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100

Old Fezziwig, who was eventually forced out of his own company, employed both Ebeneezer Scrooge and his business partner -- who came back to haunt him

Who is Jacob Marley?

100

"Round yon virgin, mother and child"

What is Silent Night?

100

In 2017, the first party of this kind in space is held by astronauts on the International Space Station

What is a pizza party?

100

Kwanzaa is more of a cultural observance than a religious one; instead of "8 crazy nights" it celebrates a night each for this number of principles

What is 7?

100

After the victory over the Maccabees, the Jews had enough oil to burn the holy light in the temple for one night; miraculously, it burned for this many nights

What are eight nights?

200

Whenever the subject of Christmas came up, Scrooge expressed his contempt by saying this

What is "Bah, Humbug?"

200

"Fall on your knees; O hear the angel voices!"

What is O Holy Night?

200

This African nation has more pyramids than any country on Earth

What is Sudan?

200
The Kwanzaa observance period begins on this date in December each year

What is December 26?

200

The "Hanukkah Song" made its debut in 1994 on Saturday Night Live performed by this comedian

Who is Adam Sandler?

300

This phrase is used to close Charles Dickens' story, said by the smallest character, Tiny Tim

What is "God Bless Us, Every One"?

300

"O star of wonder, star of night; Star with royal beauty bright"

What are We Three Kings (of Orient Are)?

300

The first Women's Pro Basketball League took place between two Lake Michigan coastal cities: the Chicago Hustle vs. the Does from the city about 90 miles north

What is Milwaukee?

300

College professor Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in the 1960s as a way of uniting and empowering the African American community in the aftermath of deadly riots that occurred in this section of Los Angeles

What is Watts?

300

During Hanukkah, most of the foods -- such as latkes and apple fritters -- are prepared in this manner, as a symbol of the miracle of the oil that burned for more than one day in the temple  

What is fried?

400
This man, Tiny Tim's father, bore the brunt of Scrooge's wrath and bullying as his faithful employee

Who is Bob Cratchit?

400

"Good tidings we bring to you and your kin"

What is We Wish You A Merry Christmas?

400

Originally called DomiNick's, this national food chain got its current name suggested by a pizza delivery driver

What is Domino's?

400

The term Kwanzaa comes from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” (first fruits) in this African language

What is Swahili?

400

The White House first celebrated Hanukkah in 1951, as Israel's Prime Minister David Ben Gurion presented a menorah to this president

Who was Harry S Truman?

500

"A Christmas Carol" was published in 1843, the same year people began exchanging these with friends and family

What are Christmas Cards?

500

"The stars in the sky looked down where he lay"

What is Away In A Manger?

500

There are 7 NFL teams who currently don't have cheerleaders; this one -- who plays home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ -- has NEVER had any

Who are the New York Giants?

(lawsuits [Bills, Jets], internal decisions [Browns], cold weather [Steelers, Bears, Packers])

500

7 candles are used for each day of Kwanzaa: 3 red candles three green candles, and one of this color

What is black?

500

This spinning top was created as a method to study Jewish scripture without incurring the wrath of Greek-Syrians who had outlawed Judaism

What is a dreidel?

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