Christmas
The tradition that began in the 1840’s as a way to keep the postal service hopping.
What are Christmas Cards?
The revolution began at this battle / these battles
What was Lexington and Concord?
The drummer for the Beatles.
Who was Ringo Starr?
The first of these was celebrated between settlers and Wampanoag natives in 1621.
What is Thanksgiving?
This President, an avowed conservationist, banned Christmas trees from the White House, until his son defied the ban and put a small one in his closet.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
On Christmas Day, his army crossed the Delaware and won the battle of Trenton.
Who was George Washington?
This Founding Father's signature on the Declaration of Independence is famously large.
Who was John Hancock
This enormous music festival was hosted in upstate New York in 1969
What was Woodstock?
Candy hearts decorated with messages are common treats for this holiday.
What is Valentines Day?
The first White House Christmas Party was held by this president.
Who was John Adams?
Christmas trees made from this metal were popular in the 1960’s.
What is Aluminum?
This battle prompted France to send aid to the colonists.
What was the Battle of Saratoga
The singer dubbed the "King of Pop."
Who was Michael Jackson?
This January holiday commemorates a civil rights activist from Atlanta, Georgia.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
In 1889, the first White House Christmas Tree was put in by this President.
Who was Benjamin Harrison?
The decade that Coca Cola began using Santa Claus in their advertisements.
What was the 1920's?
The British general that surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
Who was General Cornwallis?
This song, by Don McLean, commemorated a 1959 plane crash that killed three musicians.
What is American Pie?
Many schools in the US begin school following this holiday weekend.
What is Labor Day?
This state has given the most Blue Room Christmas Trees to the White House.
What is North Carolina>
This US President declared Christmas a federal holiday in 1870.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
This bystander was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre and thus, the Revolution.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
The first music video played on MTV.
What is Video Killed the Radio Star?
Traditional Irish decorations for this holiday were carved out of gourds such as turnips.
What is Halloween?
This president beat Dwight Eisenhower's record of having 26 Christmas trees in the White House with his total of 36 Christmas trees.
Who was Bill Clinton?