1998
December 5
Jacob Kelley
Famous Jacobs
JP2
100

This Backstreet Boy's song was their most successful single, reaching number four in the US Billboard Hot 100, running 22 weeks in 1998. 

What is Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)?

100

This American animator, film producer and entrepreneur was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Chicago, IL.

Who is Walt Disney?

100

This is the fruit Jacob often brings back to Chicago from home.

What are Michigan apples?

100

This famous Jacob was caught in a love triangle that involved a vampire and human in what popular movie and book series.

What is Twlight?

100

JP2's had a passion for this winter sport.

What is skiing?

200

This movie was the top movie of 1998 and one of the most expensive movie to be filmed in the 20th century with a budget of $200,000,000. 

What is Titanic?

200

This amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified on December 5, 1933.

What is the Twenty-first Amendment?

200

Jacob Kelley ran the 2022 Chicago Marathon under this many hours.

What is 3 hours?

200

This Jacob is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers. He previously played for the New York Mets.

Who is Jacob deGrom?

200

This is the amount of people said to have seen JP2 in person. 

What is half a billion people? (More than any other person in human history!)

300

1998 was the year this Japanese video game to US.

What is Pokemon?

300

This academic honor society, the oldest in the U.S., held its first meeting at the College of William & Mary on December 5, 1776.

What is Phi Beta Kappa?

300

This meal is one Jacob Kelley eats straight from a crock pot. 

What is Chicken and Rice?

300

This famous "Jacob" is rumored to be the inspiration behind Taylor Swift's 10 minute song "All Too Well" described as one of her best-written songs for its heavily detailed and powerful lyrics. 

Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?

300

This is JP2's favorite dessert.

What is Papal Cream Cake?

400

This team won their first Super Bowl in 1998.

Who is the Denver Broncos?

400

E. D. Nixon and this civil rights activist lead the Montgomery bus boycott on December 5, 1955. 

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

Jacob's favorite professor, Dr. Jared Ortiz, teaches this subject at Hope College.

What is Catholic theology?

400

This Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and grandson of this founding father of the people of Israel.

Who is Abraham?

400

JP2 was Pope for this many years and months. 

What is 25 years and 5 months?

500

This MLB team won their 24th World Series in 1998.

Who are the New York Yankees?

500

The International Olympic Committee banned this country from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

What is Russia?

500

The person here who knows Jacob's favorite dessert

Who is no one?

500

This Jacob is know from the song lyric containing "His name is my name too". 

What is John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?

500

This event marked the day JP2 proclaimed as the “happiest day of his life”. 


What is the canonization of Saint Faustina?

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