Worldwide Holiday Traditions
This country gave us the songs “O Christmas Tree” and “Silent Night”
What is Germany?
Winter starts on December 21st and last through this day
What is March 20th?
This was the original name when the college opened in 1968 with 1,358 students
What is Normandale State Junior College?
ISRS
What is Integrated Statewide Record System?
In April, an all-female crew, including Katy Perry and Gayle King, flew in Jeff Bezos’ rocket, went on a flight for this number of minutes
What is 11 minutes?
In Australia, this being captures naughty boys and girls in his sack
What is Krumpus?
Earth is closest to the sun on this month
What is December?
The name of Normandale’s first president, who served from 1968 to 1988
Who is Dr. Joseph Leary?
IPEDS
What is Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System?
The name of the viral collectible toys that come in boxes that everyone wanted to get their hands on this year
What is Labubus? (Extra 100 points if anyone on your team owns one)
In India, lanterns shaped like this are strung up between houses
What are stars?
Every snow flake has this many sides
What is 6 sides?
This is the sport and name of the team that was known where over the course of the years, 12 players were drafted into the professional levels with one player that made it to the major leagues
Who are the Normandale Lions Baseball team?
HEAPR
What is Higher Education Asset Preservation and Renewal?
This artist headlined the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, featuring iconic cameos like Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Unique tradition in Japan for families to buy Christmas dinner from this fast-food restaurant chain
What is KFC?
Average snow flake falls at this speed (miles per hour)
What is 3-4 mph?
Normandale’s Japanese Garden was designed by this landscape architect from Japan
Who is Takao Watanabe?
FIPSE
What is Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education?
The legendary rock/metal artist passed away in July 2025 at age 76 just weeks after their final concert
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
You are in this place if someone wishes you “Mele Kalikimaka”
What is Hawaii?
This health condition is more common during winter
What are heart attacks?
The Japanese Garden was completed in 1976. This hexagonal structure in the garden is named for a Japanese goddess of wealth, happiness, wisdom, and music.
What is the Bentendo?
SWIFT
What is Statewide Integrated Financial Tools?
James Cameron, after being sued by multiple people, wrote a 45-page sworn declaration detailing a 50-year span of how he came up with what movie
What is Avatar?