Animals
This breed is the most popular family dog in the United States and is known for its friendliness.
labrador retriever
This red-and-white striped holiday treat is often hung on Christmas trees.
candy cane
This Great Lake forms Michigan’s entire western shoreline.
lake michigan
This social media platform, launched in 2004, became one of the biggest networking sites in the world.
This 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet became the highest-grossing movie of its time.
titanic
This large flightless bird from Africa is the fastest animal on two legs.
ostrich
This popular Christmas song begins with the lyrics, “You better watch out, you better not cry.”
santa claus is coming to town
This lake is the smallest by surface area of the Great Lakes.
lake ontario
This animated film became the first feature-length movie created entirely with computer animation in 1995.
toy story
This 1984 supernatural comedy features a team who battle ghosts using proton packs.
ghost busters
This aquatic mammal uses echolocation to navigate and hunt in the ocean.
dolphin
In Elf, Buddy travels to this U.S. city to find his real father.
new york city
Shipwrecks from this Great Lake include the famous Edmund Fitzgerald.
lake superior
This space shuttle tragically exploded shortly after launch in 1986.
the challenger
This 1993 dinosaur blockbuster directed by Steven Spielberg brought realistic CGI creatures to the big screen.
jurassic park
This North American mammal is the largest land animal on the continent.
american bison
In The Polar Express, the first gift of Christmas is this simple item symbolizing belief.
sleigh bell
This Great Lake separates Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from Canada’s Ontario province.
lake huron
This 1973 Supreme Court decision legalized abortion nationwide and became one of the most debated rulings in U.S. history.
roe v. wade
In Home Alone, the two burglars chasing Kevin have a nickname based on how they leave faucets running at houses they rob.
wet bandits
This North American animal is the only marsupial found north of Mexico.
oppossum
This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees in the 1500s.
germany
This narrow waterway connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, creating one large hydrological system.
straits of mackinaw
This 1962 crisis between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is considered the closest the world ever came to nuclear war.
cuban missile crisis
In Top Gun, "Maverick" is the call sign of this character.
pete mitchell