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For how green and weird Dr. Seuss made the Grinch look, his pet dog has a normal appearance and this normal name
Max
Although their dental uses have been documented in humans from up to 1.8 million years ago, most dentists today recommend just using this to remove food from between teeth instead
Floss
Gifted by France in 1886, this Ellis Island monument was not green when we got it
The Statue of Liberty
Of the 5 Oceans, this is the one that lays claim to the North Pole
Arctic Ocean
The average location of the weight of an object, or its balance point
Center of Gravity/Mass
Now considered something of a jazz standard, "Christmas Time Is Here" was composed by this group for the 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi Trio
He's been portrayed in live action by Jim Carrey and voiced by the likes of Boris Karloff, Bob Holt, and this Sherlock Star
Benedict Cumberbatch
Essentially just a large toothpick, this Middle Eastern dish skewers vegetables and roasted meets on a stick
Kebab
The Greeks gifted this city a large wooden horse in the 11th century B.C.E. with... no ulterior motives
Troy
These North Polean creatures, Ursus maritimus, usually won't travel more than 82 degrees North owing to the scarcity of food
Polar Bears
A term coined by Hugh Hefner, Marilyn Monroe appeared on one in the first issue of Playboy in 1953
Centerfold
This 1994 single holds the record for longest amount of time between release and reaching number one on the charts at 25 years
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Scholars have noted many similarities with this haunted Charles Dickens character
Ebeneezer Scrooge
"82, 82, 82: 246 total" is a line uttered by the titular character of this movie when counting some spilled toothpicks
Rain Man
Now a swap-heavy gift giving tradition, these animals were gifted by nobility as a symbol of peace, prosperity, and opulence in many Southeast Asian monarchies
White Elephant
Oceanographer Pyotr Shirshov, meteorologist Yevgeny Fyodorov, and radio operator Ernst Krenkel from this then country operated the first North Pole ice station for 9 months in 1937
Soviet Union
This English group is best known for their 1991 debut single "I'm Too Sexy"
Right Said Fred
In Gene Autry and The Pinafores song about some antlered fellows, this is how many reindeer are called out by name
9
Cardiologist David Kass figures that the rapid growth of this organ on the Grinch puts his physiology as that of a Burmese python
Heart
Commonly used to pierce garnishes in cocktails, you can find a toothpick through the orange rind and cherry of this drink comprised of whiskey, water, and bitters
Old Fashioned
DAILY DOUBLE
His own Little Drummer Boy story, on Christmas in 1957 Richard Starkey, better known by this stage name, received his first drumset from his stepfather
This North American island, a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, is the closest land to the North Pole
Greenland
This 2008 zombie video game by Valve pits its 4 Survivors against hordes and hordes of the infected
Left 4 Dead
In 2022 Lindsay Lohan covered this song, first released by Bobby Helms, as a nod to its use in the 2004 comedy Mean Girls
Jingle Bell Rock
The length of pole that Thurl Ravenscroft STILL wouldn't touch the Grinch with
39 1/2 ft.
University of the Pacific professor Joe King used 110,000 toothpicks to recreate and celebrate this landmark's centennial in 1989
Eiffel Tower
General William T. Sherman sent President Lincoln a telegraph in the winter of 1864 gifting him this Georgian city from the Confederacy along with "150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.”
Savannah
Sharing its name with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is this US Navy submarine that crossed the North Pole on August 3rd, 1958
Nautilus
This 1989 comedy-drama movie taking place on a hot summer day was ranked as the fourth best of the decade by Roger Ebert
Do The Right Thing
"Dolls that'll talk and will go for a walk" are the hopes of these two girls in "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
Janice and Jen