Memes
A popular meme template used to make fun of people for congratulating themselves for things features former U.S. President Barack Obama presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to this person.
Himself
This vampiric character from PBS' Sesame Street would love this category, since he loves to count things!
Count von Count
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, this ghost is the first to visit Ebeneezer Scrooge.
Jacob Marley
This is the approximate distance, in kilometres, from the United Kingdom to the nearest non-UK country.
This food and drink combo is said to be the favorite snack of Santa Claus.
Cookies & Milk
The clenched fist of this PBS character, who shares a name with a U.S. President and a legendary King of England, and is known for his trademark yellow sweater, appears in the "clenched fist" meme.
Arthur
Commercials for this taffee-filled sweet feature an owl counting "how many licks" it takes to get to their center.
Tootsie Pop
The modern image of Santa Claus as a big, jolly, old man in red comes largely from a Christmas ad created by this drink company in 1931.
Coca Cola
The Smithsonian has two National Museums of the American Indian! One in Washington D.C. and one in New York. This is the approximate distance, by road, between NMAI DC and the nearest NMAI (NYC). (Closest Guess Wins)
228 Miles
This traditional Christmas drink consists of eggs, cream, nutmeg, vanilla, milk, and alcohol.
Eggnog
The "Well, that escalated quickly" meme comes from this 2004 film starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
This is the number you would get if you were to subtract the number of states in the United States by the number of provinces in Canada. (Not counting territories)
40
In his 1957 Christmas song, Elvis Presley says that although "you'll be doin' alright with your Christmas of White," his Christmas will be this color.
Blue
In 2024, the University of California at Berkeley (and two other schools) joined the ACC, a sports conference previously only consisting of schools on the east coast. This is the approximate distance, by road, from Cal-Berkeley to the nearest ACC opponent. (Closest Guess Wins)
39 Miles - The distance from Cal-Berkeley to Stanford!
In the carol "We Wish you a Merry Christmas," the carolers make repetitive (and increasingly aggressive) demands for this Christmas desert.
Figgy Pudding
This was the year that the stock photo which became the "distracted boyfriend" meme template was taken.
2015
Counting both motion-capture and voice work, this is the number of characters played by Tom Hanks in the classic Christmas movie The Polar Express.
6
Since 2022, three offensive linemen from this NFL football team, plus other team members, have come together to release a series of "Special" Christmas music albums for charity. Maybe Taylor Swift will join them someday!
The Philadelphia Eagles
Located in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, Hawai'i is among the world's most isolated island chains. While people tend to believe that the nearest U.S. state to Hawai'i is California, it is actually Alaska! This is the approximate distance between the Kure Atoll, HI, and the southernmost point of Alaska in the Aleutian Islands. (Closest Guess Wins)
1570
Legend has it that this sugary treat was first made in Germany in 1670, when a choirmaster gave them to his students to keep them from fidgeting during services.
Candy Canes
This British politician and former Prime Minister has become the subject of numerous memes after their term as Prime Minister famously lasted less time than it took for a store-bought head of lettuce to wilt.
Liz Truss
In the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," this is the total number of gifts distributed across all twelve days of Christmas.
364
Santa's reindeer were first named in this famous 1823 poem by Clement Clarke-Moore, which is most often known by its first line.
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
As of 2025, based on the only articles and blog posts I can find, and actually playing around with google maps myself, the spot in the contiguous United States (the lower 48) farthest away from a McDonald's appears to be in a field in South Dakota just west of the Standing Rock Reservation. This is the distance, by road, from this field to the nearest McDonald's in Dickinson, ND. (Closest Guess Wins)
120 Miles
In the traditional Italian-American feast of the seven fishes, each type of fish consumed represents one of these.
Catholic Sacraments