No place like "home" for the holidays
Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind when his family flies to Paris, forcing the eight-year-old to defend his Chicago home from two burglars known as the "Wet Bandits"
Home Alone
In 2014, this viral social media challenge, which involved dumping a bucket of icy water on oneself, helped raise over $115 million for ALS research
Ice Bucket Challenge?
Being left-handed might have helped this "Bambino" hit a then record 714 career home runs
Babe Ruth
They've claimed their food is "finger-lickin" good since 1956
Name the lake each city lies on:
Duluth, MN
Lake Superior
This safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant has a famous catchphrase, "D'oh!", which has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001
Homer Simpson
Popularized by icons like Sonny and Cher in the 1970s, these pants are tight through the thigh and widen dramatically below the knee
Bell Bottoms
This president may have signed bills with his left hand, but it wasn't enough to beat Jimmy Carter in 1976
Gerald Ford
1967 saw franchise owner Jim Delligatti create this iconic double-deck Mcdonald's burger
The big mac
Winnipeg, Canada
Lake Winnipeg
This orange-branded warehouse retailer is the largest home improvement chain in the United States, recognizable by the bright aprons worn by its employees
The Home Depot
These popular plush toys, which launched in 2005, came with a secret code that allowed kids to create a virtual version of their pet in an online world
This leftie and a student of Anne Sullivan was the first deafblind person in the US to earn a B.A.
(allegedly)
Helen Keller
These snack cakes had a banana filing before switching to vanilla due to WW2 rations
Twinkies
Osage Beach, MO
Lake of the Ozarks
This Lynyrd Skynyrd hit famously name-dropped Neil Young and the Muscle Shoals recording studio and is a classic rock staple
Sweet Home Alabama
Before email and the internet were widespread, this small, handheld electronic device that emitted noise and vibration to get someone's attention was a must-have communication tool in the 1990s
Pager
One in four Apollo astronauts were left-handed, a rate more than twice the general population, including this second man to walk on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin
This company was formed in 2012 through a merger that combined a company famous for cheese with a company famous for ketchup
Bellagio, Italy
Lake Como
Tim Allen stars as Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, the host of a fictional DIY show called Tool Time, who often injures himself
Home Improvement
This colorful plastic toy, originally developed by the U.S. Navy for artillery shells, became a massive craze in the 1950s when kids discovered it could "walk" down stairs
The Slinky
In many cultures, the left hand has been associated with negativity; for example, the Latin word for "left" is this word, which means "unlucky" or "evil" in English
Sinister
"Fuego" with a chili-lime flavor, is the best selling variety of these Mexican rolled tortilla chips
Takis
Inverness, Scottland
Loch Ness Lake