U.S Citizenship Test
Christmas Films
Christmas Quotes & Sayings
American History
Not Quite What It Seems
200

The name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now. 

Who is Mike Johnson?

200

In How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), the Grinch lives on this mountain above Whoville.

What is Mount Crumpit?

200

In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch exclaims that Christmas doesn’t come from this.

What is a store/the store?

200

This treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence.

What is the Treaty of Paris?

200

This song is traditionally sung at Christmas, but it was originally written for Thanksgiving in 1857.

What is “Jingle Bells”?

400

 The year the Constitution was written?

What is 1787? 

400

This 2002 Christmas film follows a department store manager trying to win over a rival in holiday toy sales.

What is Jingle All The Way?

400

In A Charlie Brown Christmas, this character says, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”

Who is Linus?

400

The presidents who are on Mount Rushmore. 

Who are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt 

400

While many associate this dessert with Christmas, in France, it was originally served for New Year’s celebrations. 

What is the Yule log?

600

This was the main concern of the U.S during the Cold War. 

What is Communism?

600

Kevin sets up a fake gangster movie to scare off intruders. Name it.

What is “Angels with Filthy Souls”?

600

Charles Dickens wrote in A Christmas Carol: “I will honor Christmas in my _____.”

What is heart? 

600

The country that the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeated in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the Miracle on Ice. 

What is the Soviet Union? 

600

Though Santa Claus is commonly pictured in red, the “Santa suit” was popularized long before Coca-Cola by illustrations from this 19th-century cartoonist.

Who is Thomas Nast?

800

The U.S. Senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases. Which two presidents were actually impeached by the House?

Who are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton?

800

The soundtrack for Home Alone was composed by this legendary composer.

Who is John Williams?

800

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave me ______. 

What are seven swans a-swimming? 


800

The Christian group that banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681.

Who are The Puritans? 

800

Frosty the Snowman’s signature magic hat is often just a prop in movies, but in the original 1950s song, it has this symbolic effect.

What is it brings him to life?

1000

This landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review, allowing the Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

1000

Scrooge’s clerk, a kind but overworked man, is named this.

Who is Bob Cratchit?

1000

In Miracle on 34th Street, the lawyer says this about faith and believing in Santa.

What is “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to"? 

1000

This 1791 rebellion against a federal excise tax tested the new government’s ability to enforce its laws under the Constitution.

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

1000

Though “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is now associated with a TV special, his character was created as a marketing tool for this company.

What is Montgomery Ward?

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