ALL ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS
LAB SAFETY
CHRISTMAS MOVIES
I CANT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED (2025)
DR. HOLODNIY
100
In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," there are eleven of these.
What are Eleven Pipers Piping?
100
If a glass tube shatters in the lab, it should be disposed in a _____.
What is a sharps container?
100
The name of The Grinch's loyal dog.
Who is Max?
100
Pope Leo XIV (our current Pope) was raised in this U.S. city.
What is Chicago?
100
My favorite TV show is _____.
What is Seinfeld?
200
The country that started the tradition of putting up a Christmas Tree.
What is Germany? (16th Century)
200
This pipetting practice, used from the 1890s-1970s, is no longer recommended due to potential hazards associated with it.
What is mouth pipetting?
200
This movie included a very memorable song about hot chocolate on an adventure to the North Pole.
What is The Polar Express?
200
The full list of famous individuals who were in Epstein-related documents was finally released this year. Name 3 of them.
Jeffrey Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell
Prince Andrew (Duke of York)
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Al Gore
Ehud Barak
Bill Richardson
Larry Summers
Alan Dershowitz
Jean-Luc Brunel
Glenn Dubin
Eva Andersson-Dubin
Les Wexner
Leon Black
Marvin Minsky
George Lucas
Richard Branson
David Copperfield
Naomi Campbell
Michael Jackson
Leonardo DiCaprio
Cate Blanchett
Cameron Diaz
Chris Rock
Bruce Willis
Kevin Spacey
Alec Baldwin
Mick Jagger
Courtney Love
Ralph Fiennes
Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York)
200
My favorite movie to quote is _______.
What is Forest Gump? "Our lab is like a box of chocolates"
300
The phrase, made popular in the book "A Christmas Carol," to express annoyance with cheery holiday celebrations.
What is BAH HUMBUG?
300
The contact time for disinfecting with bleach.
What is 1-3 minutes? (up to 10 in certain cases)
300
The name of this timeless movie's main character.
Who is Ralphie Parker?
300
This was the password for the Louvre's surveillance system where thieves stole $102 million in jewels.
What was "Louvre"
300
I went to Medical School at this University.
What is Northwestern?
400
According to Hallmark, this is how many Christmas Cards are sent per year in the U.S. (Closest answer wins)
What are 1.3 billion cards?
*Americans purchase about 6.5 billion greeting cards for all occasions each year*
(>1billion is acceptable)
400
Biological agents/toxins, listed by the U.S. government (CDC/USDA), that have the potential to be a severe threat to public health and safety is a _____.
What is a Select Agent?
400
Name Santa's 3 reindeer who all start with the letter "D"
Who are Dasher, Dancer, and Donner?
400
Secretary RFK Jr. and President Trump urged pregnant people to avoid taking this drug.
The President also struggled to pronounce its active ingredient _____.
What are Tylenol and Acetaminophen?
400
My favorite pathogen is __________.
What is HIV?
500
The first U.S. state to make Christmas an official holiday.
What is Alabama? (1836)
Became a federal holiday in 1870 under Ulysses S. Grant
500
The number of fire extinguishers in MB4. (closest wins)
5
500
What Clark Griswold planned to buy with his Christmas bonus.
What is a swimming pool?
500
This year's record-breaking government shutdown began on October 1, 2025, and lasted for this many days. (closest wins)
What is 43 days?
500
I have run in this many full marathons in my lifetime.
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