Holiday Treats
Creamy, rich, alcoholic beverage served from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day.
What is eggnog? You can also make a non-alcoholic version of eggnog.
($100) On New Year’s Day 1984, AT&T ceased to exist as we knew it when it was broken into seven pieces, known by this collective nickname.
What are the Baby Bells? Several of the Baby Bells have merged into what is now Verizon, but some of them have merged back into AT&T.
($100) Born January 1, 1752, Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first one of these.
What is the American flag? Ross was a seamstress who made flags for Pennsylvanians. She made the flag with the stars in a circle.
($100) Snowbirds flock to this East Coast state.
What is Florida? Many snowbirds spend several months in Florida.
($100) There may never be another dance couple as graceful and accomplished as the one starring in Top Hat, Swing Time, and Royal Wedding.
Who are Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire? They starred in 10 films together
Edible holiday house.
What is gingerbread? It’s the spices that create gingerbread’s distinctive taste: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove.
($200) On January 12, 2010, a hurricane devastated this neighbor of the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti? Today, many Haitians in the capital city of Port au Prince remain in tent cities.
($200) Born January 1, 1735, Paul Revere’s claim to fame is this
What is his midnight ride? He alerted the minutemen of the advancing British troops.
($200) Snowbirds flock to this desert state.
What is Arizona? Arizona snowbirds flock mostly to the metropolitan Phoenix area.
($200) They are the romantic characters in Casablanca who will “always have Paris.”
Who are Ilsa (Lund) and Rick (Blaine)? Ingrid Bergman played Ilsa, and Humphrey Bogart played Rick. When Rick told Ilsa to leave Casablanca, Ilsa asked, “What about us?” Rick responded, “We’ll always have Paris.”
Italian version of a sweet bread with dried fruit.
What is panettone? It dates to the Roman Empire. It’s a popular treat in Europe, Latin America, and Australia.
($300) On January 7, 1927, this losing New York basketball team played its first game.
Who are the Harlem Globetrotters? They are a show team spreading goodwill around the world. They didn’t play a game in Harlem until 1968.
($300) Born January 1, 1895, he was the first FBI director.
Who is J. Edgar Hoover? He began serving under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
($300) These Caribbean islands are known for their offshore banking.
What are the Cayman Islands? The busiest months for tourism are December through February.
($300) They played the starring roles of Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Who are Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard? Breakfast at Tiffany’s was the role that launched Peppard’s leadingman film career.
Traditional, booze-soaked, dense Christmas cake everyone loves to hate.
What is fruit cake? Everyone made fruit cake to give to friends and relatives during the 1950s and 1960s, but did anyone ever eat it?
($400) On January 4, 2010, the tallest building in the world opened in this country.
What is Dubai? The building is the Burj Khalifa. It has 160 floors and rises 2,723 feet, or a little more than a half-mile, and it remains the tallest building in the world today.
($400) Born January 1, 1919, J.D. Salinger penned this classic story about the narrator, Holden Caulfield.
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
($400) This Caribbean island has a Dutch and a French side, and there are no border-crossing formalities
What is St. Martin (St. Maarten)? The island has around 300 restaurants on 37 square miles.
($400) They played husband and wife or romantic partners in many films, including Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Woman of the Year, and Keeper of the Flame.
Who are Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy? They were also rumored to have had a long-running, off-screen affair.
German sweet bread with dried fruit and a butter and powdered-sugar glaze
What is stollen? Stollen lovers can find some of the best samples at Dresden’s Stollenfest every year during the holidays.
($500) On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 plunged into this river.
What is the Potomac? On his way home from work, Larry Skutnik, dubbed the Congressional Budget Office’s most famous employee, saw the accident site and jumped into the freezing water to rescue one of the passengers.
($500) Born January 1, 1956, Christine Lagarde is managing director of this international organization.
What is the International Monetary Fund (or IMF)? She was named head of the organization in 2011 and again in 2016, the same month she was ordered to stand trial in France. She was found guilty of negligence for her handling of a long-running fraud case, but the court did not order her to pay a fine or serve a prison sentence.
($500) David Rockefeller bought a house on this island in 1957, and it’s still a winter playground for the rich and famous.
Answer: What is St. Barts? Christopher Columbus discovered the island.
($500) They starred as Frankie and Dee in the Beach Party movies.
Who are Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello? They starred together in Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party, and Bikini Beach. Annette Funicello was once a Mousketeer.