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This "meme" number took the world by storm in 2025.
67
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December 5, 1901. This cartoonist and imagineer known for Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Snow White, to name a few, is born.
Walt Disney
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This is how you might wish someone a "Merry Christmas" in Spanish speaking areas of the world.
Feliz Navidad
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I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (and I)
Don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
All I Want for Christmas is You
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This U.S. military base was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
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In November of 2025, Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the mayoral election of this city.
New York City
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December 13, 1989. This top female pop star takes a lot of inspiration from her birthday. She has an album titled after the year she was born, and her lucky number is based on the day she was born.
Taylor Swift
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Japan has a unique Christmas tradition of eating at this popular fried chicken restaurant every December 25th.
KFC
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I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.
I Have a Little Dreidel
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Even though December starts with the Latin prefix "dec," it is the 12th month of the year. What number month was December originally?
10 "dec-ade"
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After the death of Francis in 2025, Chicagoan Robert Prevost became the first citizen of the United States to hold this position in the Catholic Church. He took the name "Leo."
Pope
300
December 18, 1947. This famous director is born. Some of his more famous movies are Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan.
Steven Spielberg
300
Canada celebrates this holiday the day after Christmas, which has some similarities to Black Friday in the USA.
Boxing Day
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, A partridge in a pear tree
Twelve Days of Christmas
300
This Jewish holiday tends to fall completely in December, as 8 nights are celebrated with the traditional lighting of a Menorah
Hanukkah
400
This yearly award is given by Time Magazine to the person/people/thing that had the biggest impact on news and events.
Person of the Year
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December 21, 1879. This Russian leader during World War II was born in, you guessed it, Georgia.
Josef Stalin
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What continent is always the first to experience the New Year?
Oceania (Australia)
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Oh what a laugh it would've been, if daddy had only seen...
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
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The first day of Winter is also known as this, the shortest day in the year.
The Winter Solstice
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Several states, like Texas and California, have manipulated their electoral constituency's boundaries so as to favor one political party over the other. What is this process called?
Gerrymandering
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December 24, 1974. Ryan Seacrest is born. Name one of the two reality/game shows he has hosted throughout his career.
American Idol or Wheel of Fortune
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Sinterklaas is the Dutch version of this Christmas icon. After riding into town on white horse, he knocks on doors to bring gifts to the children of the Netherlands.
Santa Claus
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Want a plane that loops the loop
Me, I want a hula-hoop
We can hardly stand the wait
Please, Christmas, don't be late
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't be Late)
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December of 1991 was a rough year for this economic system, made popular in Eastern Europe and Asia by the USSR.
Communism