True Tongan Test
British explorer James Cook gave Tonga this nickname after visiting the nation.
The Friendly Islands
This song is the top selling Christmas single of all time
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
How many ghosts appear in "A Christmas Carol"?
4
(Past, Present, Future, and Jacob Marley)
This person wanted to be a brain surgeon when they grew up.
Ashley
This person's favorite snack is Holiday gas station popcorn
Tia
Which of these animals has the most legs: bee, octopus, or crab?
Crab
(Bees have six, octopi have eight, crabs have 10)
California and Utah are first and second respectively in terms of Tongan population. Which state is third?
Texas
The 1998 song, "The Prayer" was a powerful duet feating these two artists.
Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
Which one of Santa's reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid
This person secretly doesn't like to dance
Mom
This person was voted most likely to be a political leader in elementary.
Sione F.
Which is not a South American country: Guatemala, Guyana, or Uruguay?
Guatemala
Tonga is known as being the only place people can swim with whales, what type of whales are native to Tonga?
Humpback whales
Who did Billboard Magazine name as the Artist of the Decade in December 1999?
Mariah Carey
Where did Jesus' family flee to from Bethlehem?
Egypt
This person used to eat sandwiches with just Mayo and bread.
Britt
This person got bullied so much for crying as a kid they can't cry now.
Sione M.
The word "salary" was inspired by people getting paid with what?
Salt
Tonga holds the record for the heaviest (Fattest) _____ in history.
Monarch. King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV was the world’s heaviest monarch. In fact, he still holds the Guinness World Record for being the world’s heaviest monarch at 208.7kg (460lb). Nevertheless, he managed to lose about 40% of his weight becoming a health role model for the whole of Tonga.
The Lion King won an academy award for a song written by this artist.
Elton John (Can You Feel the Love Tonight)
What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
This person once got in trouble for running an illegitimate soccer league and taking money under the table from players.
Brandon
This person was once given chemotherapy to treat a growth on their foot.
Brandon
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
This empire ruled large parts of the Pacific islands for centuries including Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, parts of Micronesia, and Melanesia.
The Tu'i Tonga Empire
Michael Jackson famously purchased the rights to this band's music.
The Beatles
Michael Jackson purchased the publishing rights to the vast majority of the Beatles' catalog for $47 million, outbidding McCartney himself.
This christmas song was the first song played in space
Jingle Bells
This person's childhood nickname was "over-ripe."
Dad
This person once got a concussion and lost all memory for a week.
Haili
Podophobia is the fear of what?
Feet
This Tongan king adopted Christianity and made it the national religion
King George Tupou I
In 2016, this classical composer out-sold Beyonce
Mozart
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca Cola
This person still jams out to the "Hamster Dance Song"
Sione M
This person almost drowned in a 4 foot pool.
Etu
Little-boy and Fat-man were nicknames for two of the first ______.
Nuclear Bombs
This Tongan traditional god, known as 'the sky god' was believed to have pulled the islands of Vava'u with his hook.
Tangaloa
in music theory there are 3 clefs: Treble, Bass, and ___.
C-clef (AKA Alto or Tenor)
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey
This person stole a ring from their mother to give it to their elementary school crush, only to be rejected and bring it right back.
Alo
This person was once part of a group that vandalized property by throwing a full port-a-potty down a staircase.
Lola
Sir Issac Newton was famous for his work surrounding gravity in physics. He was also instrumental to developing this field of mathematics.
Calculus.