world's crayfish population
Louisiana
Announced in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium, March 14 is the annual celebration of what delicious mathematical constant?
Pi
Who was the very first American Idol winner?
Kelly Clarkson
Name either of the two mammals that lay eggs
Spiny anteater or the platypus
In 2014, Google partners with Game Freak and Nintendo as part of an April Fool's Day prank to create a new version of Google Maps populated by small creatures. This prank inspired what massively popular mobile game released in 2016?
Pokemon Go
Hawaii
Celebrated on the 19th day of the sixth month of the year, what is the newest addition to the US federal holiday calendar signed into law in 2021?
Juneteeth
Lizzo famously plays what classical instrument?
The flute
What color are flamingos when they are born?
Gray
Which developer produces the Starcraft, Hearthstone, and Overwatch games?
Blizzard Entertainment
What is the capital city of Illinois?
Springfield
Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day has been a tradition since the 1970s in what nation on the other side of the world?
This "Queen of Christmas" is one of the best selling female singer-songwriters of all time. Some her of hits include "All I Want for Christmas is You" and "Fantasy"
Mariah Carey
This aquatic, marine dwelling mammal has the thickest pelt of any mammal
Sea otter (or otter)
Pocket, Light, Color, and Advance were all styles or variants of what handheld video game hardware system?
Game Boy
The character "Smokey the Bear" was inspired by a lone cub found in a forest fire in the Capital Mountains of this southwest state. The cub suffered burns on his paws and legs, and was transported and treated in Santa Fe, the capital of this state.
New Mexico
What December holiday, which honors African harvest festival traditions, was created in 1966 by professor Maulana Karenga?
Kwanzaa
Justin Timberlake started his career a member of this boy-band
NSYNC
What object do male penguins often gift a female penguin to show affection?
A rock
What Playstation platformer released in 1996 has you play as the titualr character - a marsupial prone to mayhem who was captured by Dr. Neo Cortex?
Crash Bandicoot
This was the first colony to become a U.S. state after ratifying the U.S. Constitution in 1787
Delaware
The origins of Christmas celebrations stretch back to this ancient European society. Originally, these celebrations were done to praise the harvest god and sun god, Saturnalia and Mithra.
Roman Empire
What one-hit-wonder act was behind the classic hit "Barbie Girl"?
Aqua
What type of sea animal is a Portuguese Man O' War?
Jellyfish
In the Sega series Sonic, what is the actual name of the character who is nicknamed "Tails"?
Miles Prower
This vibrant bird is honored as the State Bird of seven U.S. states, more than any other. Stanford, Illinois State, Ball State Universities all have this bird as their mascot.
February 2nd is this annual holiday in which a Punxsutawney Phil, a furry animal for which the holiday is named after, prognosticates if we will have 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring.
Groundhog's Day
The term "The Day the Music Died" from Don McLean's "American Pie" is widely used to describe the plane crash in 1959 that resulted in the death of this 50's rock and roll pioneer. 50 years later, Weezer released a song named after him on their debut album.
Buddy Holly
The age of a lion can be easily determined by the color of this feature on their face
Nose
"Korobeiniki" is a folk song about a peddler and a girl haggling over the price of goods, but is best known outside of Russia as being the theme music for what classic, blocky video game?
Tetris