It's My Party....
This is the city in Nebraska where Samantha was born.
What is Norfolk?
This winter greenery is traditionally associated with fertility, luck, or kissing and is the floral emblem of Oklahoma.
What is mistletoe?
This country has the most US students studying abroad there in locations including Florence and Milan?
What is Italy?
DJ, play a Christmas song
I wanna be dancing all night long
It's cold outside, but it's warm in here
And that's the only thing I want this year
DJ, play a Christmas song
I wanna be dancing all night long
It's tough outside, but it's love in here
And that's the only thing I want this year
That's the only thing I want this year
That's the only thing I want this year
That's the only thing I want this year
That's the only thing I want this year
DJ Play a Christmas Song by Cher
These are the 3 major airports within the Baltimore-DC area.
What is BWI, Dulles, and DCA?
This is the Omaha school district Samantha attended for her primary and secondary education.
What is Westside?
This European city is home to the Winter Palace, a royal residence that is in its fourth iteration.
What is Saint Petersburg, Russia?
Approximately this many new international students joined US campuses in 2023
a. 100,000
b. 1.3 million
c. 765,000
d. 299,000
D: 299,000
(exact: 298,705)
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
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day
All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
This is the school that Jada Pinkett Smith & Tupac went to (and the movie Step Up was based on! One of Sam's favorite films!!)
What is Baltimore School of the Arts?
This was Samantha's first real job (not counting many hours spent babysitting in high school).
What is Dressbarn?
This desert experiences snow, despite its warm climate.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This country sent the most international students to the US in 2023?
What is India?
In my heart is a Christmas tree farm
Where the people would come
To dance under sparkling lights
Bundled up in their mittens and coats
And the cider would flow
And I just wanna be there tonight
Christmas Tree Farm, Taylor Swift
A marketing campaign in the 1970s coined this affectionate nickname for Baltimore, reflecting the city’s quaint and friendly character.
What is Charm City?
What is:
*Minneapolis
*Lincoln
*Norfolk
*Bishkek
This capital city is the coldest in the world by annual average temperature -- better start learning how to build a yurt!
What is Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
This US state welcomes the most international students to the US. It's state bird in the quail, state crustacean is Dungeness crab, and the state vegetable is the artichoke.
What is California?
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight
A Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
This American novelist, born in Baltimore, is best known for authoring "The Hunt for Red October."
Who is Tom Clancy?
Samantha (finally) graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2020 with this degree.
What is Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies, Political Science Concentration?
This classic fairy tale inspired the tradition of making gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
This is the university where Samantha will work as Assistant Director of International Recruitment
What is University of Maryland Baltimore County?
I'm talkin' deckin' all the halls
I'm talkin' spikin' eggnog
I'm talkin' opposite of small
I'm talkin' big snowballs
You got a new toy for me
I'm out here trimmin' the tree
I caught that holiday glee
My true love gave it to me
A Nonsense Christmas by Sabrina Carpenter
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—" are the opening stanzas to this poem by Baltimore-born author.
What is The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe?