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Holiday History
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Holiday Traditions
100

This is the item that was swallowed by the crocodile in Peter Pan

What is a clock?

100

This Native American friend to the settlers acted as a translator

Who is Squanto?

100

Challah is traditionally served during this holiday.

What is Hanukkah?

100

You wouldn’t even touch him with a 39 and a half-foot pole

Who is the Grinch?

100

This symbolic centerpiece is lit at sunset for every day of Hanukkah celebrations

What is the Menorah?

200

This is the best selling holiday film of all time?

What is Home Alone?

200

This president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

This food makes everyone sleepy on Thanksgiving.

Turkey

200

This animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?



What is the Polar Express?

200

This Christmas tradition started in Egypt and Northern Europe when people decorated their homes with green palm fronds and evergreen boughs during the Winter Solstice.

What is decorating the Christmas tree?

300

There are this many milking cows living on the UCD campus? 

a. 100 

b. 105

c. 150

What is b) 105?

300

This story was first written as a Christmas book to hand out to children at retail stores during holiday shopping season. The writer Robert May was inspired by his daughter’s love of reindeer at the zoo.

What is Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer?

300

Children traditionally leave out this baked good and beverage for Santa Claus

What is Milk and Cookies?

300

The main character in the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswolds, plan to do this with his Christmas bonus.

What is building a swimming pool?

300

This percentage of parents admit to stealing Halloween candy from their children.

a. 90%

b. 50%

c. 10%

d. 75%

What is A)90%?

400

The word 'Kwanzaa' originates from this African language.  

What is Swahili?

400

This 1846 California Revolt began on Flag Day June 14th

  1. The Red Revolt 

  2. The Bear Flag Revolt 

  3. Jack Cade Revolt

b) What is the Bear Flag Revolt?

400

This type of dessert resembles a shape of a little man and is popular to make during the Christmas season, especially for kids

What are Gingerbread cookies?

400

In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, this is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel

Who is Clarence Odbody?

400

On Christmas morning, the first child to find this decoration on the Christmas tree wins an extra gift and is said to have good luck for the upcoming year. This tradition originated in Germany.

What is a pickle? Or what is a Christmas pickle?

500

According to Wikipedia, this was the first ever (SMS) text message sent?

A. Hi.

B. Merry Chrismas 

C. Happy Birthday

D. Happy Holidays

What is B. Merry Christmas. (in December 1992)?

500

This beverage company has been using Santa Clause in its advertising since 1931

What is coca-cola?

500

Julius Caesar found the British drinking this holiday drink.

What is Apple Cider?

500

This quirky holiday film was produced by Adam Sandler and starred Kevin James, a protagonist, whose main mode of transportation is a Segway, and he must stop robbers and save his kidnapped daughter and crush

What is Paul Blart: Mall Cop?

500

One does this if they are too old or sick to fast during Ramadan?

What is feed one person in need each day of the month?

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