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100

In Home Alone, where does the McCallister family go on vacation, leaving Kevin behind?

Paris

100

Which Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch”?

Eggnog

100

What is the name of the candelabrum lit during Hanukkah?

The menorah (or hanukkiah)

100

Which campus landmark is known for its unique stained-glass windows and hosts various events?

The Student Union Building (SUB)

100

What is the highest-selling album of all time?

Thriller by Michael Jackson

200

What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever?

White Christmas

200

What Christmas carol did astronaut Tom Stafford hum to signal the Apollo 8 spacecraft’s safe orbit around the Moon?

Jingle Bells

200

How many nights is Hanukkah celebrated?

Eight nights

200

In what year was Boise State University founded?


1932

200

What instrument is famously associated with Jimi Hendrix?

Electric guitar

300

What is the name of the evil magician in Frosty the Snowman?

Professor Hinkle

300

Which country started the tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas?

Italy

300

What does the dreidel's Hebrew letter shin stand for in the phrase associated with the dreidel?

Shin stands for Sham, meaning "there."

300

What was Boise State University’s original name when it was founded?

Boise Junior College

300

What’s the most commonly stolen food in the world

Cheese

400

Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”

Jimmy Stewart

400

Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas a legal holiday?

Alabama, in 1836.

400

What specific miracle does Hanukkah commemorate?

The miracle of the oil, where a small amount of consecrated oil burned for eight days in the Temple's menorah instead of just one.

400

Which famous play in Boise State football history is known for involving a lateral pass and a Statue of Liberty play?

The 2007 Fiesta Bowl

400

What is the only continent without a desert?

Europe

500

What song was initially condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for allegedly portraying an adulterous affair?

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

500

In which modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?

Turkey

500

The story of Hanukkah is primarily found in which ancient texts?

The Books of the Maccabees, which are not part of the Hebrew Bible but are included in some Christian Apocrypha.

500

Who is Boise State University’s most famous football coach, known for leading the team to major success in the early 2000s?

Chris Petersen

500

What is the longest word in the English dictionary that doesn’t have a vowel in it

Rhythm

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