Reindeer Names
While trapped in the snowy Sierra Nevadas, these pioneers notoriously resorted to cannibalism to survive the winter of 1846.
Who are the Donner Party?
On the 1937 winter solstice, Walt Disney's adaptation of a German fairy tale premiered as the world's first full-length animated feature.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?
This androgenous '80s pop star traded in his iconic one-word name for what he described as an "unpronounceable symbol whose meaning has not been identified."
Who is Prince?
Johnny Depp plays a scarred, ageless humanoid with blades for fingers in this 1990 gothic romance from Tim Burton.
What is Edward Scissorhands?
Please do skip the mistletoe,
If upon your lips one of these grows.
What are cold sores?
Once hailed as "America's Mayor", this New Yorker now faces defamation suits for comments made during a press conference at a landscaping company.
Who is Rudolph Giuliani?
On the 1978 winter solstice, this serial killer known for dressing up as a clown was arrested and charged with 33 counts of murder in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
Born as Destiny Hope in 1992, this country-pop hitmaker got her start co-starring with her dad on a Disney Channel sit-com.
Who is Miley Cyrus?
In Batman Returns (1992), Danny DeVito dons a top hat and tails to portray this iconically grotesque supervillain.
Who is the Penguin?
When given this, you are ignored
Especially by someone you adore.
What is a cold shoulder?
This celestial body, which orbits Earth every 76 years, may have foreshadowed the death of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
What is Halley's Comet?
On the 2012 winter solstice, many were disappointed to find that the world did not end in catastrophe as predicted by this ancient civilization.
Who are the Mayans?
Born Robert Alan Zimmerman in 1941, this folk singer-songwriter's music became the backdrop for the antiwar and civil rights movements of the 1960s.
Who is Bob Dylan?
In this 1984 dark comedy, mysterious creatures transform and terrorize the town after indulging in a late-night snack.
What is Gremlins?
We say this someone quits
All at once, no starts and fits.
What is cold turkey?
Part of the 1980s LA glam metal scene, this band has been described as "the female Bon Jovi."
What is Vixen?
On the 1864 winter solstice, this Union general concluded his famous "March to the Sea," capturing the port of Savannah after a scorched-earth campaign through Confederate Georgia.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
Born Aubrey Graham in 1986, this hip-hop star got his start on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi.
Who is Drake?
This 90s-era Hollywood power couple took leading roles in Stanley Kubrick's erotic psychological drama, "Eyes Wide Shut."
Who are Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman?
This is when you start a show
Without a warm-up or intro.
What is a cold open?
Launched in 2004, this online dating service faced criticism after a blog post revealed they conducted psychological experiments on its users.
What is OKCupid?
On the 1898 winter solstice, this Polish chemist discovered the elements radium and polonium, for which she won a Nobel prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
If you're a fan of this Trinidadian rapper, born as Onika Tanya Maraj in 1982, you might be a called a Barb.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
NYPD detective John McClane saves his estranged wife by throwing a German radical off of this fictional LA skyscraper in the 1988 action film/mediocre male fantasy, "Die Hard."
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
This Holy Grail for physicists,
Allows room-temp reactors to exist.
What is cold fusion?