General December
The seasonal change from Fall to Winter typically falls on one of two dates in December (name either of them)
What is December 21st or 22nd?
What is Christmas?
Who is Zoe Kravitz?
What is "Silence of the Lambs?"
December 30, 1988: President Ronald Reagan & President-elect George H.W. Bush were subpoenaed to testify in the trial of this former White House aide implicated in the Iran-Contra arms-for-Contras affair
Who is Oliver North?
December features two zodiac signs: Sagittarius -- the Archer or Hunter -- and this, the sign of the Goat
What is Capricorn?
December 7th recognizes a day in U.S. history that has lived in "infamy" since 1941
What is Pearl Harbor Day?
Born December 2nd, this former Mousketeer became more famous as a 90's pop superstar ("Oops, I Did It Again")
Who is Britney Spears?
Born December 30, this professional golfer has won 15 major championships - second only to Jack Nicklaus' 18
Who is Tiger Woods?
December 25, 1776: This Revolutionary War general led 2,400 of his Colonial troops in crossing the Delaware River - surprising the British & Hessian troops camped at Trenton, NJ (Merry Christmas!)
Who was George Washington?
[the Colonials suffered only 6 wounded (including future president Lt. James Monroe)]
December - from the Latin decem ("tenth") - retained its name when these two months were added to the Roman calendar, making it the 12th month
What are January and February?
This holiday commemorates the triumph of the Maccabees in reclaiming the Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek-Syrians
What is Hanukkah?
Born December 4, he's hip-hop royalty, but is probably best-known as the husband of Beyonce
Who is Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter?
This versatile actor, born December 28th, has won two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor in "Glory" and Best Actor in "Training Day"
Who is Denzel Washington?
Who was Rosa Parks?
What is turquoise?
One of the traditions of this holiday is the singing of Auld Lang Syne ("times long past") at midnight
What is New Years Eve/Day?
Born December 13th, she's engaged to the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce
Who is Taylor Swift?
This mother-effin' actor, born December 21st, was the mother-effin' star of the mother-effin' film "Snakes On A Plane"
Who the eff is Samuel L. Jackson?
December 10, 1950: Dr. Ralph Bunche became the 1st African American to be given this recognition, for his mediation efforts between Israel and nearby Arab nations
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
December hosts two official flowers: the narcissus, essentially a daffodil, and this one -- sporting red berries commonly used to deck the halls at Christmas time
What is the holly?
This late-December holiday is observed over seven days
What is Kwanzaa?
Born December 17th, he played Jim Lowenstein's father in the "American Pie" film series
Who is Eugene Levy?
Born Christmas Day 1948, this singer is most famous for recording a song about wastin' away in "Margaritaville"
Who was Jimmy Buffett?
December 1,1988: Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of this country - bordering Iran, Afghanistan, China, and India - the first woman to govern a Muslim nation
What is Pakistan?