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This gravity man was a Christmas present in 1642 but a calendar change means he got his Google Doodle on Jan. 4
Who was Newton?
It's the second book of the Bible: head out!
What is Exodus?
The hot toy of Christmas 1983: these dolls created by Xavier Roberts that were adopted
What is Cabbagepatch dolls?
It's a gift of money as a legacy to provide income for an institution or a person; there's a national one for the arts
What is endowment?
It's the dessert mentioned in We Wish You A Merry Christmas & we won't leave until we get some!
What is figgy pudding?
In January 2018 (after Christmas thank goodness) this retail chain that kids love said it would close about 180 stores
What is Toys R Us?
It's the second-most brilliant natural object in the night sky
What is Venus?
A plastic family of toys in the 1970s the Weebles were said to wobble but they don't do this
What is fall down?
It's the traditional gift for the 15th wedding anniversary; Waterford is a good choice
What is crystal?
Neil Papworth approved & sent the first one of these in December 1992 typing Merry Christmas
What is a text message?
First names in the dictionary that are synonyms for a Christmas song include Carol & this male name
What is Noel?
A pair of these birds is the second gift in The 12 Days Of Christmas song
What are turtledoves?
An arctophile: these cuddly toys
What are teddy bears?
After this Gift of the Magi author did time for embezzlement he reinvented himself & changed his name
Who is O Henry?
He says Merry Christmas! ...What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
It's the rhyming brand name of the Christmas helper seen here
What is Elf on a Shelf?
It's the second-most abundant element in the universe & it's also listed second on the periodic table
What is helium?
This company's 1st product was wood picture frames; doll furniture made from wood scraps changed its emphasis to toys
What is Mattel?
This music app is named for the mythological woman to whom Apollo gave the gift of music
Who is Pandora?
All I Want For Christmas Is You from her Merry Christmas CD was the first holiday song to sell 1 million downloads
Who is Mariah Carey?
Bach was tasked with writing new works for each festival; cantata 63 is for Christmas & 65 is for this 12 days later
What is epiphany?
The Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms & mentions a well regulated one of these
What is a militia?
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Lego Systems in Enfield CT.) A carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen founded Lego in the 1930s to make wooden toys; he coined the company name from the words leg godt play well in this his native language
What is Danish?
The Central Park statue of this man astride his horse was a gift from the government of Venezuela
Who is Simon Bolivar?
A man runs through the snowy streets of Bedford Falls shouting Merry Christmas! in this 1946 classic
What is It's a Wonderful Life?